Is there a size threshold for protection of a site of unique value for construction of reservoirs?
None is specified by statute or by rule.None is specified by statute or by rule. • How does a Regional Water Planning Group address a situation where a river or stream segment of unique ecological value is also a unique reservoir site?It would be up to the RWPG to weigh these competing factors. Regional options then would be: • to recommend that a river and stream segment of unique ecological value be protected, • to recommend that a site of unique value for construction of reservoirs be protected, • to not make any recommendation, • to pursue other options identified at the regional level, including additional study. • Does one designation preclude (cancel) the other? For practical purposes, one designation would preclude the other for as long as the designation is in effect. Legislative designation as a unique stream segment would preclude a state agency or political subdivision from obtaining a fee title or an easement that would destroy the unique ecological value of that river or