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Farmland erosion is filling Coralville lake
Rich Patterson
Dec. 1, 2021 4:37 pm
Izabela Zaluska's recent article about silt filling Coralville Lake is well written and important but tells only half of the story. The reservoir is filling with topsoil washing in from upstream farmland. Erosion fouls rivers and reservoirs and threatens the future of food.
Rich Patterson
Cedar Rapids
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