Final Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan
Table 3.3. Wetlands Resource Issue: Wetland water quality Objective: Maintain GSL water quality to help ensure wetland health and beneficial uses. Management Agencies: DWQ Permitting Agencies: FFSL, USACE Intersecting Agencies: BLM, DSPR, DWR High (4,205–4,213 feet or more) Participate with DWR and DWQ to research wetland water quality implications of high lake levels.
Medium (4,198–4,204 feet) Participate with DWR and DWQ to research wetland water quality implications of medium lake levels.
Low (4,188–4,197 feet or less) Participate with DWR and DWQ to research wetland water quality implications of low lake levels.
Management common to all lake levels:
When considering new permits or lease renewals, coordinate with USACE and DWQ to help ensure impacts do not affect compliance with applicable water quality standards.
Coordinate with BLM, DWR, DSPR, and other land managers to discuss potential impacts to wetlands resulting from a proposed project.
Continue to support DWQ to assess and protect the aquatic life beneficial uses of GSL wetlands.
Coordinate with DWQ issuance of water quality certifications pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and Utah Water Quality Act (UTAH ADMIN. CODE R19-5-101–124).
Continue to support DWQ in identifying water quality standards for wetlands.
Resource Issue: Invasive plant species Objective: Target and treat invasive weed species (especially Phragmites) and eradicate colonizing invasive species in GSL wetlands. Management Agency: FFSL, DWR, and local cities and counties Permitting Agency: DAQ Intersecting Agencies: DSPR, USFWS High (4,205–4,213 feet or more) Identify current concentrations and vectors of invasive weed spread.
Medium (4,198–4,204 feet) Identify and treat priority concentrations of invasive weeds.
Low (4,188–4,197 feet or less) Identify and treat priority concentrations of invasive weeds.
Management common to all lake levels:
Identify concentrations and dispersal vectors for Phragmites during receding lake levels.
Coordinate with DWR, USFWS, local cities and counties, and other landowners or managers adjacent to GSL on weed control and removal programs.
Develop annual weed management objectives and facilitate their implementation.
Aggressively eradicate colonizing invasive plant species. Eradication efforts should focus on areas where there are high-quality and/or numerous resource values (e.g., wetlands and recreation opportunities).
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