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<br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS AND ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />A. The Lower Missouri Subregion has a number of pressing water- <br />related problems that need to be resolved within the next 15 <br />years. A comprehensive analysis of this subregion is <br />needed, as evidenced by the number of single or multiple <br />purpose studies recently completed or currently underway <br />within the area by the Corps of Engineers, Department of <br />Agriculture, Department of the Interior, State of Missouri, <br />and Mid-America Regional Council (MARC). A Level B study of <br />Lower Missouri Subbasin would bring plans and proposals <br />together for compatible solutions to the problems, and <br />should be initiated by 1983. <br /> <br />B. Nonpoint source pollution is one of the most serious <br />problems in the Lower Missouri subbasin. To address the <br />problem, it is recommended that the Rural Clean Water <br />Program (Section 208(j)) of the Clean Water Act of 1977, <br />which would control agricultural related nonpoint sources of <br />pollution on private rural lands, be funded and implemented. <br /> <br />C. Storm water runoff in some Missouri metropolitan areas adds <br />to nonpoint source pollution. Programs to alleviate the <br />problem already exist in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas <br />and should be initiated in the Springfield area. <br /> <br />D. Suspended solids and acid wastes from mining operations <br />cause major problems in many parts of the Lower Missouri <br />Subbasin. Information should be developed to accurately <br />predict results of corrective measures to aid in making the <br />measures more cost effective. Also, research should be <br />conducted to analyze effects of various levels of pollution <br />abatement. <br /> <br />E. Urban sprawl areas and recreation oriented areas have <br />rapidly grown beyond sewage collection lines, resulting in <br />the use of individual septic tanks and contributing to <br />nonpoint source pollution. Coordinated regionwide water <br />delivery systems are needed. Limitations and interpretation <br />of the Farmers Home Administration programs restrict rural <br />water and waste water disposal systems to accommodate new <br />rural users and to improve the systems through <br />conSOlidation. States should work toward removing these <br />limitations. <br /> <br />-244- <br />