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Aquatic Monitoring and Electrofishing

Post author:BF
Post published:September 9, 2021
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Have you spotted our staff out in local creeks and streams and wondered what they are doing? Although they may look a bit like they are ghost-busting, they are actually…

Managing Phragmites at HCA Areas

Post author:BF
Post published:August 26, 2021
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HCA staff have recently been working on managing invasive Phragmites at Valens Lake and Fletcher Creek by removing them through the cut-to-drown and spading method. Why are Phragmites a problem?…

West Nile Virus in Hamilton

Post author:BF
Post published:August 19, 2021
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This week, a cluster of mosquitos trapped in Hamilton have tested positive for West Nile Virus, leading the medical officer of health to move the risk in Hamilton from moderate…

Japanese Knotweed Control

Post author:Tim Keeley
Post published:June 18, 2021
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If you have been out visiting the Copetown Summit Bog parking lot along the rail trail recently, you will have noticed that our staff have been busy at work removing…

Aquatic Monitoring and Electrofishing

Managing Phragmites at HCA Areas

West Nile Virus in Hamilton

Japanese Knotweed Control

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	Normal No low water conditions exist.
	Level 1 Water users are asked to voluntarily reduce consumption by 10 percent. Precipitation totals are less than 80 percent of long-term averages and/or 30-day average streamflows are less than 100 / 70 percent (springtime / otherwise) of the minimum of the long-term average monthly flows for summer months.
	Level 2 Water users are asked to voluntarily reduce consumption by 20 percent. Precipitation totals are less than 60 percent of long-term averages and/or 30-day average streamflows are less than 70 / 50 percent (springtime / otherwise) of the minimum of the long-term average monthly flows for summer months.
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