The stream's quality as a mirror comes forward again. In a way often invisible, the river takes on the qualities of the land around it. A recent communication from the local water company, firmly based in the Ottauquechee watershed, pointed out, "The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers... . As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity."
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