Swan Creek Restoration Design at Willowbrook Subdivision
Corporation of District of Saanich Environmental Award
Saanich, B.C., Canada (2000)
LaCas Consultants Inc., specialists in SMART Municipal Development and urban stream restoration was retained by Cadillac Developments Ltd. for the 31 lot Willowbrook housing development project in Saanich, B.C. A 75m long meandering channel and 6 biofiltration ponds were designed using specialized techniques and a multi-disciplinary approach with Aqua-Tex Scientific Consultants Ltd. The primary design criteria for both the urban stream restoration and the biofiltration ponds were based upon the Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) technique developed by the USDA Forest Service and USDI Bureau of Land Management. This project represents only the second time PFC has been used as the basis for Best Management Practices with respect to collaboration between the municipality's need to protect its freshwater resources and the development community's need to provide housing which is both economically and ecologically sustainable.
