PRESENTATION SUMMARYPRESENTATION SUMMARY

Introduction – Living with the RedIntroduction – Living with the Red

• IntroductionIntroduction – Overview (Overview (Mike RyanMike Ryan))

• GeographyGeography

– Living with the Red (Living with the Red (M. ClamenM. Clamen))• Conclusions and RecommendationsConclusions and Recommendations

• Accomplishment'sAccomplishment's– Improvements in Flood Forecasting (Improvements in Flood Forecasting (D. LunaD. Luna))

• Mitigation Mitigation (Structural/non-structural/Policy/Legislation changes)(Structural/non-structural/Policy/Legislation changes)– North of the BorderNorth of the Border

• Manitoba (Manitoba (D. McNeilD. McNeil))– South of the BorderSouth of the Border

• US Federal (US Federal (J. DeHarnaisJ. DeHarnais))• US StateUS State (D. Frink) (D. Frink)

• Summary Summary – What’s next? (What’s next? (M. RyanM. Ryan))

• QuestionsQuestions

Living with the RedLiving with the Red – – Conclusions and Conclusions and

RecommendationsRecommendationsMurray ClamenMurray Clamen

Secretary, Canadian SectionSecretary, Canadian Section

International Joint CommissionInternational Joint Commission

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Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation

Reference to the IJCReference to the IJC Work of the CommissionWork of the Commission IJC’s Main ConclusionsIJC’s Main Conclusions IJC’s Recommendations in IJC’s Recommendations in

BriefBrief

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Reference to the Reference to the IJCIJC

June 12, 1997 – letters from both Governments June 12, 1997 – letters from both Governments to IJCto IJC

“… “… pursuant to Article IX of the Boundary pursuant to Article IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, and in consideration of Waters Treaty of 1909, and in consideration of the devastation of the flood of 1997, the devastation of the flood of 1997, to to examine and report on the causes and examine and report on the causes and effects of damaging floods in the Red effects of damaging floods in the Red River basin, and to make River basin, and to make recommendations on means to reduce, recommendations on means to reduce, mitigate and prevent from harm from mitigate and prevent from harm from future flooding in the Red River Basin… future flooding in the Red River Basin… as as soon as practicable before the end of 1998.”soon as practicable before the end of 1998.”

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Work of the CommissionWork of the Commission Formed a Task Force Formed a Task Force

Provided IJC with 9 Conclusions and Provided IJC with 9 Conclusions and 51 Recommendations April 200051 Recommendations April 2000

IJCIJC Conducted meetings and hearings Conducted meetings and hearings

in the basinin the basin Met with leaders at all levels in the Met with leaders at all levels in the

public and private sectorspublic and private sectors Extended the work of the Task Extended the work of the Task

ForceForce Reported to Governments in Nov. Reported to Governments in Nov.

20002000 7 Conclusions7 Conclusions 28 Recommendations28 Recommendations

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Flood Management Flood Management ApproachApproach

Recognize Emergency Management Recognize Emergency Management CycleCycle PreparednessPreparedness MitigationMitigation Response/RecoveryResponse/Recovery

Conclusions and RecommendationsConclusions and Recommendations Conclusions >> FindingsConclusions >> Findings Recommendations >> Policies and Recommendations >> Policies and

ProgramsPrograms General to specificGeneral to specific

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IJC’s Main Conclusions IJC’s Main Conclusions Floods of the same Floods of the same

magnitude as magnitude as 1997, or even 1997, or even greater, can be greater, can be expected to occur expected to occur in the future.in the future.

Grand Forks RegionGrand Forks RegionPeak Flood StagePeak Flood Stage

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IJC’s Main Conclusions IJC’s Main Conclusions (continued)(continued)

Public safety requires immediate Public safety requires immediate attention on designing and attention on designing and implementing measures to further implementing measures to further protect Winnipeg.protect Winnipeg.

Manitoba Floodway Authority Manitoba Floodway Authority

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IJC’s Main Conclusions IJC’s Main Conclusions (continued)(continued)

Communities will remain at undue risk Communities will remain at undue risk until a comprehensive binational multi-until a comprehensive binational multi-faceted solution to the full range of flood faceted solution to the full range of flood problems is developed and implemented.problems is developed and implemented.

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IJC’s Recommendations IJC’s Recommendations in Briefin Brief

General – Policy -- Setting General – Policy -- Setting DirectionDirection Rec. 11: Governments should Rec. 11: Governments should

develop a binational develop a binational integrated approach to integrated approach to mitigation initiatives at all mitigation initiatives at all political levels, based on a political levels, based on a comprehensive mitigation comprehensive mitigation strategy…strategy…

Rec. 25: Governments Rec. 25: Governments immediately take steps, on a immediately take steps, on a binational basis, to begin binational basis, to begin development of a development of a comprehensive flood damage comprehensive flood damage reduction plan for the Red reduction plan for the Red River basin.River basin.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Rec. 12: The Canadian federal Rec. 12: The Canadian federal government should establish a national government should establish a national flood mitigation strategy… and support flood mitigation strategy… and support it with comprehensive mitigation it with comprehensive mitigation programs.programs.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Rec. 9: Governments at all levels should ensure Rec. 9: Governments at all levels should ensure that in the development of flood mitigation that in the development of flood mitigation strategies for the basin that the needs for small strategies for the basin that the needs for small communities, individual isolated farmsteads and communities, individual isolated farmsteads and agriculture are not overlooked.agriculture are not overlooked.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Rec. 13: Governments Rec. 13: Governments should use, at a should use, at a minimum, the 100-year minimum, the 100-year flood as a basis for flood as a basis for floodplain regulations floodplain regulations and revise its estimate and revise its estimate based on 1997 and new based on 1997 and new data as they become data as they become available.available.

Rec. 24: Flood Rec. 24: Flood protection projects protection projects should focus not only on should focus not only on reduction of flood reduction of flood damage but also on damage but also on protection and protection and enhancement of the enhancement of the floodplain environment.floodplain environment.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Rec. 22: Governments should take Rec. 22: Governments should take immediate steps to ensure that all immediate steps to ensure that all banned materials such as toxaphene are banned materials such as toxaphene are removed from the Red River basin and removed from the Red River basin and that potentially hazardous materials are that potentially hazardous materials are not stored in the 500-year floodplain not stored in the 500-year floodplain other than for immediate use.other than for immediate use.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Specific Local Policy and Specific Local Policy and Program DirectionProgram Direction Rec. 2: The design flood… Rec. 2: The design flood…

for Winnipeg should be the for Winnipeg should be the highest that can be highest that can be economically justified or, economically justified or, at a minimum, the flood of at a minimum, the flood of record, the 1826 flood.record, the 1826 flood.

Rec. 3: The city, province Rec. 3: The city, province and the Canadian federal and the Canadian federal government should government should cooperatively develop and cooperatively develop and finance a long-term finance a long-term protection plan for the city protection plan for the city …and it should respect… …and it should respect… the interests of those the interests of those outside the city who might outside the city who might be affected by such a plan.be affected by such a plan.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Rec. 4: …expedite the Rec. 4: …expedite the study of flood risk study of flood risk potential and implement potential and implement plans for flood protection plans for flood protection measures for the Fargo-measures for the Fargo-Moorhead area.Moorhead area.

Rec. 5: …ensure that the Rec. 5: …ensure that the planned flood protection planned flood protection works for the cities of works for the cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are Grand Forks are promptly and promptly and expeditiously completed.expeditiously completed.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Rec. 6: …expedite approval and Rec. 6: …expedite approval and implementation of flood protection plans implementation of flood protection plans to reduce the risk of flooding at to reduce the risk of flooding at Wahpeton-Breckenridge.Wahpeton-Breckenridge.

Rec. 7: The province of Manitoba and the Rec. 7: The province of Manitoba and the city of Selkirk should expedite studies of city of Selkirk should expedite studies of flood-risk potential in the Selkirk area.flood-risk potential in the Selkirk area.

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Recommendations Recommendations (continued)(continued)

Specific Policy or Technical ProgramSpecific Policy or Technical Program Rec. 16: a digital elevation model of basin should Rec. 16: a digital elevation model of basin should

be pursuedbe pursued Rec. 10: work towards resolving the lower Rec. 10: work towards resolving the lower

Pembina flooding issuePembina flooding issue Rec.17: establish an appropriate network of Rec.17: establish an appropriate network of

hydrological and meteorological stations hydrological and meteorological stations andand data data exchangeexchange

Rec. 18: establish a binational Red River Flood Rec. 18: establish a binational Red River Flood Forecasting Liaison Committee under the IRRBForecasting Liaison Committee under the IRRB

Rec. 19: develop basin-wide models rather than Rec. 19: develop basin-wide models rather than separate but coordinated models for each countryseparate but coordinated models for each country

A few others…A few others…

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Recommendations (final)Recommendations (final) Rec. 27: outlines a number of functions Rec. 27: outlines a number of functions

governments should assign to the IJC for governments should assign to the IJC for implementation by its International Red implementation by its International Red River Board (IRRB) from monitoring River Board (IRRB) from monitoring progress on the implementation of progress on the implementation of recommendations to promoting the recommendations to promoting the application of innovative technologies for application of innovative technologies for supporting flood modelling and mapping.supporting flood modelling and mapping. Directive to the IRRB was revised in February Directive to the IRRB was revised in February

2001 to reflect Rec. 27.2001 to reflect Rec. 27. Governments of the United States and Canada Governments of the United States and Canada

approved directive June 2001.approved directive June 2001.

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Living with the Red…Living with the Red…working together can make the working together can make the

difference!difference!

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