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Show Appendix D Public Comments and Responses COMMENTS It was stated that a back country permit system should not be imposed without hard scientific data supporting the action. A comment stated the group permit size number of 4 or more people should be increased to allow larger groups without a permit. " The back country permit system should be implemented without cost to the users." It was stated that the back country permit system should be initiated in the back country, even though scientific evidence is lacking. Common sense suggests that uncontrolled back country use will degrade the water supply. " The requirement of a back country permit for camping in lake basins is reasonable providing that a good data base exists for justifying the number of permits issued and for the group sizes requiring permits." Page 116 RESPONSES There is a concern over recreation impacts on water quality even though the data doesn't substantiate the impacts; nevertheless, we are going to take prudent measures while we continue to utilize innovative sampling/ research techniques to more accurately pinpoint pollution sources. Upon implementation of a group permit system, the group permit size will be consistent with the group size limits imposed on groups in the three Wilderness Areas located in the watershed. The group back country permit system will be free of charge. In addition to cautiously monitoring water quality impacts associated with recreation use, the permit's purposes are to educate back country users and more accurately count them. There is a concern over recreation impacts on water quality even though the data doesn't substantiate the impacts; nevertheless, we are going to take prudent measures while we continue to utilize innovative sampling/ research techniques to more accurately pinpoint pollution sources. Same response as above. |