Water Saturation Alert

We have had a tremendous amount of rain and we are aware of basements flooding and residential water concerns.

Our team has been up all night manning our lift station and adjusting it for flow all night.  We are diverting the overflow to weed creek and all manual valves are open It is holding its own considering the heavy rains we have had.  As always we notify Alberta Environment when we do this as per regulations and the proper reports have been filed.

The ground saturation is very high.  Please make sure your down spouts are away form your houses and that your sump pumps are working.  If you have water in your basement please call a plumber to pump it out or you can do it yourself.  Water has to be pumped directly to the street not to the side of your house.  We are diverting water successfully at this time and will provide updates as necessary.

As an addition: please go easy on washing clothes or using big water appliances. This will help the Town maintain water levels. Thank you for your understanding.

-CAO Donna Tona