Operation and Maintenance Plan, 2007 Gathering
- From: Butterfly Bill <farfallabill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:16:47 -0500
6/21/07 @ 1700 hours
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN
2007 GATHERING
RAINBOW FAMILY OF LIVING LIGHT
OZARK NATIONAL FOREST
BIG PINEY RANGER DISTRICT
DIXON FORD
This Operations and Maintenance plan has been developed to mitigate
potential resource impacts associated with the 2007 Gathering of
the Rainbow Family of Living Light. This Plan has been developed in
lieu of a permit for Non-Commercial Group Uses. It is designed to
follow the Standards and Guidelines of the appropriate Forest Plan,
and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR's) applicable to National
Forest Service System Lands. Copies of existing Forest-Wide and
local closure orders will be included as part of this Plan. These
closure orders will be enforced by the Forest Service.
The Rainbow council will maintain a volunteer liaison crew for
administrative agreement matters and resource concerns between the
Forest Service and the Tribal Council. Daily meetings should occur
to address concerns that arise.
HEALTH and SAFETY
1. Trash will be removed from the site in accordance with
State/County sanitation requirements. Only paper and wood trash
will be burned, if allowed by State or County regulations.
2. Biological Hazards generated at the CALM tent will be disposed
of at an appropriate medical waste disposal facility. No biological
waste may be buried/remain on the site.
3. Drinking water should be filtered/ boiled and treated. Daily
water testing for total coliform, and fecal ecoli should be
performed as County or State requirements dictate.
4. The gathering will maintain at least one functioning latrine per
100 people. The treatment of human waste is dependant upon numerous
factors. Therefore, to assure the health and safety of visitors to
the gathering, the following actions should be followed:
a) Portable toilets should be utilized where feasible. The toilets
will be pumped and cleaned daily.
b) As an alternative to Portable toilets, Slit trenches or earth
pit Privies may be used. The trenches or privies must meet State or
County requirements.
1) Slit trenches should be constructed on upland sites. They should
be located at least 300 feet from surface waters and down slope
from any drinking water sources. Trenches should be approximately
12 inches wide and of an adequate length for the anticipated number
of people. Buckets of lime or wood ash shall be available at all
trench or privy sites. Trenches or pits shall be closed when they
fill to within 15 inches of the surface. Disinfectant hand wash
should be provided at each location.
5. Kitchen washing procedures are recommended to be a three bucket
system. The first bucket should be a hot soapy wash, the second a
clear hot rinse, and the third a lukewarm chlorine rinse (two
ounces of chlorine bleach per five gallons of water). Dishes should
be allowed to air dry. A hand washing station is recommended for
each kitchen area.
6. An emergency helicopter landing zone will be identified to
accommodate emergency evacuation of Flight For Life needs.
7. The Dixon Ridge Road (FR- 1463) will remain open for vehicle
travel at all times.
RESOURCE PROTECTION
1. Parking areas will be agreed upon by the Forest Service. The
Rainbow Family will provide crews to organize, direct, and provide
security for the parking area(s). Site specific needs will be
addressed on location to provide for shuttle, supply, route
closures, etc. Vehicles parked in areas specifically closed for
parking, or parked in a manner that interferes with the
ingress/egress of emergency vehicles will be towed at the owner's
expense. A live - in area (Bus Village) will also be agreed upon by
the Forest Service.
2. Sensitive areas (wetlands, sensitive species, archeological
sites, etc.) will be flagged by the Forest Service. Individuals at
the gathering are responsible for not camping or congregating
within these areas, and for not removing items from these areas
(plants, items over 50 years old like bottles, cans, etc.)
3. Collection of edible and medicinal plants and plant parts should
be done in a sustainable manner, with no more than half of products
in a given area removed. Digging of any plants is prohibited.
Removal of any part of ginseng, southern lady slipper or ovate-leaf
catchfly is prohibited.
4. There will be no camping within 100 feet of running water.
5. Gray water and compost pits from Kitchens should be at least 300
feet from running water and should not be located in areas that
contain riparian vegetation. They should be covered at all times
with 4 mil polyethylene or similar material.
6. The Rainbow Family will monitor all activities to ensure that
soap, disinfectants, medical waste, or any other foreign material
will not be introduced into lakes, streams, or other surface
waters.
7. Avoid excavating or digging out around drinking water sources.
Use temporary collection techniques (such as rocks, logs, or tarps)
to collect drinking water at the source.
8. Entrance into any cave is prohibited.
9. Log or rock crossings over creeks/streams will be constructed as
to minimize impacts to the banks.
10. Local travel management restrictions will be adhered to and
followed at all times.
11. Campfires will be attended to at all times. It is recommended
that a shovel and at least one - one gallon container of water be
placed at each campfire location. Community fires are mandatory -
individual fires will not be permitted.
12. If local drought conditions dictate, an "Open Fire Closure" may
be issued. If it is, no open fires will be allowed. All cooking and
warming will have to be accomplished with camp stoves fueled by
propane, white gas, etc. Smoking would only be allowed within
vehicles.
13. Only dead and down firewood may be used. No cutting of green
vegetation will be allowed without prior approval of the Forest
Service.
14. No campsites or improvements will be constructed in the Upper
Buffalo Wilderness.
SITE REHABILITATION
1) All parking areas, Bus Village, trails, and areas of
concentrated use will mulched with native material. Water-bars will
be constructed as need to minimize surface erosion.
2) Slit trenches and latrines will be filled and covered with the
native material originally removed from the pit and mounded with
excess material to allow for settling. Any surface waste will
removed from the area.
3. All trash will be removed and disposed of at a recognized
sanitary landfill, or contracts may be made with local trash
hauling companies.
4) All man made structures not previously existing at the gathering
location (bridges, swings, lean-to's, ovens, "art") will be
dismantled, removed, or scattered to achieve a natural appearance.
5) Any user created trails will be obliterated. Existing trails
will be returned to a width specified by the Forest Service, with
the appropriate water controls to avoid concentrations of water and
to prevent gully formation.
6. All water lines and collection improvements will be removed from
the gathering site.
7. All vehicles abandoned by gathering members or their guests will
be removed from National Forest System lands at no cost to the
Forest Service.
8. Fire pits will be filled with native material originally removed
and mounded with excess material to allow for settling. Rocks will
be scattered to give a natural appearance to the landscape.
9. Gathering participants need to take all their pets with them
when departing the gathering.
10. Site specific needs will be identified at a walk through with
rainbow family representatives and the Forest Service after July 4.
GENERAL
1) Copies of the Operating Plan will be posted at the gathering
information center, and at other suitable locations.
2) The Rainbow Family will establish contact with local agencies,
businesses, and organizations to arrange services and supplies, as
needed.
3) The Rainbow Family will be responsible for emergency medical
coordination and evacuation with area medical facilities.
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