The Clean Water Act Run Amuck?????
The Clean Water Act Run Amuck?????
Threatened or Endangered Species Listings in Salmon Recovery Regions Northeast Bull Trout Washington Puget Bull Trout Sound Chinook Sockeye Bull Trout Upper Bull Trout Columbia River Chinook Washington Chum Middle Coastal Columbia River Snake River Steelhead chinook Lower 5eha回 Bull Trout Columbia Bull Trout Sockey间 Chum River Bull Trout Source:Governor's Salmon Recovery Office September 2000
Threatened or Endangered Species Listings in Salmon Recovery Regions
Federal ESA Section 4(Factors for Listing Determination) -Present or threatened destruction,modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; -Over-utilization for commercial,recreational, scientific,or educational purposes; Disease or predation; Inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; - Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence
Federal ESA Section 4 (Factors for Listing Determination) – Present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; – Over-utilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; – Disease or predation; – Inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; –Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence
Bye Bye Snake River Dams?? Salmon backers push Corps to choose breaching dams By Mike Lee Hydro woes: about how the Herald staff writer Corps can with Salmon advocates are increasing Hydroelectric comply situation the Clean legal pressure to breach the lower worsening. Water Act, Snake River dams by demanding the Corps of Engineers tally the cost of Page A4. especially in a when making the dams comply with envi- year s a l m o n ronmental laws friendly operations are being sacri-
Bye Bye Snake River Dams??
Historical Perspective??? "Salmon and steelhead fishing was once a very valuable industry to the west coast economy.As recently as 1988.salmon and steelhead fishing.brought in $1.25 billion to the regional economy and supported an estimated 62,750 family wage jobs.Since then,many salmon runs have declined because of a combination of many factors including too many dams and widespread habitat loss. "One likely fact that has received little scrutiny, however,is the long-term impact of increasing uses of agricultural chemicals and pesticides in many Northwest river systems." Pacific Rivers Council Research Report(1992)
Historical Perspective??? “Salmon and steelhead fishing was once a very valuable industry to the west coast economy. As recently as 1988.salmon and steelhead fishing.brought in $1.25 billion to the regional economy and supported an estimated 62,750 family wage jobs. Since then, many salmon runs have declined because of a combination of many factors including too many dams and widespread habitat loss. “One likely fact that has received little scrutiny, however, is the long-term impact of increasing uses of agricultural chemicals and pesticides in many Northwest river systems.” Pacific Rivers Council Research Report (1992)