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Residential Land Use and Stream Health

Explore how residential growth affects stream quality in WV counties. Analyze human density, housing, pollutants, and interviews with builders. Conclusions stress the responsibility for maintaining healthy watersheds.

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Residential Land Use and Stream Health

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  1. Residential Land Use and Stream Health Dahyana Arias Elizabeth Clever Emilie Piatek Erin Weddle Samantha Wood

  2. Our Objective: • Our objective was to find out how population growth and the growth of housing developments affects stream quality.

  3. Big Run • Where: Pendleton County

  4. Big Run

  5. Mill Creek • Where: Berkeley County

  6. Mill Creek

  7. Opequon • Where: Berkeley County

  8. Musselman High • Where: Berkeley County

  9. Musselman High

  10. Human Population Densities Berkeley County Pendleton County 1990 population (by census)- 8,054 2008 Estimated Population- 7,582 people • 1990 population (by census)- 59,253 • 2008 estimated population- 102,044 people

  11. Housing Developments Berkeley County Pendleton County Occupied and Vacant Housing Units 1990 (by census)- 4,516 Most of the vacant units used seasonally Estimated Housing Units 2008- 5,386 • Occupied and Vacant Housing Units 1990 (by census)-19,348 • Estimated Housing Units 2008- 43,999

  12. Housing Developments in Inwood, WV

  13. Potential Pollutants • Pesticides- used to provide healthy conditions for workers • Petroleum Products- release oils into the soil • Nutrients- fertilizers used for landscaping • Solid Wastes- waste not disposed properly • Construction Chemicals- paints, acids, cleaning solvents, etc. • Other Pollutants- water runoff, spills, improper storage

  14. Our Interview With Dan Ryan Builders • What has your company done to help reduce run-off/erosion? • silt fence, filter, storm cords, diversion, stabilization, sediment traps • How eco-friendly are your building materials? • average,/natural • Jim Dorsey, land development manager

  15. Sediment traps Storm Ponds Silt Fence

  16. Conclusions • In Conclusion: • More people in an area = larger effect on watershed • More houses in an area = larger effect on watershed • Our local watershed (Musselman/Mill Creek) is healthy by our data. • As more people move in and more houses are built, it is our responsibility to make sure that proper procedures are being followed to ensure the health of our streams.

  17. Bibliography • Berkeley County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. (n.d.). State and County QuickFacts. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54/54003.html • Berkeley County, West Virginia - DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990. (n.d.). American FactFinder. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&qr_name=DEC_1990_STF1_DP1&ds_name=DEC_1990_STF1_&geo_id=05000US54003 • Pendleton County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. (n.d.). State and County QuickFacts. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54/54071.html • Pendleton County, West Virginia - DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990. (n.d.). American FactFinder. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&qr_name=DEC_1990_STF1_DP1&ds_name=DEC_1990_STF1_&geo_id=05000US54071

  18. Bibliography (continued) • Dorsey, J. (2010, April 19) Telephone Interview • Fleischer, S. (2010, April 20) Telephone Interview • Management Measures for Urban Areas - Construction Site Chemical Control | Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) | US EPA. (n.d.). US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://www.epa.gov/nps/MMGI/Chapter4/ch4-3b.html • Environmental Impact Analysis from "Community Guide to Development Impact Analysis" by Mary Edwards. (n.d.). [ Land Information & Computer Graphics Facility, UW-Madison ]. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://www.lic.wisc.edu/shapingdane/facilitation/all_resources/impacts/analysis_environmental.htm • Ecological Society of America (2007, October 26). Housing: Location Key With Environmentally Friendly Cluster Developments. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2007/10/071024133812.htm

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