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| | Partnerships for Watershed and Ground Water Protection in Montana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02) |
 | | Yet where ground water is contaminated, the public is becoming aware that the cost of cleanup is often beyond the financial ability of most communities and, sometimes, even the State of Montana. |
 | | State legislation passed in the past 10 years established or enhanced a variety of regulatory programs for solid waste landfills, underground fuel storage tanks, mines, agricultural chemicals, and several other sources of pollution. |
 | | Further, the alluvial valley aquifers, which are the major source of ground water used by Montanans, naturally fall under the purview of this council because they are intimately connected to the streams which drain the watersheds and provide the baseflow to sustain the streams in late summer and fall. |
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