City of Calgary water experts say it's a fine balancing act underway: conserving water but mitigating against possible floods in June
WATCH: City of Calgary experts weigh in on what happened and what could happen after a year of drought and worry about water supply. Doug Vaessen reports.Frank Frigo, manager of environmental management for the City of Calgary says if the Elbow and Bow rivers were horses, they would be rough stock at the Calgary Stampede and not ponies ready for the show ring.
In other words, approach with caution, especially in June when almost anything can happen, Frigo says. “June is often the very important month in terms of setting the tone for both water supply and flood risk for the remainder of the season.”“Things have vastly shifted in the last few weeks, precipitation at many of the gauges we monitor out in the Elbow catchment and the Bow catchment are up to 130 per cent of what would be normal. Whereas just a few months ago we were in the position that precipitation was sitting at about one in 60-year dry conditions.
“If we preemptively lower the reservoir too quickly and the rains don’t materialize, we run into challenges with recovery.”‘Every drop counts’: Calgary launches water conservation plan
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