37th Edition
April 2019
Newsome Creek Watershed Action Group Puts Focus on Spring
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south of Sorrento coming down from Black By Barbra Fairclough Mountain where the 2009 wildfire occurred. On March 28th large clumps of soil It has a total catchment area of 18km2. sloughed from the sides of the ravine on (Newsome Creek Erosion Report) Newsome Creek and blocked the stream At a community meeting on January 22, flow. Subsequently a tree fell into the creek. The soil clumps remain in the creek and the 2019 at the Sorrento Memorial Hall hosted by the CSRD and Newsome Creek Action stream flow is adapting around it. Mark Group, ten speakers presentHemmingson of the ed details and addressed Newsome Creek Waterquestions from the over 80 shed Action Group attending. (NCWAG) says the curAt this January meeting, rent situation is very dyTerry Langlois, Team Leadnamic. er Utilities, CSRD spoke to NCWAG is a group water turbidity and boil waof concerned citizens after advisories that have been fected by the damage imposed as a result. done by Newsome “On most normal days in Creek. Their focus is Sorrento turbidity is about .2 “To ensure repairs are NTU (Nephelometric Turdone to properties, roads bidity Units). During freshet and water resources in it might rise to .8 NTU. the Sorrento area of BritVery rarely does it go over ish Columbia by advo1. In an event (freshet) on cating for quality waterNewsome Creek the turbidished management”. ty is above 10 NTU.” Mark Hemmingson Further stream bank eroof the NCWAG says it is sion continues to be very important people realize likely especially in spring the connection between 2019 when higher stream the turbidity they see in Fallen soil clumps in Newsome flows are anticipated. the water and the issues Creek blocking steam flow. Tree NCWAG website sumassociated with it. straddling Newsome Creek fell Newsome Creek Wa- from east side to the west side of marizes concisely the issues revolving around water intershed originates on the Newsome Creek clinging to sides of the ravine. take. flanks of Black MounPhoto Credit - Mark Hemmingson tain and covers the area (Continued on page 3)