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Water expert astonished by proposed location of CalgaryNEXT along Bow River
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...long-bow-river
John Pomeroy, a hydrology professor at the University of Saskatchewan, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change, said he’s shocked by the proposed location.
“The only thing that should be happening in the floodplains in Calgary in terms of development is the development of green spaces,” he said in an interview. “It’s astonishing two years after the flood.”
Calgary Flames president Ken King dismissed the risk last week when he was asked about the new area being built in a floodplain, suggesting it’s out of the flood zone.
“The preliminary research on it would say it’s out of the floodplain,” he reiterated in an interview Friday. “In 2013, it flooded across the river.”
Still, a 2012 city study suggests the area could flood in an event larger than the one seen in 2013.
“The other thing is we’re building for the future now and we’re entering a period of climate extremes, including extreme flooding, so it’s not reasonable to assume that things will not be any worse than the past.” [Pomeroy]
“There will be an event. It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when.” [Kim Sturgess, chief executive of Alberta WaterSmart]
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So the arena and project might not be a good idea based on a flooding perspective, but why is the creosote cleanup not a higher priority with the city and the province if there is a good chance of flooding and further spread of the contamination?