funds were also available through cooperative agreements with 

 the EPA. 



Funds for many of the various agency efforts in the 

 Clark Fork Basin have been supplied by private firms as 

 required by federal and state permitting processes. For 

 example, Champion International, Inc. (now Stone Container 

 Corp.), funded the fishery data collection required for the 

 Frenchtown Mill discharge permit EIS, and the Montana Power 

 Company has funded water quality data collection at the 

 Milltown Dam site. Other firms and municipalities have 

 funded data collection and analysis as needed for permit 

 applications and renewals. Various interest groups, such as 

 Trout Unlimited, have contributed funds directly for 

 conducting special investigations. 



The EPA and the DHES have committed large sums of money 

 to the investigation of hazardous wastes at Superfund sites 

 in the upper basin. Recently, Congress appropriated $315,000 

 to the EPA to investigate water pollution problems in the 

 Clark Fork-Lake Pend Oreille Basin. These funds have been 

 distributed to state agencies in Montana, Idaho, and 

 Washington to assess problems of nutrients and eutrophi- 

 cation. 



Future funding will require diverse sources and 

 innovative methods to derive maximum benefits. Public 

 interest groups must continue to seek funds, and states must 

 continue to work together to obtain funding for interstate 

 projects. Joint federal, state, and local support for long- 

 term monitoring projects will be needed to sustain progress. 

 Careful planning and agency cooperation should make many 

 reclamation projects eligible for funding through the 

 Resource Indemnity Trust Fund. 



Certain projects may be funded partially or entirely 

 through grants from foundations and industries. Successful 

 funding in these instances will require careful coordination 

 and integration of public interests. 



Recommendations 



The action plan is based on recommendations from ten 

 technical work groups. Representatives of federal, state, 

 and local governments and industries worked together to 

 summarize existing conditions and to propose actions needed 

 to correct problems and to improve the management of water 

 resources. Because of the widely divergent interests and 

 responsibilities of work group members, the recommendations 

 pertain to a wide range of topics. 



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