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<br />empllt"s. ()dlt,t Wdln q\lJlil~' i\,uc\. ,uch
<br />("udo.:!in... dl,rupIS'f" .IIlJ lIoopoim
<br />\uurc( p..llulinn Irum urhdn flmutT. .11",)
<br />I'()~e hurdln Ill[ rhl' Ln \'l1:.I' Rq::lon.
<br />~\'('h;1I we Jon', hJn- 1\ J (nmpls'lt"
<br />hAndle on Ihl, 'OUTen "f non-point
<br />,UUle-e.' polluli1m fflllll urh.1Il run-off
<br />Juring qorm '''''(IlIS JnJ the Il'vC"h 01
<br />Conl.lnllnam, in rho,.... ,. "uJ Torn ['nfl.l,
<br />RUfl'JU Chid for 'X',lI('1 1'J.lllfllng "lIh
<br />lht" N("\'.llb IljvI'ion of l-.J\\lfUIH1WnlJI
<br />I'rotClljtln(~I)I'I'I.
<br />:\"nrr h.h lhc<.ulul.lllo Ri\"(-r h.1l1
<br />,u,h .1 brgl'. .!flJ .,:onllnu"lh gruwlIl!-:.
<br />\Irb.1II Jl'dlJrgn 10 rhl' rln-f. I hm I'
<br />Ihi, Ji,<:h.ugt" ht.rng J...J[' wuh? \X'h.ll
<br />,oluliom an.. heing olf,-,r...J? Thi, l>HIC
<br />u( RlI'cr Rq>rJrt n..lrninn thl' I'lnhkm,
<br />Lu:ing rh...I-l_' \'~.L' \'(',I,h. th...ir rd.lli"n
<br />"I lh,. C:"],,rJJn Riwr JnJ .....hJI 'ICf" ,H('
<br />1....1ll~ tJk"ll I" r"lT1,,,h' rh",... I'r"l>k01"
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<br />A Look at the Wash
<br />I'hl"re i, no J"uhl IhJI nunv III Ihl'
<br />pro"lem',ltfi]i.!Il"<I"llhrlIl"Ll'\'~J'
<br />\\'.I,h ~urr"'p"nd dlrn-Ih- wilh.m
<br />inUl'J,e in II\<." r<1:.um\ pnpuLltion.
<br />AlrorJing [(l li!,uro 111 tI\<." 'T,I' \c:g,l'
<br />\\'.I,h ('olnpldlell'iVe .-\d,ll'lln: ,\IJnJ~(,-
<br />IllClH I'bll," (:\~II') rdl';lwJ in Ikn'lll-
<br />ha ] <J')'J, m,lll\' Oflhl' probll'rn, .ni\lllg
<br />in (h... w,nh ~Jn h,' dl,Hlnl \1.1 rh,.
<br />d,'r,ldl'\ of glllwlh 1<:.Jdlll~ up III pre,crl[
<br />.lJ~' ("'"e ,i.ld'Jr),
<br />Th... w;l,h g...ls i!~ tllIW' from thrn'
<br />nuin '\lutre,; \!Ormv,Jler Ilow" lIeJI,.J
<br />WJ\Il'WJfl'r JllJ urh.lIl runoff. The \\.I_,h
<br />.J]sorerewe""m,'w,llerlrnm,h.IIJ'l\\
<br />groun.lw.Hl'r (l.-e I'crlhlorJrc p.ig.,. ~J
<br />hUllhe m.Jlnril~' ()f th,'ll,m-.. - .ihout k"
<br />10 90 pl:r<cnf - .n,' Ire.it...d w;nT,'W.Hn
<br />.li,.:harges.
<br />Corrclpon,Jrngl.\-. J., lre.!Te.l .lis-
<br />(hafg,~ [() Ihe WJ,h havc innc.J_\cJ. "I
<br />hdS (h" \"olume of Ilows (0 Ihe w,nh .inJ
<br />nmion of Ihe' wash'~ h;mk,. The Cle,ln
<br />\\'all'r Coalition now di,,:hJlgC'~
<br />J.pproximafdy O\','r ] "0 mg.l, or
<br />168.000 alrC'-f(.",.t .Hlnualh., (0 Ih.. wJ._,h.
<br />;-';C'\".id.i .lO("'o r,'n:ive sonll' rrc:J.it lowJ.rJ,
<br />iI, ColorJ.Jo Rjver J.llo<.:,Hion filT the
<br />dlseh.Hges.
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<br />. 1950: 12,000 acrl~ of urhan land. Flow~ in Iht." wash air ..round 'i million
<br />gallons J..ily (mgd).
<br />. 1960: 12.000 acre'!> of urban IJ.nJ. Popularion i~ around 11<),000 ~11'1t.'
<br />:and flows 10 tilt' wash .Ill: al'pmxilOJling 10 mgd,
<br />. 1970: 40,000 am: of urt..m undo I'opul.uion at 261,000, Flows in Ihe \\";1\h
<br />al .loom 25 mgd,
<br />. 1')80: 91,000 acres of urban bnd. PopuLuion 31 44.1,000, Flows in the
<br />w3.'oh Jwund 'i8 mgd.
<br />. 1990: 124,000 J'n--1i of urban land. Population at iOR.OOO prople, Flows ill
<br />the WJsh around 90 mgd.
<br />. 2001; Population Jt appro...inlJ.rdy ]. 'i million. Flow~ in (hI.' WJsh at about
<br />150 mgd,
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<br />Primary Concerns
<br />~Th,' tir.r rC'J.[ I'r"bl~m' w..r~ nOlJn.d
<br />in rhe' eJ.rly I ')I\(h." '.lId ".IV Bm(hC'r~.
<br />.Jirnrnr of Ih.. re,ourcn .l'l',IlTnWnr .If
<br />\S\\'A. "Ern.iOIl WJ., rh,. tint (.m,'crn
<br />then and ir ,Till i,.~
<br />Over 1..Hill 1tl 1,(,O(l Inn, uf ,cdi-
<br />m..nr ate durnpt:d 11110 1.." \'~"'J' KJ~'
<br />d,llly, (""'-,'n fllnrl'"hC'llllO\I\<.:.Hl rl'a..:h
<br />] 0,000 <lTbl,' fe't.'1 p..r "'<':00.1 (d~)
<br />durin~ Ih.. 'fOrm ,e.J,,,n. In p.lrricuLH.
<br />] '19<) was J hold vear lell Ih,. 1\'J.,h when
<br />.1 ,erie, of ,rrnn~ ~\t)fm, ('lII'oC.l major
<br />..rosinn.
<br />'"In ,ome pIJ<':e" wc'\"1;" 'C"t'n I;"r"~llln
<br />of up to ,"1 fl.'('t n:ni...all~' Jnd .HIO f..C'I
<br />l.itCfJlly OI.:l"Ur mer the pa_'t (OUrle 01
<br />decJd..,,- IJid I(im Ziknmnd, rroll."lt
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<br />lllJ.ll.lg,'r Ii II the 1..1' Vq:.,l\ \\'J,h
<br />Comdin.l1Ion Comlllirrce, .Ill ,IJvisor\'
<br />group etlmrost.'d of 2H memhcr J~..n(il"
<br />illdu.lln~ rhl' U.S. Bur,'au 01 Rl'..:!.lmJ.-
<br />11<,". U.S. h,h &: ""iIJIII"c Servia and
<br />LT.s.l":,,ln~iral \un...~' (lTSCSj. She
<br />.ldJe.l rhJ.T Ihe _,oils in Ih,' wa,h ,He
<br />ntfemd,'linc: J.nJ mnre prone HI
<br />('r..,inn rhJ.n oth(."r I~'pe' of soil. Thouf:h
<br />I .Is Vq:.J.s h,I_' a.lnptC'd ;>';'llIOIUI \\'ater
<br />()ualiT)' sl.Jn<brJ~ t(lr ,u'penJ..d wi ids
<br />01 U"i mi]ltg,rJm~-rer-liler .I dJ.~'. it
<br />~om..(imC', l'XCf'('J~ thoo;c 'l.lndJrd~.
<br />Simp]~. moving rhe di,<:hJl!:.e'\ from
<br />the wJ.\h to J.nolhcr IO<.'J.lion mmt likd~
<br />won't ,oJ\"(. ;1]] I'hlbl,'m,.
<br />-"'bill" ~'ou wu]J f,.Juee Ilow, in (he'
<br />wash, we wouJd Hill h.l"" (r,,"ion.
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