Soos Creek Water & Sewer District

Salmon Recovery

Did you know: The water that people use indoors and outdoors to drink, cook, clean, wash and landscape is the same water salmon need in rivers and streams to survive. Three Northwest Species (Chinook Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Bull Trout) are listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as threatened or endangered, the need to conserve water is greater than ever.

What is ESA?
The Endangered Species Act is a federal law passed in 1973 that makes it illegal for anyone to possess, harm or kill a protected species.

To learn more about salmon recovery visit the Governor's Salmon Recovery Office or the Salmon Information Center.

www.governor.wa.gov/esa/
www.salmon.gen.wa.us

How can water conservation help save fish?
The more people use or waste, the less there is for fish in the rivers and streams. By conserving, we can help ensure enough water is available to protect streams and provide beneficial conditions for important fish species such as salmon and trout. While various life stages of these species are present year round in our streams, they are especially vulnerable during the summer and early fall when stream flows in our region reach their lowest points of the year. Conservation during the summer, and the rest of the year, protects important regional water resources and the fish and wildlife that depend upon healthy rivers and streams.