Direct Testimony of Thomas M. Hildebrand - Consumer Advocate ...

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WEST UIROINIA
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The streams and creeks that form the South Branch of the
Columbia - in the
watershed Sixteen million
people live, work, and play
Allegheny Plateau around Franklin and Petersburg, West
Vtrginia, while the Potomac forms the dividing line between
the Mountain State and Maryland from the North Branch east
into the rolling land of the Panhandle around Martinsburg,
Shepherdstown, Charles Town, and Harpers Ferry, where the
Shenandoah meets the Potomac. This beautiful area IS well-
approximately 11,684 miles
of shoreline. Fifty major
tributaries pour water into
the Chesapeake every day.
for tributaries like The Trough (a spectacular gorge on the
South Branch), the Lost River, and the Cacapon River.
While tourism is a major contributor to this part of West
Virginia, agriculture has grown tremendously in recent years,
Chesapeake Bay provides
food, water, cover, and
nesting or nursery areas to
more than 3,000 migratory
and resident wlidlife species.
the already-pressured Potomac downstream. For more information, call CBF's Virginia
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