May 04, 2021 - 5:00 PM Tolko has agreed to halt its logging and road construction plans for an area above a creek that supplies more than half of the water for Greater Vernon. The cut block was 500 metres above the’s Duteau Creek water intake and the Regional District of the North Okanagan recently asked Tolko to alter their plans. The Duteau Creek water intake supplies 60% of the water for Greater Vernon, and Tolko’s proposed logging activity is on top of a steep slope right above this vital source of water, the regional district said. Removing many trees and disturbing land at the top of a steep slope can lead to geotechnical instability. Engineering staff and a hydrologist retained by the RDNO are very concerned about the potential that logging activity and the remaining semi-cleared land on this specific block could lead to the water system being damaged by a landslide or debris torrent. Based on the current information available, the risk to water qu
Area near Duteau Creek watershed no longer slated for logging, Tolko says - Vernon News
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