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Show Chapter 5 Recommendations Implementation: A formal agreement between Salt Lake City and the Forest Service will be adopted to solidify restroom responsibilities by July 1,1999. Explanation: A coordinated inter- agency effort will more effectively provide and manage restroom facilities in the watershed. A MOU would be drafted between Salt Lake City and the Forest Service to solidify restroom responsibilities. This MOU will contain a schedule to upgrade, remove or replace restrooms. Additional funding sources will be sought for restroom improvements. The State Division of Parks and Recreation funds facility upgrade and replacement projects on a competitive grant basis. Fee programs in the canyons may also provide additional sources of funding for facility improvements. The evaluation program described in the previous recommendation will be used as a guide to determine which facilities are in need of immediate attention. Current maintenance and cleaning schedules would be evaluated in relation to periods of use to determine how to better serve the public users. 3. Mountain biking off trails or on trails that are not designed for mountain biking contributes to watershed degradation. • Recommendation: Evaluate the trails to determine which trails may or may not be used for mountain biking and then manage the trails accordingly. Implementation: Evaluation will commence by June 1, 2001. Explanation: The large increase in mountain biking throughout the Wasatch Canyons could not have been anticipated during the writing of the 1988 Watershed Management Plan. Mountain biking has grown to be one of the largest recreation activities in the United States. In 1997, over 57.3 million people participated in bicycling. During that year, mountain bikes accounted for 90% of all new bike sales ( ORCA, 1997). Mountain biking on trails that are not designed for such use creates ruts in the trail. On steeper trails, these ruts facilitate gully erosion. This erosion then Page 68 |