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KYUQUOT
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Kyuquot
Water Supply Study
The
Kyuquot Water Supply project required a detailed watershed analysis for
two main watersheds in the Kyuquot region. The two watersheds were the
Clanninick Creek and MacKay Creek watershed areas. The Clanninick Creek
had extensive logging and was under a reforestation program at the time
of the watershed assessment. Of great importance in the analysis of this
watershed was the effect of reforestation on reducing turbidity in the
watershed. The MacKay Creek watershed had a considerable amount of forested
land that was under current logging programs. There was an analysis of
the fisheries concerns for both watersheds as there were fishery values
in the lower extremities of both of the areas. The Clanninick watershed
also had a Provincial ecological reserve in the watershed area.
Houpsitas I.R. No. 6 Water System Study
This project involved the development of a new water system for the Kyuquot
First Nation at their Houpsitas Village. The system included the construction
of a new supply line from a catchment dam to a booster pump station. Transmission
lines were constructed from the booster pump station to a water storage
reservoir. Another transmission line was constructed from the water storage
reservoir to the existing village system where a new distribution system
was constructed.
Found in intertidal locations and to depths of 140m. Pacific coast specimens reach a maximum shell diameter of 100mm. It is thought that green sea urchins may undertake seasonal deep-shallow migrations. The fishery for green sea urchins is a roe fishery, with principal markets in Asia.
