The site of the investigation
is fictitious Ramford County which is home to a large old
city with an industrial history, surrounded by suburban sprawl;
agricultural (farm and fruit orchard) land uses; and large
tracks of undeveloped state and federal forest land. Ramford,
the large city, is bordered on three sides by the Ramford
River which once provided the power to run all the early industry.
The Ramford River watershed provides drinking water to most
of the residents of the state. Upstream from Ramford its waters
have been dammed into large reservoirs. As the river approaches
the City input of chemicals from point and non-point sources
have degraded water quality; and development has altered the
natural habitat.
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