thursday, august 7, 2014

Southwest Regional Information/Sharing Plenary

Deloraine/Winchester Community Hall

Thursday, August 7,

2014

Introduction of Invited Guests

Welcome

Drew Caldwell – Opening Statement

Municipal Partners

Conservation Districts

Manitoba Water Stewardship

MLA Caldwell and Piwniuk

Closing Remarks

Agenda

Every 300 year events are occurring with more frequency

Spring runoffs used to take 2 weeks, now less than 2 days

Loss of tax base/assessmentRoad infrastructure compromisedReduced economyLoss of acresMigratory birds not as plentiful

Problems

144 sites in 2014 this year fall under the DFA program

Legal and illegal drainage adds to the problem

Legal system for drainage infractions is not adequate

Whitewater Lake has grown exponentiallyAbandoned CPR trestle is compromised

Problems

1971 PFRA Study proposed an outlet at 1627 ft to Medora Creek ($290,000)

1976 Water Resources Study – 7 mile outlet with improvements to Medora Creek ($928,000) or 6.9 mile outlet channel at Elgin Creek ($991,000)

2009 TMCD Study – indicates Medora Creek could potentially take 1.4 m3/s from the lake if operated during dry periods

Past Actions/Proposed Resolutions

Upland storage Diking community/farmsteads etc.Buyout of impacted landsHigh water financial assistance programsIntegrated Watershed Management Plan

Alternatives

Reality

Whitewater

Lake has

found its

own path

and is

currently

spilling into

Medora

Creek

Reality

Whitewat

er Lake

continues

to grown

beyond

any

estimated

boundarie

s

IssueAbandoned

CP Rail

trestle is

compromised,

privately

owned, and

spillover may

impact

private

residences as

well as

municipal

infrastructure

IssuePrevious

attempts to

mitigate and

resolve the

trestle have

been met with

opposition by

the current

landowner

and loss of

revenue by

local golf club

Issue

The

Province

continues to

throw

dollars at

emergencies

, many sites

are repaired

over and

over again!

IssueMunicipal

Roads are

currently

the only

infrastructu

re or

retention

structures

holding

back runoff

Cannot accept additional water during peak seasons

Our Neighbours

Enforcement is ineffective, given the paramount task of compiling information and attending court proceedings.

Fines are minimal and for most offenders, it is easily written off as ‘cost of doing business’

Water Stewardship

Permanent dykes are not being funded

Province is throwing $ at emergencies but not at long term solutions

The Program is cumbersome and obviously difficult to navigate

Problems arising due to multi-year sites and our inability to repair

DFA Program

Winchester’s Proposed Solutions

Moratorium on any and all drainage into this body of water

A controlled release during non-critical times from both Medora Creek and Whitewater Elgin

Establish a holding level that is agreeable to local and neighbouring municipalities

Whitewater Lake

Provincial Technical Assistance from MIT to assess impacts, and provide a report to the Municipality whereby they will mitigate with the private landowner to resolve this issue.

Deloraine Reservoir

Work with provincial officials, conservation districts and other agencies to provide the best possible locations, and funding to be able to establish and build water retention areas upstream

Other Areas

Thanks

Any

question

s or

commen

ts?

TOWN OF DELORAINE

August 7, 2014

EAST ROAD

THE EAST ROAD

ACTS AS A DYKE

FOR THE TOWN

AND WE FEEL

THAT THERE

ARE AREAS

THAT NEED TO

BE RAISED IN

ORDER TO KEEP

THE WATER

FROM

ENTERING

DELORAINE

FROM THE EAST

MEDORA CREEK

East Road Pumps

In each flood

situation we have

had to pump the

water from the

west side of the

east road over the

road to allow the

water to

eventually flow

out the Medora

Creek.

East and West Medora Creek

On the West side of Town as

you can see the Orange

illustrates how the present

creek system winds it’s way

through Deloraine. The

pink line illustrates a

proposed plan to straighten

the creek and keep it away

from Deloraine. KGS is

working on some proposals

of what we can do to

reduce our water problems.

East Medora

Creek floods fields and

pasture land and as long as

we can keep it on the East

side of the East Road. We

also have a new situation

and that is how much

Whitewater lake has

expanded and it is lapping

on our doorstep as well.

Highway 21

This shows the

volume of water

that was coming

through Town

and also along

Highway 21. This

is why it is vital

that we have the

creek heading

towards 21 or

even divert it so it

goes on the West

side of 21

highway.

Renton Avenue

This is what

happens when

the creek on the

East side of Town

gets so high that

it starts to back

up into Town in

2005 it came and

the west side and

worked it’s way

through Town

and we had to

pump the water

over the East

Road.

Water Tanker Trucks

During our 2014

Flood this was

the only way we

were able to keep

3 intersections

from expanding

into peoples

yards and

basements. We

had no where for

us to be able to

pump the water

to, so we hired

these trucks and

they loaded the

water and took it

out of Town.

Pumps

This is the only

way that

Deloraine can

fight against the

amount of water

that is coming

from out of the

Mountain and

hitting Deloraine

is by strategically

placing pumps

and pumping

water so it does

not flood the

streets and

people’s

basements.

In Conclusion

There have been a number

of studies done in the last

number of years and to

date nothing has changed.

We really need to find away

to keep West Medora Creek

from winding it’s way

through Deloraine. It

borders our Seniors

Housing complex , along

with our Bren-Del-Win

Lodge and hospital are all

at risk. Obviously some of

the problems that the R.M.

of Winchester are dealing

with affect what is

happening in Deloraine so

it is important that we work

at this together. We

definitely need the

Provincial Government’s

help in order to accomplish

this task.