Sediment control during instream construction using a regression analysis : Robert Service Way Reconstruction Project, City of Whitehorse, Yukon ...

• Main Author: Snider, R. C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The University of British Columbia 2009
• Subjects: Whitehorse; Yukon river; Yukon
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0042335; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0042335

During the Summer of 1997 the City of Whitehorse undertook reconstruction of the Robert Service Way, one of the two key access routes to the downtown core of Whitehorse, Yukon. Based on previous fisheries investigations, it was determined that the road embankment fill required for reconstruction would cover critical rearing, overwintering and spawning habitat for chinook salmon. A fisheries compensation agreement was reached whereby the City would construct three compensation channels within the Yukon River to provide spawning and rearing habitats for the salmon. During instream fill placement and construction of the compensation channels, there was a requirement to monitor suspended solids levels on a daily basis, and more frequently during specific construction activities. An agreement was reached between the City of Whitehorse and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to monitor total suspended solids (TSS) daily using a portable turbidity meter based on a regression analysis of TSS and turbidity. ...