Tooele Valley Wetlands
Special Area Management Plan
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Tooele
Valley Wetlands SAMP
The primary goal of Tooele
Valley Wetlands Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) is to
preserve, restore, and enhance wetlands while allowing for
responsible urban development within the Plan
Area. In order to realize these goals, a Steering Committee
has been formed to oversee the planning process. The Steering
Committee comprises private landowners and representatives
from Tooele County, Grantsville, federal and state regulatory/resource
agencies, and environmental groups. To date, the Steering
Committee has set the goals and objectives of the SAMP process,
which are detailed in the Project
Charter. The next step in the process is to map and evaluate
the wetlands within the SAMP boundary. This work is underway
and is being undertaken by SWCA
Environmental Consultants. Once the wetlands mapping
and functional assessment is complete, the Steering Committee
will decide on the type and location of appropriate future
land uses within the Plan Area and how to implement the SAMP
so that landowners may realize the value of their holdings
while ensuring that wetlands are preserved and wetland impacts
are mitigated in the most ecologically meaningful way. SWCA
will then compile the final plan in accordance with the Steering
Committee's wishes and work with federal and state resource
and regulatory agencies to ensure that it complies with the
requirements of the Clean Water Act and other environmental
regulations.
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