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The Piasa Creek Watershed Project: Cleaning up the muddy Mississippi
This article discusses a project to build a new water treatment plant in Alton, Illinois, when the old plant was completely submerged by the Great Flood of 1993. An environmental impact study showed that recycling the silt would not adversely affect the Mississippi River. Moreover, the 10‐year plan would reduce sediment erosion by 6,700 tons per year in the Piasa watershed, twice the discharge of the new treatment plant. The funds, managed by the not‐for‐profit Great Rivers Land Trust, would also protect up to 10,000 acres (4,047 ha) of land through acquisition, conservation easements, and wetlands restoration. The efforts would not only reduce soil erosion but would also improve water quality through pollution prevention and land conservation and help control storm water runoff through stream bank stabilization and fish and wildlife habitat restoration. The Great Rivers Land Trust also developed educational programs for school children and the community.
The Piasa Creek Watershed Project: Cleaning up the muddy Mississippi
This article discusses a project to build a new water treatment plant in Alton, Illinois, when the old plant was completely submerged by the Great Flood of 1993. An environmental impact study showed that recycling the silt would not adversely affect the Mississippi River. Moreover, the 10‐year plan would reduce sediment erosion by 6,700 tons per year in the Piasa watershed, twice the discharge of the new treatment plant. The funds, managed by the not‐for‐profit Great Rivers Land Trust, would also protect up to 10,000 acres (4,047 ha) of land through acquisition, conservation easements, and wetlands restoration. The efforts would not only reduce soil erosion but would also improve water quality through pollution prevention and land conservation and help control storm water runoff through stream bank stabilization and fish and wildlife habitat restoration. The Great Rivers Land Trust also developed educational programs for school children and the community.
The Piasa Creek Watershed Project: Cleaning up the muddy Mississippi
Lechevallier, Mark W. (author)
Journal ‐ American Water Works Association ; 97 ; 30-31
2005-12-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Mississippi , Storm Water , Treatment Plants , Wetlands , Watershed , Fish , Erosion , Habitats , Conservation , Illinois , Water Quality , Floods
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