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  2. Small Watershed Program - Wikipedia

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    The Small Watershed Program is a program created under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (P.L. 83–566), and 1 of 3 programs that are combined into the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program. The Small Watershed Program is available in watersheds that are smaller than 250,000 acres (1,000 km 2). Currently, there are ...

  3. Watershed management - Wikipedia

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    Watershed management is the study of the relevant characteristics of a watershed aimed at the sustainable distribution of its resources and the process of creating and implementing plans, programs and projects to sustain and enhance watershed functions that affect the plant, animal, and human communities within the watershed boundary. [1]

  4. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954

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    Restrictions on projects include: the size of the watershed must be 250,000 acres (1011 km²) or less; no single structure may provide more than 12,500 acre-feet (15,400,000 m 3) of flood water retention; no single dam may provide more than 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3) of total capacity; and projects with costs greater than $5 million or ...

  5. Politics of the Oak Ridges Moraine - Wikipedia

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    The plan was released in October 2001, and was both praised and condemned. It became the basis for the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, dividing the area into four zones of increasingly stringent controls on development. Under the Act, only eight percent of the moraine can be developed, and only in lands designated as "settlement areas". [1]

  6. Idaho Conservation League - Wikipedia

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    One of the main issues that the Idaho Conservation League focuses on is protecting water quality; ICL has worked to protect watersheds all over the state from mining pollution. In Southwest Idaho, the Boise River is the primary source of drinking water for thousands of people and ICL has worked to protect this water source from potential mining ...

  7. United States environmental law - Wikipedia

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    Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. [1] The term "environmental law" encompasses treaties, statutes, regulations, conventions, and policies designed to protect the natural environment and manage the impact of human activities on ecosystems and natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries.

  8. Opinion - Protect your constitutional rights: Don’t fall for ...

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    The law thus raises serious due process issues that should concern us all, including the senators who will consider the bill soon. Already, people can be deported for committing crimes of “moral ...

  9. Mississippi River Watershed Conservation Programs - Wikipedia

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    [8] Millions of people throughout the United States have a water source connected to the Mississippi River Watershed because the basin is connected to groundwater, well water, and other water supply tributaries throughout the country. The watershed also serves as largest drainage system in the country. [7]