Define Me
A River and the adjacent area within the boundaries of a designated river, or a river and the adjacent area within one-quarter of a mile of the banks of a congressionally designated study river
What is the River Corridor
The values for which a river was established
What are free-flowing condition, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values
Direct and Adverse Effect
The evaluation standard for water resources projects within the designated reach of the river and tributaries within the boundary
CRMP
320 acres per mile
How many miles per river mile be included in the final boundary of a WSR?
The area within the ordinary high watermark of a river; a criteria for a 7(a) determination.
What is the bed or bank of the river?
Fish and Wildlife, Geologic, Paleontologic, Recreational, Scenic
What are the values for which the ORV's for which the Niobrara was designated
Secretary of Interior or agriculture through the river-administering agency
Who is responsible for making section 7(a) determinations?
congressionally designated not state administered
What rivers are required to have a CRMP?
Section 10(a) is know as this...
What is the anti-degradation and enhancement policy?
What is Federal Assistance
Free-flowing condition and ORV's
What are the WSR eligibility criteria?
Invade the area or unreasonably diminish.
What is the evaluation standard for water resources projects upstream, downstream, and on tributaries outside of the boundary?
Federal Register Notice
What is required upon completion of CRMP (also after classification and boundaries establishment?
Provides a baseline condition and framework for intensity of land management activities based on level of infrastructure.
What is river Classification?
Encroach or intrude upon
What is invade?
A segment by segment articulation of values, the basis for management direction, management actions, corridor boundary, and baseline monitoring
What is the ORV Report?
bridge projects, bank restoration or revetment, river access facility, in-stream fish or wildlife habitat improvement project
What are federally-assisted water resources projects?
3 years after designation
When are CRMP's suposed to be complete?
This does not determine the level of impacts to ORVs that are allowed
What is classification?
Any action carried on with federal assistance affecting the free-flowing characteristics or scenic or natural values of the Wild and Scenic River or study river
What is construction?
Rare, Unique and Exemplary, river-related, and of Regional or National Significance
What are the criteria that determine an ORV?
On or directly affecting
What is the evaluation standard/prohibition for new FERC hydroelectric dams
ORV descriptions, desired future conditions, user capacities, Water quality and instream flow needs, monitoring strategies, lands strategies, etc
What are the elements of a CRMP?
The secretary of the interior and congress can do this to the National WSR System.
What is add rivers?