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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />SUMMARIES <br />Major Threats to Park Waters ............................................................................................................................. 4 <br />NPCA's Major Recommendations to Enhance Protection of Park Waters .......................................................... 11 <br />Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 <br />Importance of Park Waters ............................................... ..................................................................................... 2 <br />Threats to Park Waters ..............................:...................... ..................................................................................... 5 <br />Problems and Recommendations ...................................... ..................................................................................... 9 <br />1. Unprotected Watersheds ....................................... ................................................................................... 15 <br />2. Inadequate Funding .............................................. ................................................................................... 18 <br />3. Uncertain Water Rights ......................................... ................................................................................... 21 <br />4. Dams and Diversions ............................................. ................................................................................... 26 <br />5. Geothermal Development ...................................... ................................................................................... 30 <br />6. Wasteful Water Practices ....................................... ................................................................................... 32 <br />7. Nonpoint Source Pollution .................................... ................................................................................... 34 <br />8. Nonmandatory Antidegradation Standards ............ ................................................................................... 37 <br />9. Mineral Development ............................................ ................................................................................... 39 <br />10. Inholding Development ......................................... ................................................................................... 43 <br />11. Acid Rain ............................................................... ................................................................................... 44 <br />12. Inadequate Water Quality Enforcement ................. ................................................................................... 47 <br />Park Case Studies ............................................................. ................................................................................... 49 <br />Everglades National Park (Florida) ............................... ................................................................................... 51 <br />Colonial National Historic Park (Virginia) ..................... ................................................................................... 57 <br />Acadia National Park (Maine) ....................................... ................................................................................... 63 <br />St. Croix and Lower St. Croix National <br />Scenic Riverway (Wisconsirt/Minnesota) .................... ................................................................................... 69 <br />Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Oklahoma) ......... ................................................................................... 75 <br />Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) ......................... ................................................................................... 81 <br />Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado/Utah) ............ ................................................................................... 87 <br />Zion National Park (Utah) ............................................. ................................................................................... 93 <br />Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Arizona) ........ ................................................................................... 99 <br />Death Valley National Monument (California) .............. ................................................................................. 103 <br />Olympic National Park (Washington) ........................... ................................................................................. 109 <br />Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (Alaska) . ................................................................................. 117 <br />Appendices <br />Endnotes ....................................................................... ................................................................................. 125 <br />Sources of Information for Production of Maps ............ ................................................................................. 126 <br />