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<br />~hJJlow grolllldwJler. Jnd urban rullolT
<br />("o1l(ern\.~ Zikmund \Jid. The t:!eJn
<br />\\';Hcr COJlilioll ha, prul,otnJ an $H'i
<br />lllillinn pipdine IhJI wuu]d din.'re ,oml'
<br />o!" Ihl' Irl'J[cd Ji'c.:h,H~n armmd Iht'
<br />WJ\h dircc.:dy llllU LJke .\lead.
<br />~The ll(.'au[\' 01;1 i,. we c.:all IlUllJl;e
<br />WJ[er qIlJIiI~' in Ihc .....lth b~' ;ldju~lIn~
<br />[he ctJluC"f1I levd [0 whJlt'ver i, tht' bt'\1
<br />mix In ~UprUfl need, llllhC" wJ\h.M \Jid
<br />nou~ I\:JfJh. ,uppon \l'rVIl'e' tnJnJl;er
<br />ior ClJrk COllllf\' S..HIitJlinn "i'fri.:!.
<br />KJrJli said IhJ[ in.\[e.IJ of Ihl' ] Ju m~d
<br />of dllUt'f1I .:urrclllh- ~Olllg lJowll lhe
<br />.....;I,h. Ihe din"nlnr11'1f'l" will rrJu(e thJI
<br />JmOUf1l 10 ah...u[ 10.20 mgd. [hu,
<br />Jllowin~ [he JppropriJte tlow fJ[C Jlld
<br />W.l[er qUJlilY fO suppore rc\'cgCIAIIOIl uf
<br />we[[Jlld~.
<br />"RJ~;(;)II~'. wl:re felurnlll~ Ihe w.l,h lU
<br />Ihe !low (unJll;OI1\ i[ hold bJrk III [11f:
<br />'61h .Illd 70~ ....hcll [he ci[~' .......~.I ["I
<br />\mJlJcr,M K.JrJf.l,.lid.
<br />If rhe Intr;a[ pil'dlllC" iJf";1 (ome\ ro
<br />fruilion. (OIl\llUClion would "q~in in
<br />2004. In rhc fumrc. Jt'pt'ndill~ on Ihc
<br />I,IIC Jr .....hi.,:h dllul'n1lloW\ illllea,t'.
<br />JJJi[ioIlJI ]t'nph, of pil'dinl" cuuld he
<br />huill {(J di~chJrf.c etlluclll 110...., l".tnhl"r
<br />Olll inw I..Jkl" .\lc.1d Ill'Jr Hoovcr DJm.
<br />Cm[~ for ~ucl1 .I I'mjcxl wllld JpptoJc.:11
<br />$1 hilJion. ".HJf.l \Jid.
<br />-Io hdp comh.H [ht' ('"ro~ion now.
<br />SNWA. in cotlpnJritln wilh rhe
<br />WJHewA[C"f di~(hJrgcr\ JnJ tl[ht'f
<br />memhcr .I~C'ndr:\ tlnrht' (OmmlH~. l'
<br />hUlldin~.1 ~l'ri~ of cro,ion ({)f1l101
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<br />Both l..d$ \....(<1$. r"'1fr~ J/iPP(l .md
<br />dr.,(h<l~g/S .nt Imlr,.,l t(J l.alrt ,\/rJd
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<br />The Qean Water Coa/mon
<br />has proposed an $85 miffjon
<br />pipeline that would divert
<br />some of the treated
<br />discharges around the wash
<br />directly into Loke Meod.
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<br />'[runurc~ ;llnng [ht'
<br />WJ.,h t-apJhll" nf
<br />wi[h\unJing a ] oo~
<br />\ear IlooJ - JhOUl
<br />]",0110 ~h. SimilJr tn
<br />~un~'r dJIlH Jllll
<br />varinJ III ~il<: bomc J~
<br />IJI~t' ,n "'on trt-l Wldt'), Ihe \[ruc[ure~
<br />WIll 'ep.'e IU ']0..... [he 11nw~ .InJ CfeJIt'
<br />~{JnJin~ pH"!- nl.....all"r wi,hio Ihe .....a,h.
<br />Three \[ru~lUre\ h.l\'e bn:n ill~[.IllcJ HI
<br />rhe pJ~1 s'c.lr'Jll<!'J.hJlf. wilh pbm to
<br />hui[d 22 \IIU((ure\ UI ,Ill J[ J tJIC of IWO
<br />10 lour SUU<':IUle~ .I ~'CJr. CJpIU] <.:o~rs
<br />.Ire C\pl'<.:Il.d IU he III Ihe $(,0 milliun
<br />rJn~c.
<br />In .lddulunlO ,,,,,diml'n1 mOWlTl.'m.
<br />t'rminn "f Ihe wJ~h al'l' h.I' ':Jll~t'd
<br />~t'\-"erl' dc[rimelll III wellJnd, in [he
<br />t'lo,~'<,[cm. \'/.l~'eWall"r l1l)W~ f{(lm [he
<br />s'JIlt'y Cfl"J[t.J J sH.dand h.lhuJl th.ll
<br />rl'.Irhed il~ lIl.nllllUIn eXlcnl III {hc
<br />] 'F'fh. Iltll mosr of rhe on<<: [hri\-"in~
<br />h.lhil.1l bOJ'ling o\'rr ~.ouo JC(('S hJ'
<br />been \ttuhhcd JWJY h~' [utbu[eru tluw~
<br />dlrou~11 Ihe wd\h. Tht' \H'lland~ [lIlW
<br />'IJnd Jr .11...11l! 200 [(I .~(1O .I<.:rl'~ _ a 90
<br />pl"f<':l"1II Il:'Ju<.:tion III !Ill' 1'.1'1 20 \'('.11'.
<br />"\X'c[bnd, 'Cf\'C' nOI tUlly .1. h.I"i[J(.
<br />hur iml'WH: W.I\<"I 4ualir~' ,hrough
<br />'ieJimcllI ~lJhi]iu{ion Jnd ur[Jkc of
<br />(omIllUCnl\. JCtin~J\.1 nJ[ural i'iJrer.R
<br />Zikmund ,.lid.
<br />Zikmund '.lid IhJI II willi..... nearly
<br />iml'lt,,\ihlc 10 rt:\lore Ihe w.l\h .....elbnd,
<br />HI lhl'ir mi~irl.ll ~IJIl" hec.Jll\C 11u" \ III
<br />Ihe WJ.~h willllc\"cr be slow cnough
<br />Jg.Jin (Jue In ,h.lI1ndil.llion c.lu\{'d hs'
<br />ero,ion) 10 full~' rcrmir \uch w~lbnd
<br />h.lbi[JI 10 r.lkt" hold. Ilow~'l'r, ,Il~ .11,0
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<br />~.liJ rh.' WJ,h
<br />rl"'lOr.Hion project i~
<br />C"nC(lUrJ~Ulg.J' much
<br />"TrLind ~fowlh J~
<br />pos~ibl('. P[arh drc 10
<br />rC'~I()fC up [0 200
<br />arrc~ OI]OSf wt"llands
<br />b~' IJking. JJVJlllJgc of ,he 1"1(.)[' lrt',Ilt'd
<br />In" rhe nosion n'lluol '11U(lIIrt"'5. ()Ihn
<br />"t'I'~. ,uth .I~ p[Jnlln~ n.l1i\"t" 11or.l .l[on~
<br />w.l~h klllk~, rt"mtl\"lll!: non-n.lli\"c
<br />inv.I\iw srcric.\ likc \Jlr cedJr and
<br />CllII(.'rimt'llllllg. "Jlh Ilualing wCltll1d, - a
<br />pro({.'~' whcrehy wcdJnd, Jfl" grown on J
<br />Ilo;lIing I'brlorrn - Jr~ bCIll!: nit'.! .1' wdl.
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<br />Urban Runoff
<br />.-\ prohlcm lIt',j 10 [hl' WJ~h. bu[ fJt-""J
<br />by neJrly .111 meunpo!i[.lll Jrl'a~, i~ rht"
<br />is~ut' of nonpoilll ,"urcc l'u[llllin(J from
<br />urh.1fI rUIH"l". LIS VegJ~ rneivcs nnl)"
<br />~e\'erJ] ill<.:ht'\ "I fJin in an .l\'erJgc YCJr
<br />bu[ whl"n '[Of[lll"'CII!S ,Jo UltUI. Iht"}"
<br />WJ,h away UrhJIl cOlll.lmin.lfl[S (includ-
<br />IIlg [r.,-,h. Il\lflm <lit. Jllli-frlTlC. bwn
<br />ft'flilizt"r .1Ild .lllinul '....<.:n) [har have
<br />J,<.:umu[.Hcd UHr [Ill" 1Il0nth~ hclwecn
<br />willlt"f r.llll 'I'd!..
<br />Thc hj~l"'[ culprir .ll'peJr~ 10 he
<br />phll~rhllrnu, Jntllli[Tt>~cn. common
<br />cnmponCnl\ nf feni]il~r. Th;, Pdq
<br />'umm~r. IJkc ,\k.IJ 'uifncd.ln
<br />t"lIormnus. non-toxic .,lg;lc hlollm [ha[
<br />(lWell.d murh of Ihc [Jke, Thou~h no[
<br />ul\~ommon tor [hc summn limc Jnd
<br />providlll~ r1t'nr}' of lIulricnf\ to Jqu.Jlic
<br />org.lllf~m\. ....'IIlC' Jfl'J IlU\inesM""> frponC'd
<br />Jwp-ull", in flu,int"s.
<br />v\X'ht'1l Ihc WJ[t'r is f'C'.I-grcc:n ~oup.
<br />!,ctlplt' S.J~'. '\\n~ would] w.m[ 10 ~er in
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