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one of the most crucial lines of defense for the watershed is education of landowners. This will be the first step in Phase II for the group, including a vulnerability analysis that will use existing data that affects the water quality.
Upper
Thornton River
Rather than taking on the entire county at one time, the group is looking into the Upper Thornton River watershed — approximately 93 square miles — as its first point of focus.
This area encompasses portions of the Shenandoah National Park, the Town of Washington, Sperryville and Woodville. It is surrounded by forest, agriculture, residential and commercial areas.
According to County Administrator John McCarthy, “This is where the rubber meets the road.”
With anticipated growth, RappFLOW wants to encourage landowners to find out the impacts of growth and how the future of Rappahannock County will be affected.
The next step in Phase II for RappFLOW will be field work.
“This is where we will actually go out and take samples of the land and water,” said Hunter.
At the same time, RappFLOW is planning to send volunteers to the Center for Watershed Protection in Ellicott, Md. for training.
Thankful for the brainstorming that has been done by RappFLOW, Washington resident Minora Rifaat said, “The water was pristine before any of us came to five here, it was crystal clean. We need to study modem day life’s impact to restore the water to its'original pristine nature.”
Jeanne Spath may be reached at jspath@timespapers.com
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