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Moving Water to Wildland Fires
Today is #WorldWaterDay, a celebration of this essential resource.
Natural disturbances to forests by wildfire, such as those burning in the Northwest Territories, can adversely affect water supply, water quality, and stream health for years, or even decades, after it occurs. These effects can also be felt much farther downstream at larger basin scales, increasing the likelihood that drinking water treatment processes will be impacted.