WHEREAS flood control works protecting infrastructure of local, provincial and federal interest require significant upgrades; AND WHEREAS there is currently no accessible provincial or federal funding for necessary flood protection infrastructure improvements: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities request that the provincial government take the lead role in flood protection by securing federal andor provincial funds for flood protection infrastructure.
Ministry of Water, Land Air Protection The Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection recognizes the importance of flood protection infrastructure and continues to explore additional options and tools for successful implementation of the new flood hazard model. For example, the province has provided a grant of 1 million to develop tools and information for municipalities to assist with future flood plain planning. These tools include flood plain maps, flood hazard information, a detailed global positioning survey of flood protection works, guidebooks, training and expertise. An additional grant totaling 95,000 was provided to UBC for flood research.