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Show IV. C. 6. Water resources of riparian ecosystems. The recreation area will develop a management policy emphasizing the inventory and protection of riparian communities along tributary streams. Consideration of instream flows and water quality needed to maintain riparian ecosystems would be required prior to the approval of actions that might diminish either resource. The policy will be published in appropriate public documents such as the Statement for Management ( NPS 1985g) or individual project reviews. IV. C. 7. Water resources as habitat for fish. Better lines of communication with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Arizona Department of Game and Fish, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be established to share data from existing programs and to develop new cooperative studies. Glen Canyon NRA will maintain a complete information base on aquatic resources based on all applicable data sources. IV. C. 8. Range management practices. The National Park Service will establish water resource management objectives for rangelands in Glen Canyon NRA to define " values and purposes" of the area with regard to water. These objectives will be communicated to the Bureau of Land Management in accordance with the interagency agreement and to range allottees of the NRA through BLM officials. The specific standards, listed in the problem statement section, emphasize maintaining flows, protecting natural waters from fouling by cattle, minimizing impact of cattle in riparian zones, and requiring the use of minimum- disturbance construction and management techniques on the land. IV. C. 9. Mineral extraction. The National Park Service will review lease stipulations commonly used in the intermountain West and other requirements protecting water resources from the effects of mineral development. Stipulations specific to Glen Canyon NRA leases would be developed for inclusion in all leases issued for NRA lands. All phases of oil and gas exploration, production, and well abandonment would be covered by the requirements, as would all phases of development for other minerals. Three specific standard stipulations would be adopted by this plan: • 1. No drilling will be permitted within one- quarter mile of any spring or seep. 2. All abandoned wells or drill holes must be cemented from the bottom to the surface. - 3. Natural water flows must be maintained in all operating areas. 76 |