Guiding Questions  

1. What is acid precipitation?

2. What are causes of acid precipitation? What are the point-source and non point-source contributors to acid precipitation for Ramford County?

3. Where are the high concentrations of acid precipitation in Ramford County?  What are the trends over time for pH levels of surface-water and precipitation in Ramford County? What are the reasons for differences?

4.  What is the cost of mitigating acid precipitation?  How do these costs compare to the benefits?  What are the reasons for the relative costs?  What do you think is the best option and why?

5.  Who is responsible for correcting the problems caused by acid precipitation in Ramford County?  Who has financial responsibility for clean up?  How would you recommend enforcing the responsibility as you have assigned it?

6.  What is the potential economic impact on the different stakeholders in Ramford?  Will it affect one group more than another? Why? How would clean up change the economic impact on each group?  What do you think are the priorities based on the relative impact?

Field Team

Lab Team

Economic Team

Solutions Team