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Summarizes applications placed in the newspaper and mailed directly to Steering Committee members to solicit Land Panel membership. 177 applications were received and compiled. Includes a suggested alternative for selecting Land Panel members.
Status reports containing more detailed information about the priority conservation areas of each species. The first summary provides a view from the technical perspective of how the biological reserve has been assembled. The second summary provides a view from the historical and process perspective of how the biological reserve has been assembled.
Conservation plans are required to specify "what alternative actions to taking the applicant considered and the reasons why such alternatives are not being utilized." Attached maps and information reflect a range of alternatives that will assist in framing the public participation process for the SDCP. This report briefly outlines the range of alternatives that are being developed.
Housing in Pima County, issue paper No. 1: land use element. The scope of this plan is to successfully integrate the Preliminary Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and the Comprehensive Plan Update that would serve as both the cornerstone of conservation as well as land development. The land use element is a key feature of the update.
Includes the information needed to draft the Water Resources Element and also describes the options that Pima County has to deal with water supply issues in light of the need to protect riparian and wetland areas under the SDCP.
Exotic species and their effect on Pima County's aquatic environments have become a priority issue for those involved with managing aquatic ecosystems in eastern Pima County. Invasion of exotic aquatic species presents a major challenge when preserving and restoring native aquatic species in the region.
Includes the Pima County staff response to Tucson Water Comments (May 16, 2001) and An Evaluation of Hydrologic and Riparian Resources in Saguaro National Park (March 2001). Groundwater withdrawals pose a threat to middle basin riparian areas.
Reviews major issues involving specific plans and provides background information about specific plan activity that has occurred since the adoption of the specific plan ordinance. With the advent of the SDCP, Growing Smarter Plus legislation, and the update of the Comprehensive Plan, it is particularly timely to review the specific plan process.
Water quality is an important issue in the alternatives analysis of the SDCP and as a component of the Environmental Planning Element of the Comprehensive Plan that requires analysis, policies and strategies to address anticipated effects of plan elements on air quality, water quality and natural resources associated with proposed development under the Plan.
The study generally confirms the trends and impacts identified in the February 2001 study "Air Quality in Pima County," and suggests two types of strategies for maintaining air quality and ensuring compliance with federal air quality standards. Potential funding sources and future legislative considerations are briefly discussed.