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49 <br />JUN 8197 <br />6 <br />• <br />i, <br />E. <br />pnrts ��Ex <br />f /-/--77 <br />Of.Developin' <br />Land <br />I �' GAINESVILLE (UPI) and evaluation manuel for <br />site an area of vegetation, nals In Dade, Broward and <br />o University of. Florida wetlands development. <br />providing privacy and a Palm Beach counties, 4 <br />j t hydraullc engineers have "Curves in canals or <br />natural setting. which have been described E <br />1 developed a land manage- natural rivers set up cur- <br />•In the wide, shallow ca- as open sewers, could also <br />ment master plan allowing rents which carry oxygen <br />nals sunlight can reach the be revitalized. <br />builders to turn coastal wet- from the surface to life on <br />bottom so that plants can "Artificial roughness <br />• lands into expensive water- the bottom," Christensen <br />produce oxygen in the elements can be installed <br />front property without up- said. <br />water. One-celled animals j <br />the bottom to affect f s <br />:• setting the environment. "We've designed a spi- <br />need the oxygen to remove. <br />water flow as the curves <br />w <br />i Techniques developed ral-shaped development <br />nutrients (pollutants) from <br />would, stirring up the <br />r by the scientists when they with a boat basin in the <br />the water. <br />water so oxygen reaches <br />prepared the maser plan middle that we'd love to see <br />Thej <br />The OF study is being <br />the bottom," Christensen <br />l <br />also might prove useful in somebody adopt. With all <br />for the Florida <br />revitalizing many of the the curves in the same di- <br />Departments of Environ-d <br />stagnant, dead-end canals rection, the cleaning action <br />mental Regulation, Natural "The bottoms could also <br />that lace South Florida. generated by the tides <br />Resources. Pollution Con- be raised. Some of these ca- <br />The plan calls for steal- should be very good." <br />trot and Transporation. nals are 25 feet deep and <br />low, windy waterways with The OF scientists' plan <br />With a few alterations, there's no reason for them <br />• <br />mangrove-lined sloping staggers wooden boat docks <br />according to the scientists,' to be more than five to <br />{ banks, which researchers so that each dock is oppo-.• <br />many of the stagnant ca- eight feet deep." <br />{ say could actually improve <br />the efficiency with which <br />salt water wetlands incu- <br />bate sea life and freshwater <br />pools filter water for the <br />underground supply of <br />drinking water. <br />"It will cost a little <br />more but developers can <br />give nature back more than <br />they take away," MmL <br />CLir_'wgtensen, head of the <br />student-faculty research <br />team said Tuesday. <br />The team, whose work <br />Is sponsored by a grant <br />from a state Board of Re- <br />gents program that puts <br />university re-Anerchers to <br />t <br />= work solving slk-cific prob- <br />lems for state agetwicx, is <br />r. <br />preparing a utnal dchign <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT COMMISSIONER SIEBERT HAS DISCUSSED <br />THIS WITH HUGH RUSSELL, CHAIRMAN OF <br />THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT CITIZENS <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN IT. <br />COUNTY PLANNER BRENNAN INFORMED <br />THE BOARD THAT PROFESSOR <br />CHRISTENSEN IS WILLING TO COME DOWN <br />IF INVITED. HE NOTED THAT THE PRO— <br />FESSOR AND HIS TEAM OFANIVERSITY OF <br />FLORIDA HYDRAULIC ENGINEERS ARE EM— <br />PLOYED BY THE STATE AND SUCH PROJECTS COULD BE DONE WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, <br />HE NOTED THAT THIS PLAN WOULD INCLUDE THE TIDELANDS ON THE RIVER, AND THEY <br />HAVE COME UP WITH CERTAIN TECHNIQUES <br />THAT WILL ALLOW CANALS TO BE BUILT. <br />MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT THESE TECHNIQUES <br />ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT THEN THE LAND <br />CAN..BE DEVELOPED UNDER THIS CRITERIA <br />AND BE REMOVED FROM THE LAND TAKING" <br />49 <br />JUN 8197 <br />6 <br />