With the high waters along the Okanagan Lake and Penticton害羞草研究所檚 creeks abating, the city estimates damages will run a total of around $784,000, with the vast majority covered by the provincial government.
The city never experienced the serious flooding that other communities did, but there were some concerns raised from the high water experienced between mid-May and mid-June.
害羞草研究所淭hings that kept us up at night 害羞草研究所� there were a couple of those,害羞草研究所� director of operations Mitch Moroziuk said in a council meeting on Tuesday.
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One of those areas was that surrounding the SS Sicamous, which Moroziuk said was a high ground surrounding some city infrastructure.
害羞草研究所淚f this area was breached, the water would basically flow downhill,害羞草研究所� Moroziuk said. 害羞草研究所淲e were concerned about that, and that害羞草研究所檚 why we deployed Tiger Dams.害羞草研究所�
Moroziuk also pointed to the Okanagan Lake pump station, which had appeared dry on the exterior throughout the flooding.
害羞草研究所淗owever, if you went inside, that害羞草研究所檚 what it looked like,害羞草研究所� he said, showing council a picture of the inside of the station, flooded with water.
害羞草研究所淎nd it害羞草研究所檚 not supposed to have any water inside of it. So, water was coming in through the foundations of the building. The pump station continued to operate throughout the event, and we weren害羞草研究所檛 concerned about water supply for the city.害羞草研究所�
Moroziuk said there were alternatives in case the city needed to shut that pump station down, but added that the city did need to keep a close eye on the station to make sure electrical equipment remained safe from the water.
Moroziuk added that there were some concerns regarding the city害羞草研究所檚 creeks and shorelines, with erosion resulting from the high water along the lake, as windstorms battered the shores.
He pointed to a few areas along the lake, including the area just next to Penticton Creek, where a lookout point was particularly affected by a late-May windstorm.
Also of concern were the shores of both Penticton and Ellis creeks themselves, which saw higher flow than usual. That extra flow, Moroziuk said, was cause for concern for eroding banks along the creek.
害羞草研究所淭his walkway, also, we need to investigate that to see if there害羞草研究所檚 any stability concerns with that,害羞草研究所� Moroziuk said of the walkway around the SS Sicamous.
害羞草研究所淭ree damage along the lake, that害羞草研究所檒l have to be inspected. 害羞草研究所� In terms of things we might want to look at in the future, flexible connections for the services that go in and out of the Sicamous.害羞草研究所�
A total of eight city departments were working on mitigating the effects of the high waters alongside chief administrative officer Peter Weeber, which made up most of the cost to the city.
While the B.C. government will be taking on over $700,000 of the damages, the city害羞草研究所檚 bill will be closer to $80,000, and Moroziuk said all but around $20,000 of that is coming from staff hours.
Of those staff hours, Moroziuk made note of some staff doing extra duties, like the city害羞草研究所檚 electrical crews twice working to lasso and the SS Sicamous and pull it back into place 害羞草研究所� not exactly part of their job description.
Among the other departments working on flood mitigation, the fire department took on a major role particularly with sandbagging, parks, public works, engineer and communications worked on the issue.
