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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