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[sick from false creek]

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/regions/lower_mainland/water_quality/reports/false_creek/figures.pdf

[casualpaddler]

No disrespect taken, however it may be better to review the material you are given before posting links and making some "Chicken Little" claims...

First, the last report that you provided was a 2006 update to a report that examined microbiological data collected in False Creek between 1990 and 2002. Considering that data is almost ten years old, I'm not too sure how relevant it is nowadays since the Creek has changed a lot since then.

Second, if you look carefully at that report the red arrows you claim to indicate continous raw sewage discharge, they are actually Combined Sewer Outfalls (CSOs). During periods of high rain, stormwater runoff raises the levels of flow in the combined sewage system above the capacity of the pipes designed to carry flow to the treatment plant. This excess flow during storm events (a mixture of untreated sewage and stormwater) is then released directly into False Creek through the CSOs. It's hardly "continuous". It may be a bit troubling to know this considering the amount of rain Vancouver gets, however there was no mention of what constitutes a "storm event" and I have some faith in city engineers to design these to accommodate most Vancouver rainy days. Even with the overflow, I think it's a matter of "solution by dilution" when dumped into the Creek.

There isn't any doubt that False Creek isn't the cleanest water to play in but I don't think it warrants the lawsuits you were originally claiming. As mentioned before by everyone else, but you may want to check with your doctor... Also, how much water do you usually drink daily? Could be just a simple case of dehydration...

[sick from false creek]

http://www.fraserriverkeeper.ca/news/newsletters/FRK-Feb-2010-Newsletter.pdf

[Special K]

Again please refer to the link I provided which states the coliform count at 80, well below the 200 count it takes to close down a beach. The east end is higher but the west and central water is almost in line with other beaches. These results are current, taken June 1, and are regularly updated. The water is fine for paddling, I would not swim in it but paddling is fine.


http://www.vch.ca/media/beachwaterquality_060310.pdf

[paddlecwazy]

I don't think he/she want's to see the reality that the creek is now almost as clean as other areas in the Vancouver Coastal region, and it's certainly now perfectly safe for water sports.

I find it interesting that he/she has now deleted all the old links as well as their story about how sick the creek water is making him/her.

The only link left is one pointing to a newsletter issued by an environmental group that is not concerned with the water quality but the quality of the sediment at the bottom of the creek.

One interesting quote from the report that caught my eye was:

“We call on the VCHA to immediately post signage warning the public and to monitor boat traffic, which may need to be controlled to prevent stirring up these highly contaminated sediments,� said Scott Edwards, Director of Advocacy Programs for Waterkeeper Alliance.

It would not surprise me to if the original poster on this thread was just here to stir up some sediment of his/her own, and this is the start of a campaign to limit boating activity in the creek.

If that is not the case, then maybe the user sick from false creek could identify themselves so that we know that his/her claims of illness are valid and this is not indeed a ruse to generate controversy in the lead up to the RTADBF.

[NFW]

Also, how much water do you usually drink daily? Could be just a simple case of dehydration...

Perhaps the correct question is how much false creek water do you ingest daily?...Should probably stick to the old adage of just shut up and paddle lol

*cough*troll*cough*

[DBWTim]

Since it looks like the originator of the thread has removed their content and likely started it for the sole purpose to rile up the community, we will be locking it up.