Water Quality Concerns

Beyond hydrilla, the Swift Creek Reservoir and its watershed are facing issues related to water quality caused by overdevelopment of Chesterfield County. Check out my presentation on this issue by following this link.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 31, 2017 at 6:15 PM

    The link to your presentation takes me to an article
    http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2017-06-21/Real_Estate/Water_issues_raise_concern_over_new_housing.html

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    1. UnknownNovember 5, 2017 at 8:02 PM

      Thank you for bringing that to my attention, Terry! I fixed it and it should be good to go now!

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