| Show Water Vater Pollution u f r 7 M Massacres s Fis Fishi Nearly known game fish were killed In utah last year as a direct result of Industrial water pollution according to a recent release from the Water Supply and Pollution Control Division of the US Public Health Ser Ser- Service Service vice vice By way of comparison this figure represents the same total harvest of game fish flah taken from Scofield Reser Reser- Reservoir voir during the month of July last summer a harvest which represented approximately hours of angling recreation to the people of the state of Utah department of offish offish fish and game s spokesmen not not- noted ed utah's total kill of game and trash fish the report distributed this week amounts to but n a in the bucket when compared compared ed to the total kill of 15 mil mil- million lion fish lost to pollution cn causes last year In 45 Stated Statts The report shows hows that agrI agri- agri agricultural cultural poisons led all known sources of fish kills during 1961 followed by In in- in industrial wastes wastes from mining operations domestic sewage and other sources it It was further noted that only kills of significant amounts eS fish are arp included In the report On pollution caused In the Beehive State may In actuality account for even greater losses than those cU- cU cUed cit ed since according to depart depart- department department ment of fish and game spokes spokes- spokesmen spokesmen men there is no stream tern tem within the State which does not suffer from water pollution Because of the growing nature of this problem throughout throughout the country fish killed from pollution in 1960 15 mIllion In 1961 the Utah Department of Fish and Game employs a run full time pollution biologist whose duty it is to work firms and municipal municipal- municipalities In cooperation with oth- oth oth er r State and Federal water agencies to prevent pollution caused kills when when- whenever whenever ever and wherever possible |
