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- the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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- the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 25 May. 2022.
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