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Saltair sawmill putting in artificial marsh to filter runoff
The project will reuse excavated material and add native plants to keep runoff from reaching Ladysmith Harbour, officials said.
- Western Forest Products is constructing a new wetland at its Saltair sawmill to filter surface water runoff before it enters Ladysmith Harbour.
- Ben Matthews, mill environmental regulatory manager for WFP, said the existing runoff is low risk, though the company voluntarily amended its permit to elevate water management standards.
- Milestone Contracting began the project three months ago, utilizing a more than 300 metre channel with more than 200 concrete blocks, four catchment-type basins, and an HDB membrane.
- Tim Crooks, superintendent at Milestone Contracting, processed materials on-site to create bedding sand and drain rock, and reusing all material has helped keep project costs in line.
- Tyler Fraser, production superintendent at the mill, expects plantings to begin in October, following the model of an established constructed wetland at Beaver Cove in Telegraph Cove.
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