On October 11th I set off for
the first time into Valley Park with my PipeWatcher
Resident Handbook, which helpfully outlines how to identify problem
outfalls and gives a map of the discharge points in Valley Park. I was ready to see if there were any
flows, smells or materials coming from any of the pipes. There had only been 2.2mm of rain
within the few days before the 11th, so I knew that there shouldn’t
be any water, let alone sewage, coming out of the pipes (all of the discharges
in Valley Park are storm sewer outfalls).
I started out with one of the concerning
outfalls: DCT 32, at 10:20am.
There was only a slight odor- I don’t know how much stronger it would be
if there wasn’t a significant wind and my nostrils were clear. There was steady low flow coming from
the pipe as well, which spread out into an algae-covered surface before going
into the creek. There was also
some debris caught in the pipe grate and in the surrounding area.
Pipes DCT 31 – DCT 25 were fairly
non-concerning, providing I could find them or see them well enough. There was a bit of debris in the grate
for DCT 27, but I couldn’t tell if it was materials that would have been
flushed down the toilet.
It was somewhat difficult to locate pipes
DCT 24 – DCT 21; I believe I found 22 and 24. DCT 24 had a very slight odor, debris (mainly garbage)
surrounding pipe, and a steady low flow of water. The other only had a slight trickle of water, and there was
a small amount of debris around the pipe.
Submitted by: Kirsten Gellein
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