Loving our Downstream
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Loving our Downstream From Plaster Creek to the Saint Lawrence River Neighbor Neighbour
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Neighbour. Neighbor. Loving our Downstream. From Plaster Creek to the Saint Lawrence River. N. Keegstra , J. Parks, and L. Vander Linden. 2012. Calvin College Senior Deisgn Project. clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/ article.php?id =659. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Loving our Downstream
Loving our Downstream
From Plaster Creek to the Saint Lawrence River
NeighborNeighbour
N. Keegstra, J. Parks, and L. Vander Linden. 2012. Calvin College Senior Deisgn Project
clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/article.php?id=659
photos.mlive.com/grandrapidspress/2011/02/g0212calvinjump.html
Little Plaster Creek
Problems caused by stormwater
• Irregular flow patterns and unnatural flooding in streams and rivers– Stream bank erosion
• Thermal pollution (temperature spikes)• EPA estimates 50-70% of surface water
pollution is carried by stormwater runoff• Lawn/fertilizer nutrients
