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Work underway as drought raises concern for fish in Cowichan River

  VICTORIA Tuesday will mark 41 days since Vancouver Island has seen any measurable amount of rain, and that is drying up rivers in the Cowichan Valley. Work is underway to rebuild the banks of the Cowichan River after heavy winter rainfalls eroded them away. With the banks eroded, homes are vulnerable to flooding when waterflows are high. Dredging work will also be done to remove sedimentation from the river s floor. That work is to help save the upcoming salmon run. We’re losing pool habitat, quite simply. It’s a place for adult salmon to hold as they’re getting ready to go up the system, said Tim Kulchyski, a biologist with Cowichan Tribes.

Catalyst wants required minimum water flows into Cowichan River reduced

But at that rate, there would not be enough water into September, said Brian Houle, manager of environment for Catalyst Paper. That’s why the company is asking the provincial and federal government to allow the minimum flow to go as low as 4.5 cubic metres per second. If the minimum allowed flow isn’t dropped, Houle predicts there would be close to zero flow by summer’s end. Fisheries watchers around the province are concerned about the impact the drought will have on salmon. By now, most of the young salmon smolts have left the Cowichan River for marine waters, Houle said, although there could be some stragglers.

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