Show t tV V t 0 f f t m t 1 1 1 S LV S Sq Yr y yx q 4 11 N x F r FEDERATED WOMEN'S CLUB officials at the district conference last Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- include from left Mrs Charles R R. R Henderson state convention chairman Mrs George D D. D district president Mrs Golden W. W Robbins state first vice president and Mrs John D. D Long state stale president Federal Hatcheries to Get Pollution Study The Fish and Wildlife Service is increasing in creasing its efforts to prevent pollution of rivers and streams which flow through its lands it was announced today by Regional Director W. W 0 O. O Nelson Jr of thief thid Department of the Interiors Interior's wildlife agency FIVE OF the largest national fish hatcheries serving the southwest region of oC the Fish and Wildlife Service have been chosen for extensive monitoring of oC waste waters flowing out of the fish fish- rearing facilities Mr 11 Nelson said They are Jones Hole in Utah Willow Bench Benchin in Arizona Hotchkiss in Colorado Jackson Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son in Wyoming and Tishomingo in Oklahoma Information gathered by the intensified monitoring program will determine determine de de- de termine whether any corrective measures measures measures mea mea- arc are needed Mr 11 Nelson added to keep the flowing stream at least as clean as it was when it came me onto the federal federal fed fed- eral installation The hatcheries selected represent a wide range of oC conditions and produce nearly one and one-half one million pounds of fish to be stocked into the sportsmans sportsman's sportsman's sportsmans sportsmans sportsman's sports sports- mans man's waters each year Body wastes from growing fish cause enrichment of the waters flowing through the hatch- hatch ery cry This can actually improve the quality quality ity of outflow waters for aquatic life liCe according to the bureaus bureau's fishery scientists scientists scientists but when enrichment accumulations accumulations accumulations become excessive it constitutes a form of pollution IN ACCORDANCE with suggestions from the Federal Water Quality Administration Administration Admin Admin- the Fish and Wildlife Service will handle the monitoring on a contract basis with qualified universities and commercial laboratories Chemical analysis analysis analysis an- an will determine what is being carried carried carried car car- ried out of the hatchery into the public water below The program will assess bacteria counts dissolved oxygen oxygen oxy oxy- gen content ammonia nitrogen nitrates nitrates nit nit- rates nitrites and phosphates in the waters In addition the laboratories will record total hardness total solids and many other indices of water quality |