Road Salt and Salmon update
Preliminary data shows chloride contamination occurs in other locations than Stoney Creek Data downloaded from three Zentra dataloggers shows responses to freezing weather events. In the graph above, air temperature is approximated by the temperature inside the...Raw sewage in Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek in the news George Kovacic , one of our members, has been instrumental in getting the multi-jurisdictional technical committee to study the issue about raw sewage spills from Coquitlam into Stoney Creek. This week raw sewage flowing into Stoney Creek was...STONEY CREEK ROAD SALT AND SALMON PROJECT
Stoney Creek Road Salt and Salmon Project aims to identify the extent of road salt contamination in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and support academic research into the effect of road salt on Coho salmon. We hope this will eventually lead to salt being classed as a toxic substance requiring a licence to apply it.
Fall water measuring results
When the sun comes out, the salt levels in the creek rise. When it rains, the salt is diluted and the conductivity values drop. Over the years, winter levels appear to be rising: Historical water...