Drumheller seeks $1.235 million for flood costs
The Town of Drumheller is getting close to finalizing its flood report to the Government of Alberta. At the moment, the Town is asking for $1.235 million to cover the costs of the flood.
The Town will deliver the report to the province on Thursday, October 3.
At the moment, the finishes touches are being made on the report and will go to Council for final approval.
The report examines different aspects of the flood, including where repairs are needed, where new dyking is required, and the costs associated with each.
“We’ve identified improvements that are required in the existing dyking. We know there are concerns areas during the flood that required additional material to be brought in, catch basins, and storm sewers that acted up. All of that has been included in the report. The report is going to look at the hot spots and identify dollars available for all those areas,” said CAO Ray Romanetz.
“The second part of the report looks at those areas that don’t have dyking and identified costs.”
The report also breaks down the costs of the flood. The Town spent $310,000 in flood prevention, $417,000 in flood recovery, $10,000 for the Evacuation Centre, $373,000 for road damages, and $125,000 to fix damaged pumps. In total, the Town is seeking $1.235 million from the province.
There are also questions the Town is hoping will be answered by the province.
“There will be questions for the province relating to our growth areas. For instance, we need to firm up what the elevation for the 1:100 level will be,” said Romanetz.
The Town continues to work on recovering from the flood. Crews continue cleanup along the Red Deer River, identifying damaged pumps and pipes, road repairs. Since the flood, the trail system and Newcastle Ball Diamonds have been reopened.
