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Program Information
For a summary of the program and for specific activities and works covered and not covered, see information below.
Runoff forecasts this winter indicate the high likelihood of flooding this spring, especially in the southern part of the province. In response to the potential high risk of flooding, the provincial government is providing $22 million dollars to the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP), which will provide technical and financial assistance to protect homes and businesses against flood damage.
Government has consulted with SUMA and SARM and will continue to work with them to ensure this program meets the needs the rural and urban municipalities. This support is designed to help Saskatchewan people prepare for potential flooding of the property. The flood damage reduction program is available to communities, resort villages, rural municipalities, rural yard sites and country residences. The program is not intended to be used for the protection of farmland.
Those enrolled in the program will now require a technical / engineering investigation from the consulting firm to determine options necessary to mitigate flooding.
The activities and works covered by the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program include:
- Engineering support
- Construction of berms
- Clearing snow from channels and culverts to improve channel conveyance
- De-icing culverts
- Installation of culverts
- Construction of diversion works with necessary approvals
- Sandbags, and equipment needed
- Temporary flood dykes
- Channel clearing
- Pumping
- Support to communities and municipalities to cover their own equipment for flood prevention work, and
- Support for yard sites to cover use of their own equipment or rental equipment
Watershed Authority will cover 100% of engineering costs, 85% of approved construction costs for berms or channels for individuals, 75% of approved construction costs for communities, 50% of approved short term costs like sand bagging and 100% of the cost to test drinking water supplies that may have been contaminated by flood waters.
There are some specific activities and works not covered as follows:
- No agriculture land, stand alone cattle pens or grain bins that are not part of the home site.
- Any works that cannot be functional before this year's spring runoff.
- Storm water works that handle water internal to the community or designed for rainfall.
- Drainage works that are likely to impact downstream landowner.
- Groundwater seepage into basements. To avert this, remove snow around the perimeter of your home.
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