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Survey of Multiple‐Use Reservoir Practices in the United States
Author(s) -
Dolan Thomas,
Wurtz Charles B.,
Bridges Colton H.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1959)88[45:somrpi]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - recreation , fishing , trespass , recreational use , enforcement , population , geography , recreational fishing , fishery , business , environmental protection , agricultural economics , environmental health , ecology , economics , political science , medicine , biology , law
Information obtained by questionnaire is presented on the multiple‐use of water‐supply reservoirs. Twenty‐eight United States municipalities of over 10,000 population returned completed questionnaires. Of these, 21 municipalities (75 percent) allow recreational use of some kind on 72 reservoirs having a total area of 132,379 acres. Fishing and boating are sanctioned to a certain extent by all 21 agencies, picknicking by 15, sailing by 7, camping and swimming by 2, hunting by 1, and skating by 1. Permits are required for specific recreational use by half the municipalities permitting such uses. Permit fees range from$0.35 to $1.50 per day, $2.00 to $3.00 a month and $3.00 to $5.00 a year. The maximum fee reported is $12.50 for a seasonal boating and fishing permit. Regulations and enforcement of them vary. Half the agencies supply sanitary facilities, 81 percent attempt to control trespass and 76 percent have regulations pertaining to “litterbugging.”