BEFORE 



AFTER 



Figure 16. — Destruction of valuable estuarlne marsh by spoil from hydraulic dredging for real estate development. The 

 mound In the right background Is the discharge end of the dredge line. The widespread effect upon the marsh and water 

 areas is readily evident. 



are becoming more complex as entire baeins 

 or groups of basins are being studied as 

 units for the development of their water 

 resources. We, unfortunately, do not have 

 the staff to investigate properly each of the 

 hundreds of engineering projects, both large 

 and small, that are proposed, authorized, or 



constructed each year. We did, however, 

 complete the estuarine fishery section for 

 the Fish and Wildlife Service report on the 

 Bureau of Reclamation's Texas Basins Project, 

 the most ambitious plain proposed so far 

 for water development in the western Gulf 

 area. We also assisted in preparing a draft 



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