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Impervious Cover
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Watershed health and impervious cover
| Date added: | 08/31/2012 |
| Date modified: | 08/31/2012 |
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Urban development is associated with an increase in impervious surfaces, that is, surfaces such as rooftops, sidewalks, and streets that prevent precipitation from infiltrating into the groundwater. In this video USGS scientist Tom Cuffney and Tom Schueler, director of the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, discuss the effects of impervious surfaces on stream health.
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