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Joint City-County Board Meeting

Joint City-County Board Meeting. June 20, 2006. The Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative Water Committee's mission: To assist individuals, and local, state and federal agencies and organizations in the effective planning and management of land and water uses within the Roaring Fork Watershed.

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Joint City-County Board Meeting

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  1. Joint City-County Board Meeting June 20, 2006

  2. The Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative Water Committee's mission: To assist individuals, and local, state and federal agencies and organizations in the effective planning and management of land and water uses within the Roaring Fork Watershed.

  3. Identify and Facilitate the Use of Available Agency and Organization Resources to: • protect riparian and aquatic resources, while providing for a viable economic community • provide available watershed information and data to all stakeholders to preclude duplicative work effort • collaborate on major grants supporting a prioritized list of projects, including watershed studies, public education, and planning and management efforts • collaborate on public outreach and education efforts on water resource issues within the watershed  • provide a mechanism to transfer information between state water-related forums (i.e. SWSI and HB 05-1177) and stakeholders • develop a Roaring Fork Watershed Plan

  4. Roaring Fork Watershed CollaborativeWater Committee Participants TOTAL: 121 www.roaringfork.org/collaborative

  5. Communitcate Collaborate Coordinate Action Plan Roaring Fork Watershed Plan Adaptive Management Water Quality Habitat Target Studies Recreational Planning Wildlife Education Water Quantity Land Use Planning Volunteers

  6. Watershed Plan Deliverables Identification and prioritization of goals Identification of major “areas of concern” Compilation and analysis of past and ongoing scientific, land use planning, demographic and economic studies relevant to water resource issues Identification of future studies and on-the-ground projects Recommendations for implementation of projects Development of long-term public education and outreach programs related to watershed resource issues Unification of Roaring Fork Valley stakeholders

  7. Flow Alteration Habitat Degradation Point & Nonpoint Pollution Threats

  8. Impacted Resources Recreation/ Quality of Life Utilities Cultural Integrity Environmental Integrity

  9. Watershed PlanDraft Table of Contents Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Profile of Watershed Purpose and Use of Plan Geographic Scope of Plan Community Vision Planning Process and Background Relationship to Other Plans Other Water Planning and Advocacy Efforts Organization of Plan Chapter 2 GOALS Statements of purpose that generally specify what the Plan is intended to accomplish Chapter 3 IMPLEMENTATION General Background Recommended Actions for Plan implementation Other IDENTIFY EACH WATERSHED TOPIC OF CONCERN Chapters Background information for each topic Issues and Concerns for each topic Objectives to address issues and concerns Recommendations to address each objective

  10. Studies Specific to the Roaring Fork Watershed (ongoing and completed) USGS Roaring Fork Watershed Water Quality Data Aspen Global Change Institute Report Fryingpan Fishery Study Update Stream Health Initiative The Nature Conservancy’s Conservation Action Plan The Roaring Fork Conservancy’s 2006 Watershed Report The Roaring Fork Conservancy’s Stream Flow Survey Report Pitkin County’s Hydrologic Systems Analysis Aspen Valley Land Trust’s 2005 Update of the Roaring Fork Watershed Biological Inventory 2002 NWCCOG Regional Water Quality Management Plan/2002 Roaring Fork Watershed Management Plan State of Ground and Surface Water in the Central Roaring Fork Valley, Pitkin County Colorado-A Hierarchical Approach Using GIS and 3-Dimensional Hydrogeological Modeling Preliminary Hydrologic and Biological Characterization of the North Star Nature Preserve, Pitkin County, Colorado Understanding Mountain Wetland Hydrology; Technical Guidance for Investigating the Hydrologic Function of Wetlands in Complex Terrain Implications of Groundwater withdrawal on local stream flow conditions Stormwater Assessment and Education Report for the City of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Storm water Assessment and Education Report for the Town of Basalt, Colorado Floodplain Information Report Roaring Fork River, Town of Basalt, Eagle and Pitkin Counties, Colorado Colorado Natural Heritage Program’s Roaring Fork Watershed Biological Inventory 1997-1999 Colorado Natural Heritage Program’s Survey of Critical Wetlands and Riparian Areas in Garfield County. Colorado Natural Heritage Program’s Survey of Critical Biological Resources, Garfield County, Colorado, Volume I Survey of Critical Biological Resources of Garfield County, Colorado, Volume II Colorado Natural Heritage Program’s Biological Survey of Eagle County, Colorado. 2000 Final Report Colorado Natural Heritage Program’s Survey of Critical Wetlands and Riparian Areas in Gunnison County Roaring Fork and Fryingpan Rivers Multi-Objective planning project Fryingpan Valley Economic Study Fryingpan/Roaring Fork Rivers Fishery Study Evaluation of raw water availability West Divide Project: Evaluation of potential water demands within the Crystal River Watershed Instream Flow Recommendations for Lincoln Creek and the Roaring Fork River Fryingpan-Arkansas Project; Water Year 2004, Summary of Actual Operations District 38 Annual Diversion Records-All Water Years District 38 Water Rights Tabulation Roaring Fork Conservancy’s Roaring Fork Watershed Inventory Roaring-Crystal Alliance Open Space Plan Conservation planning through the development of CommunityViz scenarios for the Roaring Fork River Watershed

  11. Best Management Practices for Watershed Protection Guidelines for water quality enhancement at Golf Courses through the use of best management practices Mountain Driveways Best Management Practices Manual Other Related Plans Source Water Assessment Reports Snowmass Village Greenway Master Plan Town of Snowmass Village Comprehensive Plan Town of Basalt Master Plan Roaring Fork River Stewardship Master Plan for the Town of Basalt Town of Carbondale Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan Carbondale Carbondale Economic Development and Community Sustainability Plan 2000 Aspen Area Community Plan Glenwood Springs’ Comprehensive Plan: A Framework for Decision-Making Glenwood Springs Land Use Plan: An Element of the Comprehensive Plan 1996-2010 Eagle County Comprehensive Plan Pitkin County Comprehensive Plan Garfield County Comprehensive Plan of 2000 U.S. Forest Service 2002 Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Eagle River Watershed Plan How to Develop a Watershed Plan EPA’s Draft Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters Conservation Technology Information Center’s Putting together a watershed management plan: a guide for watershed partnerships Conservation Technology Information Center’s Building Local Partnerships: A guide for watershed partnerships Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality’s Colorado’s Watershed Cookbook: Recipe for a Watershed Plan Center for Watershed Protection’s Rapid Watershed Planning Handbook

  12. - Ohio EPA

  13. Ruedi Water and Power Authority • Since 1981 RWAPA has provided a voice that speaks on behalf of the entire valley on a broad range of water issues. RWAPA is recognized regionally, statewide and nationally as representing the best interests of the Roaring Fork, Crystal and Fryingpan valleys.

  14. RWAPA Monitoring of, and participation in Ruedi management decisions Local Planning Projects • Roaring Fork and Fryingpan Multi-Objective Study (1999) • 208 Water Quality Plan • research for Pitkin County in the areas of minimum streamflow and water diversion EPA Grant Ruedi Futures Studies Public Education

  15. RWAPA • Provide oversight and guidance of watershed plan • Consortium of local governments • United watershed voice for state discussions (SWSI, HB 1177) • Interface with water group’s three subcommittees • Bridge between RWAPA board of directors, technical advisory committee, and stakeholder group (to be formed)

  16. Build public support (education/outreach) Data gathering and synthesis Phase I Develop monitoring strategy Draft watershed plan Identification of management and regulatory tools Phase II Develop long-term funding strategy for implementation Develop legal and administrative guidelines Solicit and incorporate public comments Final watershed plan Phase III Implement plan Monitor and Adapt

  17. Public Outreach Program • Contact community leaders and representatives who have not been part of watershed planning discussions to date • Development of an education presentation to raise awareness and understanding of water issues • Funded largely by Roaring Fork Conservancy’s EPA section 319 grant • Foundation for formation of a stakeholder group

  18. Data gathering and synthesis • State of Watershed Report • Summarize major findings of existing studies • Draw connections between water resource elements • Identify trends and flag those that pose potential threats to local water resources • Identify data gaps • Roaring Fork Conservancy will take lead • In-kind services by local governments and water management agencies • Line items for technical resources and writing assistance • Begin immediately when funding secured

  19. Now is the time to protect our beautiful resource

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