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Show Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan ' 99 3. Back country permits. • Recommendation: Study the merits of developing an overnight, back country use permit system for the lake basins. Implementation: Implement an overnight, back country use permit system upon deterrnining the feasibility of the system by Salt Lake City and the Forest Service. Explanation: The lake basins are the initial sources of water for Big Cottonwood Creek. For this reason, we must niinimize our impacts in the lake basins. One of the reasons for instituting a group permit system is to educate users regarding " Leave No Trace" hiking and camping guidelines. This permit would be required for all lake basins in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The plan recommends that the minimum distance from a permitees tent to the lake shore be 300 feet. Dish washing will also be conducted no less than 300 feet away from the lake shore. 4. Skiing Interconnect. • Recommendation: Monitor proposals to expand ski area Interconnect and respond to any potential adverse impacts on the watershed. Implementation: Ongoing. 5. Guardsman Pass. • Recommendation: Evaluate carefully any proposal for improvements to the Guardsman Pass Road to prevent adverse impacts on the watershed. Implementation: Ongoing. Page 99 |