Conclusion

Sediments are non-living particles that are carried by the flow of the water to different places. Sediment can be: gravel, silt, rock, and sand. Precipitation erodes the land which maintains beaches, mud flats, and salt marshes. When ever the currents pulls sand away from beaches, the current coming back in deposits more sand which is a continuing cycle. This is called dynamic balance.

But there is a problem with sediment. There can be too much sediment. Construction and runoff are two major ways that sediments are carried into the waterways. When all of the sediment gets into the water it becomes foggy and clogged up. This prevents the regular amount of sunlight from entering the water which makes it so plants and some organisms can’t live there. This is a growing environmental problem. Construction sites can deposit more sediment into a waterway than would normally be deposited in many decades. When there are dams in the waterways the current carries the sediment to the dam, but when the current reaches the dam the water can’t flow any further and the sediment is dropped. When this happens the sediment builds up, but can’t reach the beaches to replace lost sand. This will slowly cause the beaches and marshes to disappear, along with the organisms that live there.

To keep this environmental problem from growing, the town of Basgo should consider building the housing developments further inland to prevent runoff from reaching the esuary. If the town would like to have the houses on the edge of the water they should make some kind of barrier to keep sediment from flowing into the river.