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3 <br /> increase sediment loading to the streams and lake. <br /> EPA has named sediment as the number one <br /> surface water pollutant. The increased sediment <br /> load will cause fish to move out of the area, and <br /> some species of benthic macro invertebrates will <br /> die off. It's worth mentioning that the lake at <br /> Blackwood Farm Park is now a popular fishing <br /> hale. <br /> Second, the disc golf course would be in close <br /> proximity to a popular hiring trail, creating a <br /> dangerous situation for hikers. <br /> At many locations, hikers would crass the golf <br /> course or hike adjacent to the course. when <br /> approaching a crossing, hikers would be advised <br /> by signage to look before crossing the course. But <br /> disc golfers throw heavy discs long distances. <br /> Hikers could get hit with those discs as they loop <br /> to see if a disc has been thrown. Hikers could also <br /> 1 <br /> be hit by discs that are thrown off course, carried <br /> off course by wind, or hit by discs that strike a tree <br /> and veer off course. <br /> An internet search has confirmed that injuries to <br /> the public do occur at disc golf courses. <br /> 2 Perhaps the most notorious example was reported <br /> 3 <br />