Southwest Regional
Information/Sharing Plenary
Deloraine/Winchester Community Hall
Introduction of
Invited Guests
Drew Caldwell – Opening Statement
Municipal Partners
Conservation Districts
Manitoba Water Stewardship
MLA Caldwell and Piwniuk
Closing Remarks
 Every 300 year events are occurring with more
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frequency
Spring runoffs used to take 2 weeks, now less than 2
days
Loss of tax base/assessment
Road infrastructure compromised
Reduced economy
Loss of acres
Migratory birds not as plentiful
 144 sites in 2014 this year fall under the DFA program
 Legal and illegal drainage adds to the problem
 Legal system for drainage infractions is not adequate
 Whitewater Lake has grown exponentially
 Abandoned CPR trestle is compromised
 1971 PFRA Study proposed an outlet at 1627 ft to
Medora Creek ($290,000)
 1976 Water Resources Study – 7 mile outlet with
improvements to Medora Creek ($928,000) or 6.9 mile
outlet channel at Elgin Creek ($991,000)
 2009 TMCD Study – indicates Medora Creek could
potentially take 1.4 m3/s from the lake if operated
during dry periods
 Upland storage
 Diking community/farmsteads etc.
 Buyout of impacted lands
 High water financial assistance programs
 Integrated Watershed Management Plan
Reality
Whitewater
Lake has
found its own
path and is
currently
spilling into
Medora Creek
Reality
Whitewater
Lake
continues
to grown
beyond any
estimated
boundaries
Issue
Abandoned CP
Rail trestle is
compromised,
privately owned,
and spillover
may impact
private
residences as
well as
municipal
infrastructure
Issue
Previous
attempts to
mitigate and
resolve the
trestle have been
met with
opposition by
the current
landowner and
loss of revenue
by local golf club
Issue
The Province
continues to
throw dollars
at
emergencies,
many sites are
repaired over
and over
again!
Issue
Municipal
Roads are
currently the
only
infrastructure
or retention
structures
holding back
runoff
Cannot accept additional
water during peak seasons
 Enforcement is ineffective,
given the paramount task of
compiling information and
attending court proceedings.
 Fines are minimal and for
most offenders, it is easily
written off as ‘cost of doing
business’
 Permanent dykes are not being funded
 Province is throwing $ at emergencies
but not at long term solutions
 The Program is cumbersome and
obviously difficult to navigate
 Problems arising due to multi-year sites
and our inability to repair
 Moratorium on any and all drainage into this body of
water
 A controlled release during non-critical times from
both Medora Creek and Whitewater Elgin
 Establish a holding level that is agreeable to local and
neighbouring municipalities
 Provincial Technical Assistance from MIT to assess
impacts, and provide a report to the Municipality
whereby they will mitigate with the private landowner
to resolve this issue.
 Work with provincial officials, conservation districts
and other agencies to provide the best possible
locations, and funding to be able to establish and build
water retention areas upstream
Thanks
Any
questions
or
comments
?
TOWN OF
DELORAINE
August 7, 2014
EAST
ROAD
THE
EAST
ROAD
ACTS AS A DYKE
FOR
THE
AND
WE
TOWN
FEEL
THAT THERE ARE
AREAS THAT NEED
TO BE RAISED IN
ORDER
TO
KEEP
THE WATER FROM
ENTERING
DELORAINE FROM
THE EAST MEDORA
CREEK
East Road Pumps
In each flood
situation we have
had to pump the
water from the west
side of the east road
over the road to allow
the water to
eventually flow out
the Medora Creek.
East and West
Medora Creek
On the West side of Town as
you can see the Orange
illustrates how the present
creek system winds it’s way
through Deloraine. The
pink line illustrates a
proposed plan to straighten
the creek and keep it away
from Deloraine. KGS is
working on some proposals
of what we can do to reduce
our water problems. East
Medora
Creek floods fields and
pasture land and as long as
we can keep it on the East
side of the East Road. We
also have a new situation
and that is how much
Whitewater lake has
expanded and it is lapping
on our doorstep as well.
Highway 21
This shows the
volume of water that
was coming through
Town and also along
Highway 21. This is
why it is vital that we
have the creek
heading towards 21
or even divert it so it
goes on the West side
of 21 highway.
Renton Avenue
This is what happens
when the creek on
the East side of Town
gets so high that it
starts to back up into
Town in 2005 it came
and the west side and
worked it’s way
through Town and
we had to pump the
water over the East
Road.
Water Tanker
Trucks
During our 2014
Flood this was the
only way we were
able to keep 3
intersections from
expanding into
peoples yards and
basements. We had
no where for us to be
able to pump the
water to, so we hired
these trucks and they
loaded the water and
took it out of Town.
Pumps
This is the only way
that Deloraine can
fight against the
amount of water that
is coming from out of
the Mountain and
hitting Deloraine is
by strategically
placing pumps and
pumping water so it
does not flood the
streets and people’s
basements.
In Conclusion
There have been a number
of studies done in the last
number of years and to date
nothing has changed. We
really need to find away to
keep West Medora Creek
from winding it’s way
through Deloraine. It
borders our Seniors
Housing complex , along
with our Bren-Del-Win
Lodge and hospital are all at
risk. Obviously some of the
problems that the R.M. of
Winchester are dealing with
affect what is happening in
Deloraine so it is important
that we work at this
together. We definitely need
the Provincial Government’s
help in order to accomplish
this task.