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Show Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan ' 99 • Recommendation: Develop an easily recognized watershed symbol. Implementation: Ongoing. Explanation: An interagency panel would be convened to develop a watershed symbol that may be recognized statewide. This symbol would be posted in all municipal watersheds around the state of Utah. A public information campaign may be necessary to educate the public about the new symbol and the meaning behind it. The interagency panel would consist of Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, Forest Service, Utah Division of Water Resources, other municipalities, and environmental education organizations. Creative methods for generating the symbol may be employed. For example, the Utah Division of Water Resources has promoted school contests to develop water education calendars. A similar contest may be utilized to develop a watershed symbol. Once developed, this symbol would be placed at all trail heads throughout the Salt Lake City Watershed. Interpretive text, accompanying the symbol, may also increase the awareness and education regarding responsible behaviors in the watershed. 3. Maintenance of existing partnerships. • Recommendation: Salt Lake City will maintain existing partnerships with the Forest Service and Salt Lake County Sheriff to continue watershed education efforts. Implementation: Ongoing. Explanation: Salt Lake City will continue to support and encourage mutual involvement in watershed education with the Forest Service and the Salt Lake County Sheriff. To assist the Forest Service and Salt Lake County Sheriff, Salt Lake City will provide them with the watershed fact books and a basic training course in watershed/ water quality education. All Sheriff Deputies and Forest Page 63 |