Placer County Water Agency Middle Fork American River Project (FERC No. 2079) Recreation Technical Working Group Meeting April 8, 2008

Revised Materials from Mar 26, 2008 TWG Fall Vehicle Count Data Fall Vehicle Count Data Vehicle Count Summary Tables Vehicle Count Summary Tables 2 General Visitor Survey General Visitor Survey General Visitor Survey Form General Visitor Survey Form General Visitor Survey Log General Visitor Survey Log General Visitor Survey Sampling Schedule General Visitor Survey Sampling Schedule

Focus Group Materials and Logistics

Focus Groups 4 Focus Group Discussion Topics Focus Group Discussion Topics Focus Group Invitation Letter Focus Group Invitation Letter Focus Group Participant Lists Focus Group Participant Lists Meeting Venue Meeting Venue  Evening Meetings from 6:00-9:00 PM  PCWA’s American River Room Meeting Dates Meeting Dates  Whitewater Focus Group - April 23  Trail User/Stream Crossing Focus Group - May 12  Angler Focus Group - May 20

Flow Study Materials and Logistics 5

Flow Study Forms Whitewater Boating Whitewater Boating  Boater Profile Form Angling Angling  Angling Flow Study Survey From  Angler Profile Form  Angling Flow Study Event Log Trail User/Stream Crossing Trail User/Stream Crossing  Trail User/Stream Crossing Flow Study Survey From  Trail User/Stream Crossing Profile Form  Trail User/Stream Crossing Study Event Log 6

Flow Study Logistics and Schedule Whitewater Boating Whitewater Boating Angling Angling Trail User/Stream Crossing Trail User/Stream Crossing 7

Status of Recreation Studies 8

REC 1 – Recreation Use and Facilities Assessment Existing Use Existing Use  Conduct Vehicle Counts  Status: Summer and Fall counts completed and distributed to TWIG. Final count will be completed on May 18,  Summarize Additional Recreation Use Data Developed through the Recreation Visitor Surveys  Status: Pending completion of Recreation Visitor Survey. Facility Assessment Facility Assessment  Consult with USFS regarding Facility Assessments  Status: USFS to be contacted later this spring.  Conduct Field Surveys, including Facility and UDP Assessment  Status: Field surveys to be conducted late Spring and early Summer. Data Analysis and Report Preparation Data Analysis and Report Preparation  Status: Draft Report due at the end of April

REC 2 – Recreation Visitor Surveys Survey Instrument Development Survey Instrument Development  Status: Surveys and protocols completed. Final approval pending. Conduct General Recreation Visitor Surveys Conduct General Recreation Visitor Surveys  Status: Recreation visitor survey to be conducted between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends Data Analysis & Report Preparation Data Analysis & Report Preparation  Status: Draft report due at the end of February

REC 3 – Reservoir Recreation Opportunities Assessment Characterize Reservoir Recreation Opportunities Characterize Reservoir Recreation Opportunities  Status: To be compiled later this Spring and Summer. Summarize Historic Water Levels at Project Reservoirs Summarize Historic Water Levels at Project Reservoirs  Status: To be compiled later this Spring and Summer. Access and Safety Conditions Access and Safety Conditions  Will be completed as part of with Recreation Facilities Assessment (REC-1) User Conflicts User Conflicts  Data to be obtained from Recreation Visitor Survey (REC-2) Data Analysis & Report Preparation Data Analysis & Report Preparation  Status: Draft report due at the end of April

REC 4 – Stream-based Recreation Opportunities Describe general stream based recreation opportunities Describe general stream based recreation opportunities  Status: Preliminary work completed. Additional data will be developed in from Focus Groups. Focus Group Interviews Focus Group Interviews  Status: Focus group topics have been developed and focus group participants have been identified. Focus groups have been schedule for April and May Flow Studies Flow Studies  Develop flow study surveys instruments for each study group  Status: Whitewater flow study instrument completed. Angling and Trail use/Stream crossing completed pending approval.  Conduct Angling, Stream Crossing, and Whitewater Boating Flow Studies  Status: Flow studies will be conducted during summer of Data Analysis & Report Preparation Data Analysis & Report Preparation  Status: Draft report due at the end of February

REC 5 – Visual Quality Assessment Existing Visual Condition Existing Visual Condition  Document the EVC of Project features and facilities from associated viewsheds  Identify KOPs and photodocument existing Project facilities and features  Conduct VMS inventory in coordination with USDA-FS  Photograph French Meadows and Hell Hole reservoirs from KOPs at full pool and lowest expected pool  Describe water level fluctuations at Ralston Afterbay  Status: KOPs identified and low water photodocumentation at Hell Hole and French Meadows reservoirs completed. All other task to be completed during summer of Data Analysis & Report Preparation Data Analysis & Report Preparation  Status: Draft report due at the end of November

Next Steps Finalize all Flow Study survey forms Finalize all Flow Study survey forms Complete Focus Group process Complete Focus Group process Identify Flow Study participants for each user group Identify Flow Study participants for each user group Finalize Flow Study dates and logistics Finalize Flow Study dates and logistics Initiate General Visitor Recreation Survey Initiate General Visitor Recreation Survey Conduct Flow Studies Conduct Flow Studies Initiate data collection for REC 1, REC 3 and REC 5 Initiate data collection for REC 1, REC 3 and REC 5 14