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Edmonton water treatment plants flood mitigation project
With the risk of major flooding becoming more uncertain, EPCOR is taking action to protect the water supply for Edmonton and more than 90 surrounding communities. Both of Edmonton’s water treatment plants — E.L. Smith and Rossdale — are along the North Saskatchewan River floodplain.
We are proposing a project that will lessen the chance of catastrophic damage to the region's treatment plants during a North Saskatchewan River flood and help us resume water treatment as quickly as possible after a flood.
The Edmonton Water Treatment Plants Flood Mitigation Project will protect the region's drinking water supply by:
From 2024–2028, we plan to construct flood barriers that include a combination of grass-covered embankments and flood walls, both topped with security fencing. These barriers were designed with input from Indigenous partners and local communities while meeting technical requirements, reducing the impacts to vegetation and wildlife, and minimizing the cost to ratepayers.
Learn how we're protecting our two water treatment plants from flooding:
We recognize the concern that the implementation of this project may lead to the loss of some trees and vegetation near the barriers of both Water Treatment Plants.
Rest assured, we have plans in place to replace the removed vegetation with an even larger area of greenery.
In May 2021, EPCOR initiated public and Indigenous engagement to understand how we can best integrate the required flood barriers into certain locations around the plants. We recently concluded the second phase of engagement. See past engagement opportunities and the materials we provided to the public.
Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback to-date. There's still time to get involved! Read through the below what we heard reports. Then, let us know if there’s anything else you’d like us to consider by taking the online survey.
Contact us
Your questions, input and feedback are important to us. We want to hear from you so that we can design flood barriers to protect the region's Water Treatment Plants that integrate into your community as much as possible while being mindful of costs
Contact EPCOR
Phone: 780-412-4200
Email: epcorprojects@epcor.com