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Article #2083Re: ENDGRIDLOCK.ORG
From: wrob
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 00:00
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Tiny Human Ferret hath wrought: >The problem is that wetlands work great when the >terrain is right... and when the nasties aren't entirely >non-biodegradable. Wetlands do absolute wonders >on organics. But if you get a wetland contaminated >with PCBs, you don't have a safe bio-filter, you've >got Love Canal feeding toxic sludge downstream. >Also, the terrain has to be flat and swampy, and above all, >voluminous. PG is not voluminous, unless you're >talking about tearing out half of Hyattsville/Riverdale >(etc) and ripping up all concrete and >converting it to swamp again. Easy to do. Check out the topo maps - Hyattsville and Riverdale and Chillum have enormous flood plains. Basically 100% of the stream valley parks south of the Pepco line, plus all of the Agricultural Research Center land around the I-95 interchange (below the fall line that is), is former swamp land and could easily be converted with no adverse stormwater impacts since the areas are impounded with extensive levees. Basically, the Corps of Engineers drained the swamps to make lawns. I understand they're doing something similar to the river in Dallas (converting it back to wetland). -BER -BER
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