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Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Policy and Inventory in the Forest Service

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Policy and Inventory in the Forest Service. Groundwater Program Goals. Maintain ground-water quantity and quality for human use while maintaining ecosystem integrity on NFS lands. Policy Pieces. Laws Executive orders Regulations Directives.

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Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Policy and Inventory in the Forest Service

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  1. Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Policy and Inventory in the Forest Service

  2. Groundwater Program Goals Maintain ground-water quantity and quality for human use while maintaining ecosystem integrity on NFS lands.

  3. Policy Pieces Laws Executive orders Regulations Directives

  4. To manage ground-water and the dependent ecosystems at the project level, the forest plans need to address groundwater.

  5. DRAFT LMP HANDBOOKChapter 10-- Assessment • Ecosystems • Water Resource • At-Risk Species • Social and economic sustainability

  6. DRAFT LMP HANDBOOKChapter 23– Requirements for Integrated Plan Components • Riparian areas for Ecosystem Integrity and Ecosystem Diversity • Water quality and resources

  7. DRAFT LMP HANDBOOKChapter 30– Monitoring Monitor water flow, timing, and quality to sustain aquatic ecosystems, GDEs and existing human uses.

  8. http://www.fs.fed.us/geology/GDE_Level_II_FG_final_March2012_rev1_s.pdfhttp://www.fs.fed.us/geology/GDE_Level_II_FG_final_March2012_rev1_s.pdf

  9. Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDE) Inland and Marine GDE Freshwater (mangroves, GDE etc.) Discharge Subsurface Shallow water GDE table GDE GDE Other wetlands Lakes Phreatophytic Streams Springs Fens (marshes, (groundwater - (includes some Cave/ Karst Aquifers (base - flow) swamps, etc.) supported) riparian) Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

  10. Inventory field forms

  11. INTERMOUNTAIN REGION PETS SPECIES DEPENDENCE ON GROUND WATER

  12. Management Impacts to groundwater and GDEs • Ground-water depletion • Contamination • Surface disturbance • Invasive species

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  14. Montanore Mine GDE Inventory

  15. Questions

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