If nature serves up another 2013-level flood event, Calgary could expect to prevent 55 per cent of the losses suffered a decade ago.
"Almost a billion dollars has been committed on projects that are either underway or have been completed,” said Frank Frigo, a water resources engineer with the City of Calgary.Calgary suffered about $2.6 billion in damage during the flood and the province as a whole lost about $5 billion.In Calgary, a series of seven flood walls have been laid out strategically along the Bow River, some hidden into other design elements such as the long row of park benches near Eau Claire.
"Ultimately, a large reservoir must be built on the Bow River," says former mayor Naheed Nenshi, who was widely praised for his handling of the disaster. "I'm told that that's still another 10 years away and that's unacceptable. That's just too long. And we should be able to finish that analysis and get that work done quickly."
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