Threats, Challenges, and Flooding in Scotts Run
Most of the challenges and threats I see for Scotts Run can be sourced back to the major development of the area. Percent of Impervious surfaces is growing, frequency of flooding has increased, and streams can not handle the volume of water being discharged from the impervious surfaces and stormwater system. There are other sub-threats that would compound on top of the major threats. These include decreased water quality, eutrophication, loss of soils, and impact of fish populations. Below are slides that go further into detail on these issues:
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