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Watersheds as Natural Infrastructure: New Urban Water Report Analyzes Benefits
More than a decade ago, residents of New Mexico witnessed the devastation caused by the Cerro Grande fire. Perilous fuel loads from decades of fire suppression caused burning to last for two weeks, leaving in its wake a wasteland of destroyed homes, dead trees, and ash. One year after the fire, reservoir sediment accumulation was 140 times higher than the previous 57 years combined. Levels remained significantly elevated for five years, and costs to clean up damage to the water supply ran $17 million. Water managers in the city of Santa Fe, N.M., took heed and invested, alongside the United States Forest Service, in a forest fuel‐reduction strategy to protect its own watershed. This program helped the city avoid an estimated $22 million in potential damage.
Watersheds as Natural Infrastructure: New Urban Water Report Analyzes Benefits
More than a decade ago, residents of New Mexico witnessed the devastation caused by the Cerro Grande fire. Perilous fuel loads from decades of fire suppression caused burning to last for two weeks, leaving in its wake a wasteland of destroyed homes, dead trees, and ash. One year after the fire, reservoir sediment accumulation was 140 times higher than the previous 57 years combined. Levels remained significantly elevated for five years, and costs to clean up damage to the water supply ran $17 million. Water managers in the city of Santa Fe, N.M., took heed and invested, alongside the United States Forest Service, in a forest fuel‐reduction strategy to protect its own watershed. This program helped the city avoid an estimated $22 million in potential damage.
Watersheds as Natural Infrastructure: New Urban Water Report Analyzes Benefits
Shemie, Daniel (author)
Journal ‐ American Water Works Association ; 107 ; 24-27
2015-02-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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