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<br /> <br />required to construct upstream flood <br />control structures. Within that total, <br />the Corps estimated costs of $30 million <br />for channelizing one ten-mile stretch <br />of the Charles, without any of the, <br />additional benefits provided by wetlands <br />protection. <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />CO NT ACT<S <br /> <br />Joseph Ignazio, Director of Planning <br />Department of the Army <br />New England Division, Corps of Engineers <br />424 Trapelo Road <br />Waltham, MA 02254-9149 <br /> <br />Benefits of the wetlands are not limited <br />tdflood storage. They continue to <br />provide valuable wildlife habitat and <br />outdoor recreation opportunities, such <br />as fishing and nature study. The wet- <br />lands also capture sediment and pol- <br />lutants, improving water quality. With <br />such a wide range of benefits, the <br />Natural Valley Storage concept proved <br />to be a cost-effective and environ- <br />mentally sensitive alt~mative for <br />floodplain management. <br /> <br />Rita Barron <br />76 Walden Street <br />Newtonville, MA 02160 <br /> <br />(Ms. Barron is the fonner executive director <br />of the Charles River Watershed <br />Association.) <br /> <br />REFERENCES <br /> <br />Doyle, Arthur F. ""The Charles River Watershed: A Dual Approach to floodplain <br />Management." In Proceedin2s of the National Wetland Symposium: Wetland Hydrolol!V. <br />Berne, NY: Association of State Weiland Managers. 1988. <br /> <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division. Natural Valley Storaee': A <br />Partnership with Nature. Public Information Fact Sheets, Spring 1976, Spring 1977, <br />Spring 1978. Waltham, MA: U.s. Army.Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />9 <br />