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Show Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan ' 99 through implementation of the Parks and Recreation River Enhancement Program, could develop a program for one or more of the Wasatch Canyon streams in cooperation with other governmental entities. Finally, the Utah Department of Transportation maintains highway responsibilities in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, and on Interstate 80 in Parleys Canyon. J. MAJOR PLANS AND STUDIES IN THE CANYON WATERSHED AREA Several plans and studies have been prepared that have increased the informational base and affected the management of areas covered by the ' 99 Watershed Plan. 1. Wasatch- Cache National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan The Wasatch- Cache National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan ( Forest Service Plan), completed in 1985, is intended to guide all natural resource management activities and establish management standards and guidelines for the Wasatch- Cache National Forest. The Forest Service Plan describes long- term management practices, levels of resource production, and availability of lands for resource management. It contains the overall direction and activities that will be required to achieve the desired condition of the forest and consists of an analysis of the management plan situation, issues, forest management direction, and implementation. The Final Environmental Impact Statement ( FEIS) for the Forest Service Plan selected a preferred plan alternative. In response to public input, this alternative balances market and non- market resources while providing environmental protection. Under this alternative, the Forest Service budget would increase to provide increased resource use, and developed and dispersed recreation and wilderness uses. Forest resources addressed in the plan include recreation, wilderness, fish and wildlife, range, timber, water, and minerals. Currently, the Forest Service is updating the 1985 Wasatch- Cache Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. 2. Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan, 1988 Salt Lake City adopted the first Watershed Management Plan in 1988 to maintain high water quality for the future. The watershed was receiving increasing pressures from Page 43 |