Aqua Dam Flood Control - Burnaby 2007 LOCATION: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada TIMEFRAME: Spring 2007 PRODUCT: Flood Control Aqua Dams (3' high) PROJECT PARTNERS: OWNER: City of Burnaby Supplier: Layfield Background Information and Challenges In 2007 the Fraser Valley snow-pack was 135% of the norm 1 . The greatest risk for flooding results from above normal snow packs combined with well above normal temperatures and or heavy rainfall during snowmelt during May and June. Current estimates of the potential flood damage that sooner or later could occur in the Greater Vancouver region are in the range of several billion dollars. In addition, huge operational losses would be sustained by businesses and by employees as a result of lost work 2 . Therefore, the City of Burnaby knew it was imp

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