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Friday, October 25, 2013
Expert urges further study on Alberta flood plan
An engineering expert urges Alberta to restrict development in
flood-risk areas instead of embarking on an expensive berm-building
plan. Photograph by: Ted Rhodes, Calgary Herald
Expert urges further study on Alberta flood plan
By Matt McClure, Calgary Herald October 20, 2013
Bow River Shuttleswrites: "This article makes more sense than most of the others we've posted post-flood 2013".
“I’m sure these structures can be engineered and built, but whether
they’re cost-effective or even big enough is the real question. The
conventional wisdom on flood mitigation is you keep the people away from
the water, not the other way around.” - Ed Watt, professor emeritus of
civil engineering at Queen’s University
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