Watershed Plan Purpose and Need

The Watershed Plan was undertaken to help ensure that the outcomes of potential development of leases within the watershed will meet or exceed the expectation of the communities.

The Plan will strive to meet several key areas –
• Delineate commitments of Working Group regarding social, economic, environmental and regulatory issues.
• Create very best mitigation and protective techniques.
• Acknowledge the proposed schedule for potential oil and gas development.
• Craft an appropriate communications plan.

A cornerstone for the success of this the Plan is a open, honest, appropriate, objective, immediate if necessary, and consistent communications among all parties in the WG and communities.

The Plan is not legally binding on any party, and will not be signed by any party. However, the “final” version of the Plan will be supported by all those who participated in its creation. The Plan is not an environmental or decision document and it does not change the existing regulations, laws, or policies of any governmental agency or body. Rather, the intent of the Plan is to capture and explain the commitment of the involved parties to successfully deal with and resolve, to the greatest degree possible, individual and common issues and concerns within these watersheds, when and if the subject GGOC federal oil and gas leases are developed.