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gram. The discussion showed the advantage of having people who are environmentally astute meet with concerned citizens.
When the Disney Corporation tried to build a theme park in Fauquier County intermittent streams (which affect wetlands) were an obstacle they had to challenge. The advantage of having a documented body of water monitoring data is that it can bring in the long arm of the environmental law to protect Rappahannock from development and it’s up to the county’s citizens to get involved and make the difference. ,
Mr. Gilliam heads programs to train citizens to use a simple, biological method of monitoring rivers and streams. He is soon offering a wter monitoring workshop in Luray.
Mr. Rice is a hydrogeologist who assesses ground water supplies, monitors ground water with contamination and plans clean-ups.
Karen Rice’s division in Charlottesville looks at the quantity and quality of ground water. Specifically, she works on trace contamination in river bed sediment and watershed response to acid rain.
Julie Thomas works as volunteer coordinator arid program director for the E.RA.’s Chesapeake Bay Program.
Tom Blount is from the Shenandoah National Park.
Chris Miller of PEC has worked specifically on two water quality permits, one at the South Wales sewage treatment plant and the other at a proposed dam at Cedar Run with implications for the Rappahannock River.
Hal Wiggins of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present the next talk at the library, time to be announced.
Also, the Isaak Walton League is offering a stream restoration workshop in Charlottesville on July 26. Spaces are available but reservations are necessary. Please call Jay Gilliam at 377-6179.
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