Despite a 29-month drought, York Water Company reservoirs are almost full due to a carefully managed strategy of diverting and storing surface runoff ... gallons flowing into the reservoirs ...

Water current ... particles into streams. The particles include soil as well as plant and animal detritus. Organic particles in the runoff contribute to the food base in stream and river ecosystems.

The sound of flowing ... cars in the stream, so it really just acts as a nuisance,” said Ostrowski. What’s more: the blockages can also cause orange water from acid mine runoff.

Conservation Halton advises that Environment Canada and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Surface Water Monitoring ...

After 29 months of drought in York County, a time span that included emptying Lake Williams for a 100-year dam replacement, ...