For Residents

Elmwood and Lynnwood Public Consultations

There were 269 and 237 homes flooded during the 2004 rainstorms in Elmwood and Lynnwood respectively. Drainage Services investigated and set up improvement plans for both neighbourhoods.

Details of the summaries, projects, and presentations provide the progress of the improvements.

Elmwood

November 2006 - Large diameter storm sewer pipe proposal

Summary

Lynnwood

November 2006 - Improvements with Inlet/Outlet Control

Project Detail

July 2006 - Describes the causes and the implementation plan for flood prevention

Presentation
Summary

Elmwood and Lynnwood

November 2005 - Recommended improvements including adding two dry ponds

Presentation
Dry Ponds Handout
Summary

April 2005 - Describes options to be adopted to improve flood prevention

Presentation
Summary

Subsidy Program

For homeowners who have experienced basement flooding or whose dwellings were built before 1989, Drainage Services has a subsidy program to assist homeowners financially to install a backwater valve. For details about the program, check our Backwater Valve Subsidy Program webpage.

Telephone	780-496-3868
Website	(http://www.edmonton.ca/floodprevention )