Use of a Facilitated Task Force to Develop a General Permit in Colorado.

Abstract

In this case, a facilitated task force was used to try to develop a consensus on the terms of a 404 General Permit covering stream modifications in EL Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado. Participants in the task force included Federal, State, county and city agencies; developers; and local citizen representatives, including environmentalists. The author served as facilitator for the task force. Although the task force met periodically for nearly a year and drafted permit language, the draft language was opposed by the City of Colorado Springs and developers. Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) issued a General Permit using the language that had been developed. No lawsuits were filed against the permit. Subsequently, the City of Colorado Springs has proposed to revise its basin-wide planning process, using citizen input. Several members of the original task force are now serving as part of the City's Citizen Advisory Committee.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304363

Entities

People

  • Merle S. Lefkoff

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

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  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Agreements
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Attorneys
  • Case Studies
  • Colorado
  • Construction
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geographic Regions
  • Language
  • Task Forces
  • Urban Areas
  • Water Resources
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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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