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Show PART I INTRODUCTION Watershed management investment requirements are directly related to the level of economic activity in the region. Although the precise measures to be implemented vary according to what mix of goods and services the economy is planning to produce, the total investment may not change significantly from one planning alternative to another. Some resource uses benefit significantly from the protection- stabilization watershed investments. These spillover benefits or by- products of maintaining the balanced environment include-additional vegetation available for livestock and wildlife use, enhanced water quality, environmental and esthetic quality for recreation uses and others. Thus it may be seen that watershed investments are interwoven with the investments to obtain goods and services. Relation of this Appendix to Other Appendices Watershed management deals with use and treatment of land and water resources which maintain and improve watershed conditions. The benefits from good management are difficult to separate into individual sectors because a single practice such as grass seeding can have several benefits including sediment control, improved wildlife habitat, livestock forage, etc. Because of the interrelationship between production and protection practices, cost of both are included in tabular form in this appendix. The narrative in this appendix relates to watershed management whereas the production aspects of food and fiber are described in Appendix VI, Land Resources and Use. This appendix provides information for the other report appendices relative to present and projected watershed problems and suggested measures for their solution. Included are program opportunities and costs applicable to watershed management. The portion of this appendix related to damages by flood and sediment from upstream watershed areas is also included in Appendix IX, Flood Control. Watershed management programs described in this appendix are summarized in the Flood Control Appendix as they assist in the control of floods and sediment from upstream watersheds. This appendix also describes watershed management programs needed for associated appendices: recreation development, mineral activity, urban and industrial growth, water quality and pollution control, irri- gation and drainage needs, and fish and wildlife programs. Existing and future economic activity described in Appendix IV, Economic Base and Projections, is used in part to determine watershed management needs and programs. |