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"'Impaired' waters not worrisome to Virginia" (Metropolitan, Wednesday) began, "The public should not be alarmed by a report showing that nearly two-thirds of rivers and streams monitored by the state are polluted, a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) official said yesterday."
I am glad that the Virginia General Assembly and Gov. Tim Kaine do not share DEQ's view, having just appropriated more than $280 million for water-quality improvement projects across the commonwealth. This is the largest dedication of clean-water funding in Virginia's history. With all due respect to DEQ, water pollution data clearly show these funds are critically needed.See the full content of this document
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Cleaning Up the Bay
Should Virginians or DEQ be satisfied to recreate in polluted rive...
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