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Gravel pits not the only
Coquitlam River threat

Gravel operations

no} only river theca?

sCootinucd from Page 1} _ “This property ts ati and then tere Teally Be requested a Ruarenteed = More strincenth enferced,
; . watercwurse ist first get Jeaced by the provincial Proliess, Molnviran flow — to nig Muththe ade fares wed ote
Low water, natural erosion, — departmentlikes to tackle bus eben ativer [s straightened,’ permission from the fisheries government, and Wey sheuld “WW create a flushing korahd e, Move en tao years Leer

logineg and channehzaten of
the Caqnitlam Rover
contributed to tts gradual
destructinn a3 # major fish
Producer in the Lower
Mainland.

Maasive gravel operations
along the banvs of the river

of alt diily to the river, but
other facters ate involved ta

until the pullution from gravel
operations as cut down,” he

fcomenen|
Parucwerly on the lower

portion of the siver,
channelecauon has atso cut

ee
hy IUDIESTEENES
Catambtan Still Me porter
sSccwnd of two parts.)

said Mr. Lanver,

Pools and mffe acess are
needed for optimum fish
production, “The river should
ke allowed to wander,” he
added.

Logcing operations arcund
the upper reaches of the river
affect the hydrolary cf the
area, and the resultint rapd
tanvif increases sediment
levels.

Service, neled Mr, Langer,
Uewever fast stunmer the

Greater Vancouver Hevonat

Severage anid Drainage

Spawcing fish,

Mr. Otway is president of
the Sawer Mainland Willife
Asceciatinn, as well aa an
executive member of the Part

eristre poligdontuntrol belee
they renew these leases," he
clainied.

Ne clatried also that
Colunitia Vitulsthte, south of
the Cohiny Fann operation of
Essrahile, conte iiutes have
Toads of silt frore washing
operation.

“The cumpany hats leence
foure water froin the civer but
bs suppered to treyele it and

action down the Bible and
Oh all hints of seduneat into
the river,” he sand,

Control of the river's (law
Nes partially with HC. EE dro,
al Duilt the eriginal tam
on Gepottin lake, at the
searer of the sliver, atent tig,

Several oihctaries Row into
the river beluw the dim and
alen have sone effnt on the
amount af water In the

Tewevee, Mr. Laneer
elnntt it law waice in he
Heer, putea arly at certain
Umer tf the year, ise
prodicen

Mle estimatet that BC.
Uystee por
Wage

eh He chim,
Diop epiw ning he
Baid, Wit fiw deals te 108

these ate shift primary
coneeins

Prope vithes ferk, as
outlined by the fe terieg
Merve, Rere ate Ed an the
irinenitice arepert avec os
Fehabititatron sag
feclar stien of ereasaticn
Mets lereriv ge

Ase aca Ce eaters of
Coqatt ses ard Port

. i —— fs. andit Hy shoe Cragin arpe ried 9 tae
on othe 1 te ire manly th Greene Chief engineer for the Uibutaries run theaph Jack Gee selling, ponte, channel abet is we F should be man intee-rsanacepal
laa ae wwe Hirer Mh soen on fish production, be oe ny eh romnonned GVRED, Doug Markay, said Gee Iie ‘ete ak aglesendeta flows into the Ane. tye sprieunan Probe manth at envorenvestsle

+ fanc, . a uh.s 7 5 cintes a °
Y asld. iclieve they have yet been (tls quite passitte that gravel one runs Uvomh that of ver. When the eorration ig |B ou e Ws Sytemter when

Natural erosion ord silting
As a majee problem in u

Channellzation often
termoves the cover on either

proven @ problem,
The Coquilam River Is

was taken fron a wibutary

» ‘last summer, as the board was

closed down the civer runs
cleaner there,” he said.

company’s water heence does
fot specly a minimum

Spawning berine, bul ihe
Water is low bevauce cf the

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on 2 in S86 " Ruaranternt flow to be atoned ” So regi ”
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Botovist Otte carver feels Cus velocity of the river. cecevate eae teat ° “Usually the gravelis taken ; aM concern es Olay “tren tn We sunenee ena the Aildovgh | spasning MM the we
be partly alleviated. “There is usually an 0 per et LS from above the high water t de wil a the sun hs fuck te Sanuasy, tery of the toa
can See GRAVEL, Pages S008 Lie whole hitiside will be Kiver channel ls Rearly dep.
“However, I dont thick Use cent drop in fish production mark, however," be cald bare Hf the water board all FY fanell In adien sulle send tg mre
. . “The wsuel procedure is fo gat these operstlone. te “7 The Slylco spokesman anid famlun an adequte water Werecer,
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