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DRAFT GUIDELINES <br /> <br />FOR LOWER RLE RIVER W~40 <br />JUNE 21, 1989 <br /> <br />WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT <br /> <br /> The Organization's water quality management plan has identified all <br />surface water bodies and classified them into various management levels for <br />future detailed evaluation. Although many management practices exist for <br />enhancing water quality, their application in the watershed is limited by a <br />lack of knowledge regarding cause and effect, limited fiscal resources, <br />availability of water quality data, appreciation of the intangible benefits <br />of enhanced water quality versus potential high cost, enforcement ability, <br />and conflicting scientific knowledge about the effectiveness and long-term <br />implications of available management practices. Water quality enhancement <br />must be approached reasonably, practically, and systematically. The state- <br />of-the-art approach to water quality enhancement is to evaluate numerous <br />site-specific parameters and to analyze the probably impact of water quality <br />management practices on a case-by-case basis. <br /> <br /> Water quality management levels for surface water resources in the <br />watershed are defined as follows: <br /> <br />Protected <br /> <br />Water resources in this category are typified by some or all of the <br />following characteristics: regional, recreational resource; adjacent <br />to a regional park; accessible to the public by bike and/or pedestrian <br />trails; extensively used for water contact sports such as swimming, <br />waterskiing or wind surfing; high demand for boating or sailing; popular <br />fishing resources (summer or winter); regionally perceived by the public <br />as valuable amenity; major water resource; lake or larger stream <br /> <br />2302047/LRR~O.WP/SAM <br /> <br /> <br />