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Coldwater River Backwater Restoration - Management of natural wetland

The downstream limb of the northern bendway has filled with sediment to the point that it supports a dense growth of wetland vegetation
The natural wetland was modified by adding water control structures
The efficiency of pesticide trapping measured during an artificial runoff event in June 2007
Retention of sediment and nutrients in managed wetland