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| | DWRC - Delaware Water Concerns |
 | | Delaware has more than 2,509 miles of rivers and streams, and 2,954 acres of lakes and ponds that have been classified using the federal Clean Water Act's rating system of designated uses (such as drinking water supply, swimming, fishing, etc.). |
 | | Finally, physical habitat of 87% of Delaware's nontidal perennial streams is degraded due to several factors including increases in impervious surfaces as a result of urban land uses in the Piedmont, and stream channelization to improve drainage on agricultural lands in the Coastal Plain. |
 | | Ground water in Delaware is impacted by nitrate contamination, particularly in the agricultural areas of Kent and Sussex counties. |
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