Restoration of Kurome River (Higashikurume City, Tokyo / Asaka City, Saitama)

In the high-growth period, human sewage was fed into this river and the water quality was extremely deteriorated. In recent years, however, due to improvement of the surrounding sewer network in addition to many springs, the water quality has been improved greatly.
In the downstream area of Saitama Prefecture, this area is used as a water-attracting park because the bank protection work is small scale and the water-attracting qualities are high. In particular, in the downstream area in the north of Niiza City, many people enjoy fishing and the tranquil Musashino landscape is preserved as there is no residential area. In the upstream site of Higashikurume City, Tokyo, a cycling road has been built on either bank, where many people enjoy walking.

By JRRN事務局 | Category: Community and urban river restoration,Kanto | Comment(0) | Trackback(0) |
Date: 2009.01.05 16:12