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Show Open Space, Critical Lands and Visual Resource Management 159 Open Space and Critical Lands 159 Visual Resource Management 159 Great Salt Lake Management Alternatives 161 Introduction 161 Hydrology 161 Develop strategies to deal with a fluctuating lake level 161 Determine the policy for West Desert Pumping Project operation 162 Declining flows at Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management Area 162 Administration of water rights and supply in GSL drainage basin ( GSL Water Budget) 162 Determine state policy regarding creating large freshwater embayments like Farmington Bay/ Lake Davis/ and inter- island diking/ Lake Wasatch proposals 163 Chemistry 163 Identify salinity management regime for GSL 163 Account for the locations and quantities of salts in the GSL system ( north arm, West Pond and mineral extraction pond facilities) 164 Water Quality 164 Develop a strategy to ensure water quality protection for GSL ecosystem 164 Determine GSL wetland policy 164 Air Quality 165 Protect public trust resources related to air quality 165 Biology 165 Identify strategies to preserve and maintain wildlife and habitats on GSL to preserve the integrity of this ecosystem 165 Land 166 Determine the appropriate mix of sovereign land classifications on GSL 166 Consider geologic hazards in all sovereign land- use decisions 166 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge expansion 166 GSL diking policy 167 Minerals and Hydrocarbons 167 Review the Mineral Leasing Plan zones 167 Review Mineral Leasing Plan policies 167 Recreation and Tourism - Water 168 Provide additional recreational opportunities in response to specific demands or needs, consistent with the protection of trust resources. 168 Navigability on GSL 168 Recreation and Tourism - Land 169 Develop opportunities on sovereign lands for off- highway vehicles 169 Improve recreational opportunities and access 169 Improve education and interpretation opportunities 169 Hunting conflicts on sovereign lands 170 Commercial and Industrial 170 Identify an acceptable mix of the department's statutory requirements in regard to commercial and industrial use of the lake's resources 170 Open specific areas of the lake for commercial harbors for the brine shrimp industry. 171 Establish policy regarding unauthorized construction below meander line for the development of harbors, ramps or any other structures 171 Agriculture 172 Allow grazing on sovereign lands to the extent that it is consistent with public trust responsibilities 172 Transportation 172 Designate roads, causeways and utility corridors 172 Law Enforcement 173 Identify the meander line on the ground for law enforcement purposes 173 vi |