About the site:
1) the water table is 4>5' down.
2) the site is part of an alluvial Flood plain
3) The Clearwater River used to run through the site.
About the proposal:
Nothing is yet known. If it is a wet pit, dewatering will release large amounts of water/silt into Stauffer. If the pit is dry, water releases may not be needed.
About Stauffer Creek:
It is the only decent spring creek in Alberta. It is located within 2.5 hours or less from 2,500,000 people. Most of the mileage is public land and can be accessed by you and me. It does have noted hatches like brown and green drakes. Brown trout exceed 27" in some areas. Brook trout exist in the headwater areas. Over the past 40 years, thousands of $'s and hundreds of man days of effort has hauled Stauufer back from the brink of being just another agri-sewer.
Is Stauffer worth the effort. Guess that depends on the person. I know what my vote has been with the hundreds of hours and my money that has been spent on the creek.
Don
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