Problems with pollutants and erosion are a result of overcrowding that comes with population growth and greatly increased play on & near the river. We all should remember that the river was here long before any humans, and will likely be here 100s of generations to come. While here, it is our responsibility as citizens and lovers of these waters to keep the river clean. We just haven’t been doing that real well. Thus, rules to live by simply to protect the river from us, for us.