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Modification, whether natural or artificial, was the second concern. 

 This would include drainage ditches used for pest control, impound- 

 ments for water supply, and fill for residential development. Related 

 to this, and to some degree involving it, would be the problems cre- 

 ated by indiscriminate and too rapid development and by improper land 

 management. These concerns were expressed in terms of upriver as 

 well as estuarine activities. 



Jurisdictional and legal questions were also mentioned as being of 

 concern, especially as the lead various authorities to a reluctance 

 to take action and a tendency to complain that nobody is doing any- 

 thing. The need to resolve these questions, and those related to the 

 lack of planning criteria for coping with conflicting use demands, is 

 critical . 



The destruction of natural resources despite conservation efforts 

 was a source of uneasiness for a number of witnesses, as was the re- 

 lated loss of marine food potential and consequent depression of the 

 seafood industry. 



Related to the shipping and water supply values was concern about 

 phenomena reducing these uses — obstruction, salinity intrusion, 

 and tidal and current alterations. 



Because recreation was cited as a prime estuarine use, the thought of 

 the destruction of its potential through health hazards, stagnant 



