| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
The results of the 1973-75 Federal-Provincial Thompson River Task Force Study suggested that effluent discharge from the Weyerhaeuser Kamloops pulp mill were contributing to nuisance algal growths along with color, foaming, and fish tainting in the Thompson River below Karnloops Lake. In compliance with effluent permit PE-1199, biological monitoring of algae and aquatic invertebrates was initiated at two locations (Savona and Walhachin) below the lake, beginning in 1977. Water quality was also monitored above and below Kamloops Lake in the Thompson River system. This report summarizes the data obtained from the biological survey conducted in 1979-80. A comparative summary of all survey work done to date will soon follow this report. water quality |
