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The stream, with its water power and valley, were important to the development of Cincinnati. Then, for a time, the steep hillsides that surround the creek limited expansion and gave impetus to the free growth of surrounding communities that were over that barrier. Finally, inclined railed lifts solved the problem, before trucks and automobiles eliminated it. POLLUTION PROBLEM Over a half million people live in its drainage basin. Canalization by the Army Corp Of Engineers has added to sewage and run off problems caused by intense urbanization. Industrial plants, including those of Procter & Gamble , Formica , and the Ford Motor Company , line the creek's banks. Its drainage comes from over 30 Jurisdictions (towns, cities, and townships) and includes five Superfund sites. In 1992 the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency conducted a water quality and biological survey of Mill Creek. They found high levels of Lead and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon s in creek sediments, aquatic organisms were found to be pollution tolerant, and high levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) were found in fish tissue. Canalization to prevent flooding was shown to have adversely affected habitat for aquatic life. SEE ALSO REFERENCE
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