Washington officials mull plan to create flood corridor clearing path to Abbotsford, B.C.
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The plan would involve "voluntary acquisitions" of properties in the Washington flood zone and creation of "floodway flow corridors" that would clear the path to Sumas Prairie.
Officials in Washington’s Whatcom County are mulling a plan to buy out homes in areas of the state at risk of flooding from the Nooksack River, and create a floodplain that would help direct the water to Abbotsford, B.C.
The proposed ‘Hazard Mitigation Project for 2021 Flooding’ was presented to the county’s flood control zone advisory committee earlier this month, with the goal of presenting it to County Council this week.
If approved, it would involve “voluntary acquisitions” of properties in the flood zone, elevation assistance for adjacent areas at risk, and the creation of “floodway flow corridors” that would clear the path for the Nooksack to reach the Sumas Prairie.
“There’s going to be a combination of tools that are needed to solve this problem,” Paula Harris, Whatcom County river and flood manager, told the committee on Jan. 13.
“There’s just way, way too much water to put anywhere except –you know, I mean — it’s just a lot of water. Lake Sumas used to receive it all.”
Abbotsford and the Sumas Prairie — which suffered around $1 billion in damage last November, according to the city’s mayor — are still reeling from the impacts of November’s catastrophic flooding.
Overflow from Washington’s Nooksack River contributed to the breach of the Sumas dike, and the destruction of homes, farms and livestock between Nov. 14 and 16, 2021.
Some Whatcom County officials expressed concern for Abbotsford in relation to the proposed project.
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