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Compatibility of Multiple Uses: Potable Water Supplies and Fisheries
Author(s) -
Layher William G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1984)009<0002:comu>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - water quality , fishery , water supply , habitat , drainage basin , water resource management , potable water , drainage , environmental science , environmental resource management , geography , ecology , environmental engineering , biology , cartography
Development of multipurpose impoundments which include water supply and fisheries uses has resulted in a controversy between agencies responsible for water supply quality and those responsible for fisheries management. A survey of 16 states indicated that this controversy exists in many geographical areas of the United States. The focal point of the issue is primarily related to the widespread practice of leaving standing timber in the impoundment to provide useable habitat by certain game fishes. A review of the literature indicates that such practices contribute little to degradation of water quality. Lake morphology, drainage basin land use practices, and natural seasonal variation in climates contribute most significantly to frequently encountered water quality problems associated with drinking water supplies.