acknowledged as the most pressing challenge to the restoration of waterbodies and aquatic ecosystems nationwide."

The runoff also increases temperatures in streams, harming fish and other organisms. (A sudden burst of runoff from a rainstorm can cause a fish-killing shock of hot water.) Also, road salt used to melt snow on sidewalks and roadways can contaminate streams and groundwater aquifer.

One of the most pronounced effects of

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