Submitter: Environmental Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Universi

Community: Victoria

Date Submitted: August 9, 2023

Summary:

The attached document, Re-Inventing Rainwater Management by the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Victoria, details the damage caused by stormwater runoff to the Capital Region, including salmon streams. It explains how the temperature, velocity and toxicity of stormwater destroys salmon habitat and kills salmon, and suggests that runoff is the biggest obstacle to habitat restoration. The report offers several recommendations for addressing these and other challenges associated with stormwater runoff.

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