Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Are there ways to stabilize meandering creeks and rivers, without building dams, to keep them from eating away land during high water flow after storms?


	2.-		How does stream corridor restoration differ from rehabilitation and reclamation?


	3.-		Was the U.S. stream corridor restoration document developed by the U.S.?


	4.-		What are some of the benefits and potential problems associated with stream channel modification?


	5.-		What does the "Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Practices, and Processes" document cover?


	6.-		What is dredging?


	7.-		What is rip-rap and how does it protect the water quality of streams?


	8.-		What is the status of U.S. stream corridors?


	9.-		What makes up a stream corridor?


	10.-		What should be the slope of a bank when making use of rip-rap for bank stabilization?


	11.-		Where can I find more information on stream corridor restoration?


	12.-		Who should be educated in stream corridor restoration?


	13.-		Why has the National Academy of Sciences (March of 2002) recommended riparian restoration as a national environmental policy goal?


	14.-		Why is stream corridor restoration important?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.