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Water Crisis at Chapman Creek Hatchery We have a water crisis at the Chapman Creek hatchery.11:30 Sunday Aug 23. The Chapman Creek hatchery intake pond has just about dried up. In July the SCRD during communications with water stakeholders suggested that the hatchery  move some rocks and put a siphon up the creek to ensure water flows to our intake pond. The SCRD communicated that they were going to further reduce flows to the bare minimum to further conserve water. Hatchery staff constructed…

Stage 4 Water Restrictions Won’t Stop Pink Salmon Pink Salmon are making their way up Chapman Creek oblivious to the stage 4 water restrictions which will come into effect on Thursday Aug 13. This morning Pink Salmon in Davis Bay started to come up Chapman Creek to spawn. The Sunshine Coast Regional District has announced that stage 4 water restrictions will come into effect on Thursday Aug 13th 2015 Under Stage 4 restrictions on the Sunshine Coast, virtually all outdoor watering is…