The raindrops blown a couple of miles west of our ranch would land in creeks that percolated through the Columbia River system into the Pacific, whereas the water in Feely Creek, our creek, was blessed with the task of traveling a thousand miles more, all the way down to the bayous of Louisiana before spilling through the loamy delta into the Gulf of Mexico.

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The council said the sewage system and the River Clwyd have high levels of water from the recent heavy rains, and the sewage has therefore been heavily diluted.

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And as fish stock increases, so too will wildlife connected to the river system, including otters, water voles and bird life.

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Instead, the living roof acts as a natural filtration system, with excess storm water collecting in retention ponds before flowing into the nearby Rouge River.

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