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Plans for some California forests may create foul drinking water

Posted by: Maven on February 10, 2010 at 8:21 am

From the Public News Service:

“SONORA, Calif. – “Don’t drink the water!” That’s the possible warning if more California forestland is opened for off-road use, according to conservation groups. As the state’s national forests begin to submit plans for managing their roads and trails in response to a travel management rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, they’re being asked to close old, obsolete forests roads and illegal off-road paths.

Jon Sturtevant, a representative of the Sierra Club’s Tuolumne Group, says the outdated forest road systems are falling apart and clouding the rivers that are key to clean drinking water supplies.

“There might be an illegal road crossing a stream. Every time they drive across it, it stirs up sediment, which messes up the water downstream from there, which affects the fish. And ultimately, it affects the water that people in our county drink.” … “

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February 10, 2010 · Filed Under Water Quality

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