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<br />q ': 1 .,~ !,', ' <br />lj U :.'. -- <br /> <br />-231- <br /> <br /> <br />nonpoint water pollution. Storm water runoff in several of the <br />subbasin's metropolitan areas periodically adds to nonpoint <br />SOurce pollution. <br /> <br />Mine drainage, (including suspended solids and acid wastes), <br />has been responsible for pollution on Cedar Creek! Locust Creek! <br />lower east fork of the Chari ton River! and the Chariton River in <br />Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan, and Adair counties. A major problem <br />has occurred on the east fork of the Chari ton River with acid <br />mine drainage in the Macon-Randolph county area. In Boone, <br />Callaway, Henry, and St. Clair counties, acid water fro~ <br />abandoned strip mines is a problem. Inactive strip mines <br />developed prior to 1973 are not covered by State reclamation <br />laws. <br /> <br />Rapid growth in urban and recreational areas has caused <br />development beyond sewage collection lines resulting in <br />increasing use of individual septic tanks, in turn contributing <br />to nonpoint source pollution. No coordinated regionwide water <br />. delivery systems currently exist. Solution of the problem is <br />further hampered by restrictions imposed or interpreted by the <br />Farmers Home Administration !:hat prevent the design of rural <br />water and wastewater disposal systems for future expansion. <br /> <br />Power and energy is another area presenting problems in !:he <br />Lower Missouri Subbasin. A number of proposals have been <br />advanced by private industry for development of coal and electric <br />power, and several lowhead hydro sites have been investigated. <br />Projected power demands will necessitate installation of <br />additional Power plants in the sUbbasin, and there are <br />opportunities for additional hydroelectric generation at existing <br />projects or at potential sites. <br /> <br />COal gasification is possible in the Grand River Basin in <br />north-central Missouri, if water supplies are sufficient, and <br />along the Missouri River in central Missouri where !:here are <br />considerable reserves of high sulphur coal. <br /> <br />Tar sands in Bates, Vernon, and Barton counties possess <br />potential for energy production, but water requirements for <br />processing the sands are presently unknown. In all cases, <br />attendant environmental problems would have to be addressed. <br /> <br />Local ground water of poor quality occurs in north and <br />west central Missouri. There is strong potential for building <br />rural water systems utilizing high quality surface water, <br />