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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