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STORM WATER

Municipalities build and maintain storm sewer systems to drain water runoff from streets.
Almost all storm drains in the Mosquito Creek watershed discharge directly into the streams. A few discharge into Burrard Inlet, a few into the sanitary sewer system.
There are associated problems:
  • Contaminants also flow into the storm drains and streams.
  • Rain water is diverted from ground water reserves.
  • Rapid runoff causes flashy high water levels in the streams, which increases erosion and flushes out fish.
Storm Drain Outfall into Mosquito Creek
Storm drain outfall into Mosquito Creek
Mission/Wagg Creek Storm Water Management Plan
---- main stream
City of North Vancouver
1995
Voluntary
Fish count, mapping, habitat description.
Wagg Creek, Lower Mission Creek