From the Delta County Independent (Hank Lohmeyer):
The plan was compiled with input from area water providers and other domestic water stakeholders in the Surface Creek and Ward Creek drainages. The purpose of the plan is to identify the domestic water supply point sources so they can be protected from possible contamination by currently known and possible future threats. The plan focuses on using informed project planning, incident response, inter agency communication, and other measures. It is generally agreed that the biggest threat to pristine, mountain raw water supplies in the two drainages is from wild land fire that would have devastating consequences on the local watershed.
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