Bowker Creek - watershed hydrology
Channel: waterbucket
Date: 05/03/2010

"The Master Drainage Plan helped us understand the existing hydrology of the watershed; as well as the potential impact of future climate change," stated Jody Watson.

"The best available science suggested we should expect a 15% increase in winter rainfall. In future, for example, this would mean that the extent of flooding during a 25-yr event would be about the same as what we would experience during a 100-yr event under todays climate conditions."

"We decided to look at options for holding the 15% increase on the land so that we would not have to increase pipe sizes. Low impact development is a real focus of the Blueprint at three scales: site, neighbourhood, and watershed."

Over about a 2-hour period, Jody Watson (Chair of the Bowker Creek Initiative) weaved the story of Bowker Creek from the late 1800s through until the present. Her storytelling provided context for the collective indifference that had characterized the urbanization of Bowker Creek for more than a century; and for the design with nature ethic that is now driving watershed restoration.

The Bowker Creek Forum on February 23, 2010 was a celebration of the Bowker Creek Blueprint. Because the Blueprint accomplishment is of provincial significance, the Forum was also an opportunity for inter-regional learning.

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: https://waterbucket.ca/viw/category/convening-for-action-in-2010/2010-bowker-creek-forum/


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