the creek. In June 2005, the city performed a water quality study that revealed the presence of high levels of E. coli bacteria and other contaminants. Periodic spills from adjacent industrial lands have also increased contamination. Due to the poor water quality and the engineered riverbanks, the creek shows little signs of life. Several places in the ravine were also once municipal landfills, although all of them have now been shut down. Restoration efforts In 1993, a citizens group called Friends of the Don East (FODE) began environmental restoration projects along the creek, as well as along local branches of the East and West Don rivers. FODE created The Taylor Massey Project, in 2003, which became a separate organization in November, 2004. In 2003, the City of Toronto implemented the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan which calls for a reduction of storm water flow into Taylor-Massey Creek and also recommends a restoration plan that will improve habitat in the creek for fish and other water dwelling organisms. In September, 2006, The TMP recommended the establishment of a Taylor Massey Watershed Management Co-ordinator as the best means of implementing Wet Weather Flow in the watershed, which is a priority under this 25-year, $1B plan. The city has also pledged to locate illegal sewer hookups and redirect them into sanitary sewers. See also List of rivers of Ontario References External links Friends of the Don East Taylor Massey Project 1878 Map of Scarborough Table from outfall report, June 2005: contaminant levels Table from outfall report, June 2005: locations of contaminated outfalls Don River (Ontario) Rivers of Toronto