Where does the water in Spring creek come from?
The water in Spring Creek is storm water that runs off the streets in the adjacent residential and commercial area to the north, east and west of the park. Unfortunately, people in those areas dump unwanted substances down the storm sewer at the end of their driveways: oil leaks from cars, etc, all eventually end up in Grenadier Pond and the Spring Road sediments ponds. Works and Emergency Services is doing their best to educate and inform people. They are also redeveloping and improving all the sediment ponds in High Park. For instance Wendigo Way at the north end of Grenadier Pond was redeveloped in 1995. The lower pond of Spring Road is also a demonstration wetland in a storm water pond. These ponds assist in cleaning the water before it enters Lake Ontario at the various outflows along Lakeshore Blvd.
