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• Waterways are to the Earth what the circulatory system is to the human body. If they are polluted, dammed,
<br /> drained, channel zed, or rip-rapped, the health of all life on Earth will be damaged. Indicators of Water
<br /> Quality: High diversity of native species, few or no non-native species, complex natural habitat both in the
<br /> water and near the water, no garbage, little or no pollution.
<br /> • Efforts to improve environmental quality
<br /> • Obstacles to Restoration: Lack of funding
<br /> • Concerned that runoff chemicals, etc harm waterways Indicators of Water Quality: Visible garbage, oil slicks,
<br /> dead wildlife and current quality Efforts to Improve EQ: About right Obstacles to Restoration:
<br /> • Amazon Creek offers a safe, clean accessible area for kids and adults to explore and learn; Indicators of
<br /> Water Quality: Diversity of species, native species, clear water; Efforts to Improve: Too Little Obstacles to
<br /> Restoration: Much stewardship is on a volunteer basis; Luckily, we a strong volunteer force in Eugene but the
<br /> City should be more involved.
<br /> • The quality of the waterways affects all of the #4 questions that I agree with. Indicators of Water Quality:
<br /> aquatic animals, aerated water, clear, not invasive plants or destructive wild life, looks natural
<br /> • Amazon Creek flows through the neighborhoods, into Fern Ridge, into the Long Tom, into the Willamette - we
<br /> MUST have a healthy Willamette Indicators of Water Quality: diverse native plants and wildlife throughout
<br /> the year, absence of trash and contaminants, natural banks and channels; Efforts to Improve EQ: Too little
<br /> Obstacles to Restoration: Under appreciation of the value of these resources, not enough regular clean-up
<br /> efforts, lack of funding for restoring the Amazon to it's original native banks
<br /> • Its one tiny planet, clean water, strong balanced eco-system; No garbage/toxic runoff
<br /> • The ability to interact with the streams would be very nice. I don't think it is safe to do so now.
<br /> • Ability to support native wildlife and safe to swim in (if large enough)
<br /> • I would guess money
<br /> • A community understanding of the importance of the waterway health
<br /> • Funding, public awareness and opinion ,
<br /> • Concerned that runoff chemicals, etc. harm waterways
<br /> • Visible garbage, oil slicks, dead wildlife and current quality
<br /> • Plant and wildlife health, clean water, lack of pollution and litter
<br /> • Funding, public awareness and opinion
<br /> • Healthy waterways mean healthy community
<br /> • Because it has a direct impact on water quality, wildlife habitat, recreational and aesthetic value
<br /> • If it ever floods, it'll flood my rental! I hope the water will not be toxic; Also, I love seeing the (little) wildlife
<br /> supported by Amazon Creek, and wish there were more. If the quality of the water decreases there will be
<br /> fewer animals living off of it.
<br /> • The quality of the waterways affects all of the #4 questions that I agree with
<br /> • Concerned that runoff chemicals, etc harm waterways
<br /> • Our primary interest in the waterways is the natural habitat and wildlife
<br /> • Wildlife habitat near urban areas
<br /> • Amazon Creek flows through the neighborhoods, into Fern Ridge, into the Long Tom, into the Willamette
<br /> - We must have a healthy Willamette
<br /> • I am concerned about sustainable land use and restoring what we can to a naturally functioning state
<br /> • The environmental quality of the waterways are important in that it adds a certain degree of integrity to the
<br /> waterway; In the absence of high environmental quality, the waterways are just that ways for water; I
<br /> believe the urban community as a whole benefits from incorporating nature into their lives. These waterways
<br /> represent one of the incorporations
<br /> • We drink from our waterways;. If we kill our rivers, we will kill our civilization
<br /> • Clean Water
<br /> • We're all downstream health of waterways impacts us all
<br /> • Part of the environment in which we live and exist
<br /> • Resources not available to be privately owned are always exploited by narrow interests that have no care
<br /> or responsibility for the care of a resource; When is the last time you heard about timber loss to wild fire on
<br /> International paper of Georgia Pacific Timberland?
<br /> • Clean water is extremely important to salmon, other wildlife and aquatic organisms; Because waterways
<br /> are connected, polluted water in one place often mean contamination of larger waterbodies including the
<br /> Willamette; Some of these larger waterbodies are home to Endangered Salmon; The City has a legal
<br /> responsibility to take measures to insure that Endangered Salmon are protected
<br /> • Healthy waterways means healthy community
<br /> • The ability to interact with the streams would be very nice, I don't think it is safe to do so now
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<br /> 16 Metro Waterways Study -Citizen Involvement Summary Report -March 2005
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