contents 



Page 



Letter of Transmittal i 



Committee Membership ii 



Staff V 



Preface vi 



Introduction vii 



Section I. Recreation and Aesthetics 1 



Foreword 2 



Summary of Recommendations 3 



Aesthetics 4 



Recreation 5 



Literature Cited 14 



Appendix 15 



Section IL Public Water Supplies 17 



Introduction 18 



Discussion 19 



Literature Cited 26 



Section III. Fish, Other Aquatic Life, and Wildlife 27 



Letter from the Chairman 28 



Introduction 29 



Zones of Passage 31 



Summary and Key Criteria 32 



Fresh Water Organisms 39 



Marine and Estuarine Organisms 66 



Wildlife 93 



Literature Cited 99 



Appendix (Glossary of Terms) 106 



Section IV. Agricultural Uses 111 



Introduction 112 



Summary and Key Criteria 114 



Farmstead Water Supplies 119 



Scope of Task Force Considerations 119 



Quality Considerations 124 



Determination of Quality 126 



Specific Recommendations 126 



Livestock 129 



Introduction and General Problem Areas 130 



Description of Major Quality Considerations 134 



Irrigation 143 



Introduction: Water Quality Considerations for Irrigation 144 

 Specific Irrigation Water Quality Considerations for Arid 



and Semiarid Regions 167 



Specific Irrigation Water Quality Considerations for 



Humid Regions 171 



Other Considerations 175 



Sampling and Analytical Procedures 178 



Literature Cited 179 



Section V. Industry 185 



Introduction 186 



