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water science
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12/06/2005

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Villabois Suburb by Wilsonville
Craeate a subdivision in an area that allready has reduced water use
Definition
Put in a water treatment plant and use wells as a backup, use open spaces groundwater.
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Plutonium casino, put a casino, golfcoarse and resort in Mercury Nevada
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Big area,it is close to military test site and yucca mountain, these areas could affect water quality, and this is allready an area of less water quantity. This is allready past phase one and is set up for phase2
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Should we bottle Crater lake, build a factory to bottle water,nextto crater
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Bottled water falls under food and drug administration, it is not regulated but has quidelines.It is very expesive in comparison to regular water, Nestle and Pepsi-Cola are the big plaers
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Hanford, 68 leaking containers out of 177, need to fix , what are the options?
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Due to contaminant plumes heading towards Columbia river, from leaking from containers, decided on option to fix these upgrade to double layered containers, timely but effective 40 years, very difficult to do
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Bend, Beef or Beer, population increase, and lack of water
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huge population increase in an area that is allready over appropriated its available surface water, drill well educate public and water conservation. Ground water comes from mostly cascadesThis is alimited system but moving towards critical
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buford dam, Atlanta,Georgia Take out the dam
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Now 3.5 million people use water, big tourism attraction, prevents flood damage, has established wildlife, very expensive to remove and get rid of waste
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San Gabriel valley contamination California E of LA,Cloride organic hydrocarbons
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Superfund site, 8 contaminated sites
Want to take the easier way out with natural reclamation-no- but would approve comprehensive cleanup
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