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BUILDERS, developers, contractors—everyone involved in disturbing the natural surface of the earth—can also help avoid water polution by preventing silt and debris from washing into lakes, rivers and streams after the natural cover is stripped from the ground.
A sad example of this is included in the National Geographic Society’s environmental book “As we Live and Breathe.” In Fulton County, Ga., one developer included a twoacre lake in his subdivision, and nestled attractive homes in the surrounding woods. Then another developer began clearing land on the streap which fed the lake, sawing down trees, and cutting streets through the area. Soon erosion started; the stream silted in, and the lake is nearly dead.
The state of Maryland has adopted regulations requiring builders to prevent erosion during construction. Rappahannock County could expect the same of its builders, large or small. Pollution control is just another building cost, along with labor and materials.
IRONICALLY, pleasure boat owners, who should be most conscious of preSee
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