Number: 1979-28
WHEREAS, the need for legally established instream flows of adequate quality is fundamental to the future destiny of the salmon-steelhead resource of the Columbia River system; and
WHEREAS, depletions to unallocated instream flows continue for various purposes, to the exclusion of needs of the fishery resource;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 22-25, 1979, in Toronto, Ontario, hereby expresses the conviction that the need for Columbia River and tributary instream flow guarantees is one of the most urgent resource issues of the Pacific Northwest region; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization calls upon all conservation organizations and concerned individuals as well as federal and state agencies to seek the legal establishment of Columbia River instream flows necessary to accommodate the needs of the salmon-steelhead resource.