The first step in making better decisions to reduce flood risk in time for next atmospheric river that will hit the BC coast is to understand what happened this time. Here’s a start:
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Fraser River Water Level Forecast Map
28 May 2021 The River Forecast Centre just released their first water level forecast of the year. We are just dusting of our maps and tools, and will update the page as soon as possible. In the meantime, the map below is for 09 July 2020. Forecast water levels at Mission well below 6.0 m […]
Read MoreUpdate: The Impact of Flood Hazard on Real Estate Values
In the wake of recent sensationalized press on the effect of flood mapping on housing prices, we thought we’d update our five-year old blogpost on the subject with some research and facts. Clearly, recent news images of flood damaged homes and anxious residents have got waterfront property owners on edge, regardless of whether they are […]
Read MoreThe myth of the 100-year flood – busted!
This is a post that has been at the top of our to-do list for years…but with so many other to-dos it hasn’t made it on to our website. However, with water on the ground across the country, it seems like a good time to get this draft version up. Statistics are tough Statistics were […]
Read MoreFlood Mapping in The Globe and Mail
The lack of up-to-date, consistent flood mapping is one of Ebbwater’s soapbox issues (check out our Pet Projects page for the state of affairs in British Columbia). Fortunately, others are beginning to take notice of this problem – including journalists. This story in the Globe and Mail, which includes thoughts from our principal, Tamsin Lyle, […]
Read MoreThe Ebbwater Flood Map Project: Why it matters that our maps are old
This post is the fourth in a series that describes the state of flood hazard mapping in British Columbia. If this piques your interest you can also check out: Our Maps Are Old How Old is Your Map? People Living on BC Floodplains In the Ebbwater Flood Map Project, we are exploring the availability and […]
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Flood Mapping Funding Guidebook for BC Local Governments
British Columbia municipalities are in the awkward position of having responsibility for managing and mapping flood hazards without being provided the necessary resources to do this work by higher-level governments. In 2013, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) highlighted this problem in their flood mapping action plan. In early 2014, the BCREA, with funding from […]
Read MoreHigh Level Flood Mapping
The Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) are exploring the topic of sea level rise and coastal flood risk with their membership. Urban Systems Ltd. (USL) was retained by TFN in early 2015 to help them explore this issue further; Ebbwater Consulting was then sub-contracted by USL to act as a flood risk advisor on the project. […]
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