Province mulls over flood mitigation plan
Posted Oct 28, 2013 7:03 am.
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We’re starting to get a look at what flood mitigation ideas are being tossed around.
The province has a number of things being proposed, some of which Mayor Nenshi says at first glance, he thought sounded like science fiction.
One of those ideas is a five kilometre tunnel that would divert water from the north end of Glenmore Reservoir and empty it into the Bow River at the south end of the city.
A similar plan could be put in place to divert water from the Highwood River near High River.
The cost of both of those projects together could hit $400M according to The Globe and Mail.
A spokesperson for the Calgary River Communities Action Group says that’s still far less than cleaning up after another flood.
