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Colorado River
Soundings
The Newsletter of the Colorado River Management Planning Process
September 1997

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sound•ing n.
  1. an environmental probe
  2. an act of measuring the depth of a body of water
  3. [often pl.] an exploratory sampling, as of public opinions.

WELCOME

to the Colorado River Management Plan Scoping Meetings! As we begin this exciting and challenging planning process, we look to the desired conditions for managing the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Those conditions are not only determined by managers (through enabling legislation, guiding principles, and objectives), but are also cultivated from values expressed by you, the American public. We are pleased that you are here to share your ideas.

Contents

Planning Process and Timeline
Staying Involved
Plan Meetings Begin
Public Workshop Purpose
Schedule of Meetings
Workshop Agenda
Ground Rules
Goals and Objectives

The Planning Process and Timeline

Phase One
Identify Planning Team August 1997
Develop Public involvement Plan August 1997
Conduct Public Workshops September 1997
Conduct Comment Analysis October 1997-January 1998
Report to Public on Workshops/Scoping December 1997
Summary of Public Comments Distributed February 1998
Phase Two
Involve Public in Developing Alternatives March 1998 - September 1998
Draft Plan and Environmental Assessment(EA)Distributed March 1999
Public Involvement on Draft Plan April 1999
Phase Three
Release Final Plan January 2000
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Sounding Board

Stay Involved During the next six months, the IDT will be conducting the comment analysis. This involves reading each comment, sorting by issue category, and weighing suggested solutions against management objectives and guiding principles. Once this process is complete, we will have identified the key issues. The next step of the process is to further evaluate suggested solutions and work towards developing alternatives for specific issues. This is where you can again become involved. Please share your ideas on how to continue public involvement in the process. Express these ideas at the closing session or in writing; mail to the Team Leader, address can be found on the Planning Team Page. Soundings will serve as a tool for communicating on the planning process, and will be distributed as needed to provide updates. As a workshop participant, your name will be added to the newsletter mailing list.
National Park Service arrowhead Soundings is published by Grand Canyon National Park. To get on the Soundings mailing list please contact: Linda Jalbert, Grand Canyon National Park, PO Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 86023, USA. Phone: 928-638-7766. E-Mail:grca_crmp@nps.gov (that's grca_crmp@ nps.gov - don't forget the underscore!)

If you have attended a public workshop, you will recieve future copies of Soundings automatically.

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