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Indian Tribes In Washington State 



Upper Skagit 



Stomnwater runoff and combined sewer overflows; 



Municipal and industrial discharge; 



Operations of hydroelectric projects; 



Industrial point source pollution; 



Municipal and industrial water diversions; 



Mining; and 



Boating and other recreational activities. 



Many of these sources 

 of pollution originate 

 off of tribal reserva- 

 hons, yet threaten 

 tribal health and well- 

 l)eing. They especially 

 threaten the survival of 

 salmon, steelhead, 

 shellfish and other 

 natural resources that 

 the tribes rely on for 

 their economic and 

 cultiual well-being. 

 Each tribe harvests fish 

 for ceremorual, subsis- 

 tence and commercial 

 uses. The tribal catch of 

 salmon ranges from 2 

 million to 5 million fish 

 per year. 



Nearly all of the tritjes 



of>erate hatcheries and 



other fish-rearing 



facilities to supplement 



stocks of wild fish. 



These facilities produce 50 million juvenile fish amnually. Some marine tribes also 



operate facilities to grow and prepare shellfish for market. 



Nonpoint source pollution degrades waters on tribal reservations and in off-reserva- 

 tion waters over which treaty tribes have co-management rights. It also degrades 

 waters outside of the direct scope of tribal management that produce or harbor 

 salmon and trout that transit tribal waters and are part of the tribcil catches. 



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