Number: 1978-12
WHEREAS, hydroelectric dams are responsible for serious water quality problems, including the creation of low dissolved oxygen and supersaturated atmospheric gas conditions in reservoirs and tailwaters; and
WHEREAS, the existence of these conditions is responsible for periodic episodes of fish mortality and morbidity; and
WHEREAS, the federal government has not undertaken to regulate discharges from hydroelectric dams to protect water quality and fisheries;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 16-19, 1978, in Phoenix, Ariz., hereby urges that the federal government regulate hydroelectric dam discharges to ensure compliance with water quality standards and to protect and perpetuate fishery resources.