The Government of Alberta has hired three engineering firms to study flood mitigation options for the Athabasca and Red Deer Rivers.
Working closely with local communities, Stantec Consulting Ltd. will provide an engineering assessment and recommendations for flood mitigation options for the Red Deer River basin.
The consortium of Golder Associates and IBI Group will provide an engineering assessment of flood mitigation options and recommendations for the Athabasca River basin.
“While it is impossible to prevent floods from happening, we can reduce the impact of future floods on Alberta’s people, environment, economy, and taxpayers. This is the next step toward adding layers of flood resiliency,” said Ken Hughes, Minister of Municipal Affairs.
These assessments will work within the same parameters as those already in progress for the Highwood, Elbow, Sheep, Bow, Oldman, and South Saskatchewan river basins.
Proposed flood mitigation projects are evaluated based on impacts to the overall watershed, including:
• impacts on water management downstream
• environmental impacts
• risk-reduction structure types and locations;
• area accessibility;
• impacts on property values;
• relocation of utilities; and,
• community preferences.
Communities will be consulted throughout the assessment process and their input will be a key factor in how government moves forward with flood mitigation in these areas.
Golder Associates provides consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and related areas of energy. Golder Associates has three offices in Alberta.
IBI Group is a global architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm.
Stantec Consulting Ltd. offers professional consulting in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics. Stantec is an Edmonton-based company with 16 offices in Alberta.
