Mountain View County is moving forward with preliminary work on a flood mitigation project for the Little Red Deer River near Water Valley. The approval came during the recent council meeting.
Council has directed administration to obtain more detailed engineering and approvals to redirect the river and construct bank protection in 2014 under the provincial flood erosion control mitigation program.
Last month the provincial government announced that MVC will be receiving about $850,000 in flood control and flood mitigation funding. The funds will be specifically directed towards flood prevention measures at Rge. Rd. 52 over the Little Red Deer River north of Water Valley.
The road has been washed out in flooding several times in recent years, prompting the county to install a temporary bridge, which is pulled out of the river when flood conditions arise, such as in the spring of 2013.
“The money will go towards the project for river training, to direct the river back under the regular bridge where it would normally go,” said Reeve Bruce Beattie.
