Cheuey and Teresa were testing on Nov 4th 2014.  There is plenty of water in the creeks now with some turbidity, but nothing over the top.  All results were good, tho Piercy at Willemar Outfall was a little warmer than provincial recommendations.  The recent rain has provided enough flow for spawners to make their way […]

On Tuesday, 28th October 2014, water quality testing was cancelled as high winds made entering the forests dangerous. Our woods contain old trees which can fall in this weather. The creeks were also running high – an added danger for those going down slippery banks to test the water. However, a visual check was made at […]

Cheuey, Sheila and Steve went testing today.  Rain had not been heavy overnight and so the creeks were at moderate height and relatively clear flowing. All test results were within testing guidelines.  The Copperfield wetland must have replenished as  Tributary 11 at Copperfield was running again. Heavy rain for the rest of the day probably […]

Steph and Cheuey went out testing on a cloudy damp day after 2 days of light rain.  The Copperfield site was still dry, but Piercy was flowing well at all other sites. Piercy at Marsden was  turbid and oxygen was low. At River Meadows the Piercy main stem had a higher pH than is acceptable […]

Linda Cheu and Steph tested on 9th September. Results were fine, where there was water, except for a very low oxygen situation in Piercy Creek at River Meadows and high water temperature at the Willemar Outfall. The pool at Piercy Creek Estates and Cumberland Road still had some flow keeping the oxygen levels up and […]

  Millard Piercy Water Quality Testing Sept 2nd 2014.   Steph, Sheila and Linda C. tested in light rain today . There had not been enough rain to effect the creeks at testing time. All sites were in good shape. The water levels were still low, but there was a slight increase in flow from […]

Results here: MPWS Water testing Aug 19 2014 Water Quality Testing on 19th August 2014. An international team performed the testing on the waters of the Millard-Piercy system, representing Honk Kong, UK, US and Canada. Although water levels are quite low everywhere, the quality was generally good, except for two locations. 1) At Piercy Creek at […]

MPWS SUMMER UPDATE Hello stewards, This is just to keep everyone up to date with MPWS plans and activities during these summer months Water Monitoring. Sheila and the team will start water quality testing again in the fall, on the 5 week schedule.Thanks to Bill, Terry and Linda for their support.Contact Sheila for more details. […]

Today was the start of the 5 week summer testing period. Sheila, Linda M., Steph and Linda C. spent Tuesday morning testing the waters of the Millard Piercy system. With the recent dry weather the water levels were on the low side, but Millard and its Side Channel and Trib 1 of Piercy still had […]

                        2014 MILLARD-PIERCY SMOLT COUNTING SUMMARY   Smolt counting fences were installed on Millard and Piercy creeks on April 16 and removed on June 13.  Volunteers counted coho smolts and fry as well as other fish once per day starting April 17.  A sample of […]

The water was  low in Piercy Creek and its tributaries when we did the water testing at the end of May, the last test for this Spring.  Only Trib 1 had a good volume of water. At the Willemar Outfall there were lots of fry, but the PH was low, 6.16,  and there was barely […]