One way we protect water is through the watershed.The watershed reduces the pollutants reaching the reservoirs.They hold the water sources that provide 30 percent of our customers with drinking water.That's over 600,000 people.For many years, we have issued permits to allow limited recreational use of the watershed. 2.________ It's a quiet, beautiful area away from urban stress and traffic.And

　　we use it ourselves and other activities to promote water and environmental awareness.

　　3．________ Last year, the WSSC issued new regulations with new restrictions impacting all users, including closing the watershed a month earlier in the fall and opening it a month later in the spring.We also limited horseback riding to the access roads.Our goal was and is to protect the watershed.

　　A very small but vocal group felt we should have consulted them first.Perhaps afterwards we should have.But I do want to make one thing very clear.

　　4.________ But we cannot allow the interests of a tiny group to override (不理会) the well­being of the WSSC customers who drink the water from those reservoirs. There must be a balance.

　　5．________ So we hired a consultant to gather data, gather input from watershed users, and assess the condition of the watershed.We also asked them to look at our operations and management practices and provide the WSSC with findings and recommendations on how to make improvements.

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