A team at a university in Pennsylvania has concerns about the health of streams in a watershed because of the various land uses in the area. There has been an increase in road repair work, and the area has many dairy farms. Which of the following would be most effective at preventing sediment runoff into the streams of the watershed? * a) Have construction crews steepen the slopes of the valleys of streams near roadwork zones.
b) Maintain zones of grass at least wide on the sides of streams in the area.
c) Construct at least one dam on a stream in the watershed to improve flood control.
d) Shift from dairy farming to corn planted in agricultural fields located within of streams.