Does anyone know the exact specifics of this flood tunnel?
I always assumed that it was to divert the Elbow only, and not the Bow. Yet today I read this
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/al...779/story.html
Quote:
The head of Calgary’s flood panel won’t commit to the $500-million price tag for a proposed diversion tunnel that would drain water from the Glenmore Reservoir to protect downtown communities from future flooding.
While the five-kilometre diversion tunnel would be very effective in protecting downtown Calgary...
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Is this factually correct, or a mistake. The Elbow flows no where near downtown, so I would have to think if this article is taken literally, that this would help mitigate the Bow, therefore helping Bowness, Sunnyside, etc?
If so how? Anyone know?
If not, why the heck are they spending this amount on something that won't help the folks on the Bow?
Just really curious as I have never seen an actual detailed explanation anywhere to date.