Resources

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Longleaf Pine: A Tall Drink of Water

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Healthy, well-managed forests provide the cleanest water of any land use and help keep drinking water safe, reliable, and affordable.

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Economic Benefits of Land Protection

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Quantifying the economic benefits of the Savannah River watershed. Prepared by the Center for Watershed Protection. 

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Economic Benefits Summary

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Evaluating the relationship between upstream land uses and downstream water quality and drinking water treatment costs.

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Preserving Water Quality in the Savannah River

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Protecting the Future of Drinking Water Supply. By Eric Krueger and Neil Jordan of the Nature Conservancy South Carolina Field Office.

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Healthy Forests = Clean Water

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Goals, funding, and partners of the Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water.

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Healthy Forests and Drinking Water

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The importance of healthy forests in providing safe drinking water. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

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Video Resources

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The Forest Filter

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The Forest Water Relationship

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Protecting Drinking Water Sources

The Importance of Forest Owners video

The Importance of Forest Owners

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The Role of Water Utilities

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Landowner-Water Utility Collaboration

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The Future of Drinking Water

Forests and drinking water

Forests & Drinking Water

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