The long-awaited spring runoff through most of southern Saskatchewan is expected to begin later this week with the arrival of double-digit temperatures.
Although runoff in the southwest is largely complete, it hasn’t started in eastern regions and officials have warned that it could happen quickly and result in flooding.
The hardest hit areas are expected to be in an area including Indian Head, Regina, Moose Jaw, Assiniboia and Weyburn, and another pocket including Saskatoon, North Battleford, Spiritwood, Waskesiu Lake and Prince Albert.
The Water Security Agency said today that 207 applications have come in for the emergency flood damage reduction program. This includes 62 communities, nine First Nations, 17 rural municipalities, 109 individuals and 10 general applications.
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In Regina, sandbagging has begun along Wascana Creek where water levels are expected to be higher than 2011.
Flows out of Rafferty, Boundary and Alameda reservoirs have been reduced for now.
The WSA mobile site has been updated with a flood watch section. As well, the agency’s website at www.wsask.ca now allows users to subscribe to a news feed that will send email notifications when new information is posted.
