Eco+-+Environmetal+Impact



 =**Environmental Impact** =

Building this dam will drastically change the environment around it for the worse. There are over 300 species living in the Yangtze River. Most of these fish migrate upriver to spawn, but sadly with the new addition of the dam, these fish will not be able to get over this obstacle or return to the sea. Because of this the fish population will decrease in the Yangtze River hurting the fishing economy. The endangered Yangtze River dolphins are at even more risk and there is no money to save them. The Yangtze River is the dolphin’s only habitat, and there are only less than 100 of these beautiful dolphins left! The dam is causing a cesspool of waste and contaminants and the pollution will increase causing the dam to overflow. Chongqing a very populated city is threatened because of the poisons and pollutants coming down stream. Many small towns must be moved because of the rising water level. The Yangtze River used to be a place of wonder, but the dam has caused the water to turn brown and the landforms are slowing disappearing. Sediments that the river used to carry downstream to make the soil fertile are now being trapped by the dam. The dam may provide a benefit to the Chinese government, but this dam will devastate the environment.