Eliminating protection for first order and seasonal (ephemeral) streams means that anything that might be dumped in the headwaters of major rivers would be exempt from pollution laws
Tag: vernal pools
William Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, water, water pollution, wetlands
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, water, water pollution, wetlands
The importance of small streams
EPA is recommending abandonment of the Clean Water Rule, despite the plethora of science showing the value of small wetlands to wildlife and water quality.