Thanks to the City of Coquitlam, on February 10, Flowlink Environmental set up a water monitoring system on Hoy Creek near the hatchery.
Flowlink had already been working with Hoy/Scott Watershed Society since the beginning of 2021 providing manual weekly testing, but this new setup provides real-time monitoring and an alert system.
"We're really excited about this new arrangement and hope it will lead to swift results in identifying pollutants and hopefully polluters, resulting in a safer environment for our salmon at the hatchery as well as in the stream," said society president, Robbin Whachell.
Over the years, the hatchery has had several fish kills in the stream as well as a major fish kill in the hatchery.
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Steve of Flowlink on his first bi-weekly visit by the company to ensure all equipment is operating accurately.