Author: jonnyjk

On February 19th at 9:00pm, we all arrived at the Kensington Pitch & Putt with the surveying equipment. We started at the top of the stream and Harrison orientated us on how to use the surveying station. We discussed that the best way to measure the cross section of the stream was to approximate it as a trapezoid and perform the needed measurements. For these measurements we used a measuring tape and stakes to measure from point to point. We decided on 26 crucial points to measure these cross sections. These sections were places where the stream is most irregular and where pool drop structures would likely be placed. These structures will help the sediments to settle to the bottom of the stream by slowing the flow behind the structure.

The data collected to model the stream was formatted and we made excel files and a model of the stream in AutoCAD. We are in the process of submitting a detailed report of our findings to Dr. Atwater. Below are several pictures of the team on-site implementing the project.

Project Name:   Burnaby Stream Remediation Project
Client:                  Dr. Jim Atwater
Location:             Kensington Pitch and Putt, Burnaby B.C.

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Description:

This past week we started on the new CSL project that Dr. Nesbit assigned to us. We had a meeting with Dr. Atwater, our new client who explained the project to us.

The site is located in Burnaby at the Kensington Pitch and Putt. The project involves determining the volume and flow rate of an urban stream which runs along the perimeter of the golf course. The stream is a class B stream which means it has the potential to contain fish and be used for food production. The stream itself isn’t very wide; however rapid erosion has caused it to be very deep. The Golf course management seeks to use the stream as storage of natural materials.

This is not a contentious stream because there are no fish and there is no immediate risk to polluting the environment. Dr. Atwater, who is the Chair of the community group that oversees the stream, assures us that these issues won’t be a problem.

Our team will carry out this project by taking numerous cross-sections of the stream at multiple different locations. This process will allows us to determine the volume of the stream.

We will also complete a safety course that will deal with the hazards we might encounter at the site. We will acquire the necessary safety equipment that will allows us to perform our readings safely.

We have arranged a meeting at the golf course for this Monday February 13, where we will visit the site to scope out how many cross sections we will take and which equipment we will use.