Silver Valley Area Plan
It was the end of November 2007. It was the end of 80+ trees!
Clearcut at Silver Valley Road and 232nd Street.
Image credit: © 2008 Ken Hemminger
The Silver Valley Area Plan, has some guiding principles, such as the Environment First and Development Principles 3.2.2.(g) - Tree retention should be maximized throughout the Silver Valley area.
Water from the clearcut entering Anderson Creek.
Image credit: © 2008 Ken Hemminger
Now it has been suggested that the increased water flowing from this site will be controlled by a bio-filtration pond. The one shown [as of Dec 29, 2007] although temporary, is now filled with silt and basically non-functional.
An ineffective on-site settling pond is filled with sediment.
Image credit: © 2008 Ken Hemminger
Will the real bio-filtration pond be established once the 31 townhouses are finished?
If this type of development continues, there will be continued downstream flooding and erosion.
