Report on the Public Review of the Red River Floodway Rules of Operation
Clause 15 of the
Environmental Act Licence No. 2691 states:
"The Department shall conduct a public review of the rules of operation of the
Development not less than once every five years, commencing with the date of this
Licence. A report detailing the process to be followed in this review shall be provided
to the Director for approval within one year of the date of this Licence."
Manitoba Water Stewardship held a series of open houses to provide the public with an opportunity to review and
comment on the Red River Floodway rules of operation. Comments were accepted until September 1, 2010.
Storyboards from the open houses can be found here.
Further information on the Red River Floodway can be found through the
following
links.
List of Studies and Reports Post 1997 Flood
- Summer Floodway Operation Feasibility Study
- Flood Protection for Winnipeg; International Joint Commission, December 1999
- A Review Of The Red River Floodway Operating Rules; Red River Floodway Operation Review Committee, December 1999
- Stage-Damage Curves Update and Preparation of Flood Damage Maps, KGS Group, January 2000
- Ice-Jam Effects on Red River Flooding and Possible Mitigation Methods, report prepared for the International Red River Basin Task Force, International Joint Commission by S. Beltaos, R. Pomerleau and R. A. Halliday, March 2000
- The Next Flood: Getting Prepared, International Joint Commission, April 2000
- Living on the Red, International Joint Commission, November 2000
- Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg, KGS Group, November 2001
- Investigation of the Merits of Management of Red River Summer Water Levels in the City Of Winnipeg, KGS Group, November 2003
- Re-Computation of Natural Water Levels at the Floodway Inlet; Acres Manitoba Ltd., April 2004
- Evaluation of the Effects of Expansion of the Winnipeg Floodway on Ice-related Water Levels Downstream of Floodway Outlet, Northwest Hydraulics, 2005
- Implementation and Administration of Compensation Program For Damages Caused by Rule 4 Operation of the Red River Floodway - Manitoba Water Stewardship, July 2006
- Conceptual Engineering Study for Fish Passage at the Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure; KGS Group and North-South Consultants, January 2008
- Human Health Risk Assessment Red River Floodway Expansion Project, Jacques Whitford Limited, 2008
- Wildlife Studies, TetrES consulting (in-progress)
- Impact of Artificial Flooding Related to the Operation of the Red River Floodway, MMM Group (in-progress)
- Monitoring of River Bank Stability in the Vicinity of the Control Structure, KGS Group (in-Progress)
Spring Floodway Operation Reports
