Mitigate Risk from Flooding Berms, Dikes and Dams

Whereas communities across British Columbia are struggling to assess and mitigate the risk from flooding with historic berms, dikes and dams in various states of repair where pre-emptive work is constrained by Ministry of Environment Regulations; And whereas communities do not have taxation and borrowing capacity to address the financial commitment required to safeguard infrastructure and residential development: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province of British Columbia to create a strategy to reassume the responsibility for existing abandoned berms, dikes, dams and historic emergency flood works that protect multiple homes or infrastructure.