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The state program for pollution abatement is l)as.'(l on prcviMitiuj; 

 all new sources of pollution and then setting requirements to be met by 

 the existing cases. The first portion of this program is well under way and 

 the second phase is getting started. It is lioped that pro<:ress will coiitiiui.' 

 until the present hazard to our fisheries resoui-ces is removed and the large 

 areas of streams and bays now unsuitable for i-ccreational use are restored 

 to a useful condition. 



INTERSTATE WATERS 



In addition to the program on the Colorado River being condut-tcd 

 jointly with the State of Arizona, several cont'crtMices were held with 

 personnel of the Nevada Fish and Game Connuission. resulting in co- 

 operative working plans for interstate waters which shoulil a.ssist both 

 states in better management of these waters. 



WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD PROJECTS 



At its 1947 Session the State Legislature adopted an act known as 

 the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1947 and transt'cri-.'d $9,()()(),()()() dn." 

 the State from horse racing operations from the General Fund to the 

 Wildlife Restoration Fund. This fund, to be used for capital expendi- 

 tures, is administered by the Wildlife Conservation I'oard. Th(> bf)ard 

 receives proposals for projects from sportsmen's and other conservation 

 groups, federal and state agencies, and individuals and passes on their 

 worth. Approved projects are allocated funds, which are then transferred 

 to the Fish and Game Commission, Avhich carries out the actual const ruc- 

 tion, operation, management, and iiiaintenance of the projects. 



Figure 17. Right wing of flow maintenance dam at Stony KIcIko I-akf. E! Dorado 

 County. Note outlet box in left center of photograph, at end of dam, to regulate How 



in stream below dam. 



