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. |