The federal government is investing $7.6 million to protect people, essential transportation corridors, farmlands, and businesses in the City of Delta from increasingly intense rainstorms due to the impacts of climate change.
This was announced by the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity of Canada and Member of Parliament for Delta and His Worship George V. Harvie, Mayor of the City of Delta.
The project will build two new drainage pump stations: the 84 Street Drainage Pump Station and the Silda Drainage Pump Station.
The 84 Street Drainage Pump Station will address flooding concerns, including water ponding on roadways, railway tracks, and agricultural lands. The station will manage stormwater, transporting it through a force main pipeline to the discharge point at the Boundary Bay dike. It will also protect critical transportation networks, including local roads, Highway 99, and the railway corridor to Deltaport, from disruptions caused by flooding-related closures. Additionally, the pump station will include a flap gate and an energy dissipation structure to prevent backflow and minimize environmental impacts on local ecosystems.
The Silda Drainage Pump Station will reduce the risk of flooding at Highway 91/17 interchange. It will also address flooding concerns, including water ponding on roads, railway tracks, and pedestrian trails, as well as impacts on local businesses in the low-lying catchment area.
