Edward Berkelaar: Monitoring Water Quality of the Chedoke Creek Watershed

  • Friday, March 24, 2023
  • 2:00 PM–2:50 PM
  • SB 010

Edward Berkelaar of Redeemer University presents on monitoring water quality of the Chedoke creek watershed.

The Chedoke Creek Watershed is a heavily urbanized creek located at the western tip of Lake Ontario in the City of Hamilton (southern Ontario). It drains into Cootes Paradise, an ecologically significant wetland that is the focus of decades of restoration efforts. The Chedoke Creek is mostly buried, and is impacted by aging water and sewage infrastructure. Over a ten- year period, during which some significant changes have occurred within the watershed, faculty and students at Redeemer University have been monitoring water quality. Water quality data and results of microbial source tracking assays will be shared, and put in the context of ongoing initiatives undertaken by the City of Hamilton.