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4. Plan Overview
developing current and future management strategies. The key attributes are then
used to develop a single alphanumeric rating to describe the overall character of a
water surface area. The rating system incorporates the water recreation
opportunities abbreviations shown above (U, S, RD, RN, SP, and P) along with a
number between 1 and 11, which correspond to the water recreation opportunities
abbreviations as follows:
Scale
WROS Class
1 – 2 Urban
2 – 3 – 4 Suburban
4 – 5 – 6 Rural Developed
6 – 7 – 8 Rural Natural
8 – 9 – 10 Semiprimitive
10 – 11 Primitive
The 11-point scale allows for a finer level of assessment than a six-point scale (U,
S, RD, RN, SP, and P) and identifies areas where there are transitions, gradations,
or “leanings” toward one WROS class versus another. The 11-point scale allows
for a higher level of accuracy during the inventory stage and helps managers to
consider alternative ways to manage the area in the future. In the Plan Area, the
numeric ratings indicate subtle distinctions among physical, social, and
managerial attributes within different parts of the same waterbody, such as San
Luis Reservoir (see Map 8).
The WROS designations were made based on site visits and inventories
conducted during the planning period. Existing WROS conditions were
characterized primarily during the development of the WROS Inventory and
Management Alternatives report in 2003 and 2004 (Aukerman, Haas, and
Schuster 2008). Conditions were reassessed and updated management zones were
assigned by alternative during field visits by CSP, Reclamation, and consultant
staff in May and June 2011.
In addition to the WROS designations for water-based management zones, three
additional designations have been assigned for land-based management zones.
These zones reflect management areas that exist now (such as operations vs.
recreation) and are intended to help focus future facilities and uses in appropriate
areas. The land-based management zones are intended to “dovetail” appropriate
facilities and uses with adjacent WROS zones. These management zones are the
same as those used in CSP’s General Plan for Pacheco State Park (CSP 2004).
Sections 4.3.1 through 4.3.6 describe each management zone’s unique
characteristics and the key existing features that are intended to be considered and
incorporated into Plan implementation. Natural and cultural resources exist in all
zones within the Plan Area and, as described below, will be protected and
managed as part of the future development. For each management zone, the
definition includes the following description:
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