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Editing and Formatting
Before adding anything to the Big Sur River wikipedia page, I have made adjustments to the formatting. This is because there was just a large chunk of information dump onto the page, making it difficult to find information.

Big Sur Policies
In 1986 the Big Sur Local Coastal Plan (LCP) was certified in order to begin the implementation of the 1972 federal Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The California Coastal Commission implemented the LCP in order to provide a detailed policy guidance to allow for a more balanced system whereby the development needs of the area (of the home owners and the local community) was met, whilst taking into consideration the local resources and their protection.

Along with the LCP, previous acts had already been implement to protect the natural ecosystems. In 1968 the Rile and Scenic Act (WSR Act) aimed at preserving free-flowing conditions (uninhibited by dams etc.) of particular rivers within the United States. The conservation of these rivers was the need to protect them for present and future generations for their “outstandingly remarkable values.”