Draft CARP Selections, Management Recommendations

Section 3.4 of the draft CARP documents the management alternatives developed to address the seven identified water resources issues in the CWPA.   Management alternatives to be considered for inclusion in the CARP were compiled from CAAC meetings, communication with general stakeholders and advisory committee members, literature reviews, and written submissions by organizations and interested parties.

Evaluation of the management alternatives included feasibility and technical scoring, a qualitative evaluation, and a discussion of potential conflicts and adverse impacts.  The evaluation also included consideration of the environmental, economic, regulatory, land use planning, engineering, and social implications of the alternatives.

Utilizing the evaluation process, CARP management recommendations were selected from the management alternatives to assure “an adequate supply of water to satisfy existing and future reasonable and beneficial uses.”  Section 3.5 documents the methodology for selecting recommended practices from the evaluated alternatives, provides the lists of CARP management recommendations, and discusses implementation efforts including how the information contained in this report can be utilized for implementation of the management recommendations. 

Recommendations were divided into two categories – Tier 1 and Tier 2.  A total of 20 Tier 1and 19 Tier 2 recommendations are made in the draft CARP.  The recommendations range from installation of stream gages to creating a water management council to encouraging new developments to have additional water storage capacities.  The full list of recommendations can be found in Section 3.5.

Comments on the management recommendations and any other CARP section are welcome and can be submitted via email (marshrockpa@gmail.com), phone (301.274.8116), or at the upcoming July 11 combined CAAC and Potomac Regional Committee meeting.