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Old 03-11-2018, 02:50 PM
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This article is well written with lots of great info. Thanks for posting.

The one thing the article does not address about our rivers health is the gravel operations on our rivers. Such as the North Sask for example. If a person looks on google earth at the length of the NS river between the foothills and Edmonton there are gravel operations on many of the inside bends. I believe that long term, the removal of these gravels will definitely affect the water quality. Those gravels are important as they help with "filtration"of the waters. The loss of these gravels will most likely result in more silt and less oxygenaton of those waters.

The individual need to be more educated and responsible with the water they use too. If we don't get a grasp on our water usages our grandchildren will have to walk 2 hours one way to fill their water jugs at the mudhole like so many third world kids have to now.
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