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Major
siltation problems during the mid-2000's at the rapidly recovering
Russell Lake inspite of all the commitments made by regulators
Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax (SWCSMH)
............ with special
recognition of the Russell Lake Residents Association (RLRA) and it's
predecessor and/or its affiliate, the Harbour East Friends of the
Environment Society; the latter first approached us on March 21, 2005
Updated:
February 15, 2020
Note: The photographs (and related info)
were provided to us by local stakeholders; only a minute selection of photos are included here
out of scores sent by them
Contents:
- Photos here are mostly related to siltation events during significant construction in the watershed:
- Photograph from year-2005 (looking towards the west, Circumferential Highway)
- Photograph from year-2006, same direction as the one in year-2005
- 2 photographs from early Fall of 2007, different views
- Note: Even after the lake clears up as a result of
natural flushing, there is no (scientific) guarantee that the ecosystem
has been restored to the undisturbed state; this especially applies to the sensitive zoobenthos
Year-2005 (looking towards the west, Circumferential Highway)
Year-2006, same direction as the one in year-2005
2 photographs from early Fall of 2007, different views
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