▁which ▁formerly ▁compr ised ▁the ▁old ▁military ▁road ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁ ▁water ▁pipeline ▁across ▁the ▁county . ▁The ▁Water ▁Author ity ▁also ▁proposed ▁cutting ▁a ▁tren ch ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁lay ▁the ▁pipeline ▁beneath ▁the ▁river bed . ▁T unn eling ▁and ▁direction al ▁b oring ▁were ▁ruled ▁out ▁as ▁prohib it ively ▁expensive . ▁The ▁pipeline ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁because ▁water ▁supplies ▁needed ▁by ▁heavy ▁resident ial ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁were ▁heavily ▁de ple ted ▁and ▁highly ▁cont amin ated . ▁The ▁Water ▁Author ity ▁changed ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁pipeline ▁to ▁avoid ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁bridge ▁ab ut ments , ▁and ▁the ▁pipeline ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁$ 8 0 ▁million ▁pipeline ▁opened ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Rec re ational ▁activities ▁on ▁the ▁Dev ils ▁River ▁A ▁state ▁camp ground , ▁the ▁Dev ils ▁River ▁Camp ground , ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Dev ils ▁River ▁near ▁Richard ▁J . ▁Dr um ▁Memorial ▁Forest . ▁ ▁A ▁ ▁Dev ils ▁River ▁State ▁Rec re ational ▁Tra il ▁is ▁being ▁built ▁alongside ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁provide ▁recre ational ▁h ik ing ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁river . ▁The ▁trail ▁will ▁take ▁h ik ers ▁near ▁the ▁Dev ils ▁River ▁Cross ing , ▁a ▁noted ▁ford ▁where ▁rail road ▁tr est le ▁brid ges ▁tower ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁C alk ins , ▁Hir am .