Victoria Airport Authority Annual Report 2012

ENVIRONMENT
Reay Creek Diversion Channel
VAA has been working with volunteers, the Town of Sidney and local groups, including
Sidney Anglers and Peninsula Streams Society, to restore Reay Creek, which runs through
the airport’s east industrial area before draining into Bazan Bay .
As part of its efforts to restore the habitat and reduce the flow of historic pollutants
from airport land into the stream, VAA completed construction of a new 200-metre-long
diversion channel for Reay Creek in 2012 . This $232,000 project included the installation
of a spill gate and a wetland complex with aquatic habitat features to improve stormwater
quality within the channel . It will divert stormwater drainage around the existing creek
channel, which has been transformed into a bio-remediation wetland .
Ten Ten Creek
In 2012, VAA improved a number of storm drainage areas along Ten Ten Creek .
VAA was pleased to learn that several cutthroat trout and three-spined stickleback fish
were discovered during the summer creek inspection . Common thought was that the
creek was incapable of sustaining fish life due to historical contamination . VAA continues
to pursue initiatives that improve stormwater quality, reduce runoff and create opportunities
for fish habitat in Ten Ten Creek .
Photo credit: Alessandro Roethel
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