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May 2003 Newsletter (878 kb PDF)
Stakeholders Steering Committee Members (134 kb PDF)
Upcoming Meetings and Events
The Salt Lake County Shorelands Plan completes the ring of studies surrounding the Great Salt Lake conducted over the last two years. It is the link between management plans created by Tooele County, Davis County, and Box Elder County to protect the wetlands and hydrology of the region while allowing development where appropriate and needed. This project is unique in starting with a visioning process, then moving toward an implementable Special Area Management Plan.
The Project Area
Including a large portion of western Salt Lake City the project area extends from Davis County south to Interstate 80 and from Tooele County east to the Jordan River and I-215. The Project Area Map illustrates the geographical location. Agricultural uses and large expanses of undeveloped land comprise the unincorporated portions of the project area. A large amount of land is privately held by several duck clubs located north of the Salt Lake City International Airport. There are also a number of Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) found within the Salt Lake County Shorelands Project. Included is the Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve and the Gillmor Bird Sanctuary.
The project area continues south of I-80 to State Highway 201 (2100 South) encompassing approximately 8,000 acres of land located between 4000 West and 8800 West. Much of this area is in private ownership with increasing industrial development.
Study Area Map (4.4 mb PDF)
Property Ownership (2.4 mb PDF)
Salt Lake County Shorelands Plan
PART 1 - REGIONAL PLANNING REPORT
Chapter 1 - Introductions (1.6 mb PDF)
Chapter 2 - Assessment (3.4 mb PDF)
Chapter 3 - Alternatives (3.1 mb PDF)
Chapter 4 - Appendix (760 kb PDF)
Key Project Characteristics
- Planning process informed by sound science.
- Consensus planning between numerous stakeholders and landowners.
- Intense education and public participation components leading to a Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) to direct future action.
Project Goals
- Understand stakeholders issues and expectations.
- Understand and identify natural areas and resources to conserve, protect or restore.
- Identify where recreation and other development with moderate impacts can be placed.
- Identify where development is appropriate and desirable.
- Determine acceptable levels of impact and access across the region.
- Create a land use plan that incorporates all those issues.
- Determine a course of action that landowners and managing entities can respect and implement.
Participants
- Project sponsored by the Utah Mitigation, Reclamation and Conservation Commission and Envision Utah.
- Project coordination and leadership by Swaner Design.
- Wetlands mapping, technical advise, and leadership through the SAMP process by SWCA Environmental Consultants.
- Transportation advice from Fehr and Peers.
- Implementation and policy expertise from Clarion Associates.
- Invited stakeholders include landowners, governing municipalities, state and federal wildlife management and resource agencies, and advocates of the Great Salt Lake.
Visit the web sites of Sponsors and Participants (302k pdf).
Project Management Goals
- Respect the interests and concerns of all involved parties.
- Maintain clear communication and project momentum.
- Determine and deliver educational messages to project participants and the general public.
- Engage municipalities and agencies throughout the process to ensure adoption and strong implementation of the plans.
- Achieve as near a consensus as possible in all decisions and attain group support for them.
- Regularly inform and gauge stakeholders and the public on the progress of the project.
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