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Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:

Odom, Olivia

Abstract:

Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public water suppliers lack legal authority over their source water protection (SWP) area, especially in surface water systems. Absence of legal...

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Masters Thesis

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Env. Health Benton County Environmental Health EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers and Roads : Exploring How Environmental Governance Impacts State Management of Forest Roads

Creator:

Detwiler, Stacey M.

Abstract:

This study explores how environmental governance mechanisms affect state management of forest roads to address the chronic delivery of sediment to streams in Oregon, Washington, and California on private and state forestlands. Forest roads can degrade water quality and harm aquatic life when runoff mobilizes fine sediments from the road...

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Masters Thesis

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Governance Impacts State Management of Forest Roads Abstract approved