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

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

DRAFT LMP HANDBOOK Chapter 10-- Assessment Ecosystems Water Resource At-Risk Species Social and economic sustainability

DRAFT LMP HANDBOOK Chapter 23– Requirements for Integrated Plan Components Riparian areas for Ecosystem Integrity and Ecosystem Diversity Water quality and resources

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

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

Inventory field forms

ENDANGERED Ground Water Rank MAMMALS Gray wolf 4 Black-footed ferret 4 BIRDS Southwestern willow flycatcher 3 Whooping crane 3 FISH June sucker 2 Bonytail chub 2 Kendall Warm Springs dace 1 Sockeye salmon 2 Dependence on Groundwater: 1 = Uses ground water as primary habitat 2 = Part of life cycle uses ground water for habitat 3 = Primary food source uses ground water for habitat 4 = May come in contact with, but not dependent on ground water INTERMOUNTAIN REGION PETS SPECIES DEPENDENCE ON GROUND WATER

Management Impacts to groundwater and GDEs 1.Ground-water depletion 2.Contamination 3.Surface disturbance 4.Invasive species

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Montanore Mine GDE Inventory

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