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Will actions to protect natural vegetative cover in those watersheds that provide drinking water sources help communities avoid future increases in water treatment expenditures?
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Definitely. The greater the percentage of undisturbed natural vegetation in a source watershed, the better the quality of the water will be that drains through stream systems from that watershed. Forests, vegetated riparian areas and wetlands, in particular, serve as natural filters and are critical to reducing pollutants that reach raw water sources. The greater the pollution of raw water, the greater the treatment costs will be to make that water suitable and safe for drinking.


   
 

 

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