Your band members make a living by trapping and guiding anglers on Silver Lake. They also rely on local fish for food. The new dam will flood trap lines and fishing areas near your village. Chairperson of Pine Ridge Forestry Association You represent logging companies that have cutting rights to timber in the Pine Ridge area, north of the mouth of the Blue River. You're worried that clear-cutting operations north of the Blue River are increasing soil erosion.
Silt is damaging spawning grounds in several streams flowing into the river.
You're concerned about costs to dredge Port City Harbour to make shipping safe from increasing siltation. You wonder if the Blue River is silting up more than usual. Mayor of major coastal city Department of Fisheries and Oceans officers have warned you that bacterial counts from sewage discharged from your city into the ocean exceed legal limits. You believe local residents will oppose a tax hike to upgrade treatment facilities. You plan to build a new hotel to increase tourism along a quiet stretch of beach just outside Port City.