The City of Yorkton is moving forward with the design of storm water management ponds which were part of a report on storm water management report submitted by Bullee Consulting Ltd. in 2006.
The decision to proceed with the design work was a unanimous one of Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.
"Bullee Consulting Ltd. reviewed storm water management for a portion of the city in 2006," detailed material circulated to Council. "This company recommended that the remainder of the city be reviewed as part of a long term strategy to minimize flood damage. The 2006 study identified constructing three storm ponds long with a storm water channel adjacent to Dracup Avenue.
"The first pond would be located south of Imperial Street and would be approximately 3.4 hectares in area."The second pond would be located south of Darlington Street East and would be approximately 1.5 ha, while the third would be located west of Dracup Avenue and be the same size.
"A storm water drainage channel would also be constructed adjacent to the east side of Dracup Avenue to channel storm water through this area of the City.
"These construction ponds should result in the existing storm sewer to the north of Imperial Street 小蓝视频 adequate to handle the flow volumes for a one-in-25 years to one-in-100 year storm event."
Councillor Chris Wyatt questioned in light of the July 1 storm, could the City's sewer system be adjusted to meet such storms.
Gord Shaw, with the City's Planning and Engineering Department said it is not feasible to build infrastructure to a one-in-100-year event because of the costs.
It was pointed out the three ponds to be designed will help the situation on the City's east side, but not address some of the areas hit hardest by the storm along Broadway. Shaw said those areas would need to be studied in the future.
Coun. Bob Maloney asked if the ponds would always have water, and this be potential recreation areas?
Shaw said some water will likely always be in the ponds, but likened them to bath tubs which fill during a storm, then slowly empty. He added recreational uses could be part of the design process.
