Peachland councillor Terry Condon says the Okanagan Lake flood control benchmarks currently being used aren91裸聊视频檛 relevant today.

91裸聊视频淲hat we have seen in the last seven or eight years for monitoring the lake level isn91裸聊视频檛 working,91裸聊视频� said Condon at the Peachland council meeting last Tuesday (Aug. 11).

Condon said Peachland can91裸聊视频檛 continue to watch provincial flood control measures remain unchanged and expect a different result.

91裸聊视频淲e can91裸聊视频檛 continue to pay for flood damage, for our community, and for a local and provincial basis, to bear the cost of that,91裸聊视频� Condon said.

91裸聊视频淚t seems to me it would be a smart thing to take a good look at getting the (benchmark levels) right and make sure the lake levels are adjusted appropriately at the pace they need to be adjusted to,91裸聊视频� Condon said.

91裸聊视频淕iven the technology of 2020, I can91裸聊视频檛 believe this isn91裸聊视频檛 possible, nor can I believe it is cheaper, in the long run, to continue on as we are rather than looking for better solutions.91裸聊视频�

Mayor Cindy Forton acknowledged the water level strategies for managing the lake level evolved from a joint federal-provincial government study, the framework of which dates back to the 1970s.

91裸聊视频淚 think it would be smart for the province to review how lake levels are being managed. A lot has changed since the 1970s. There is no mention of climate change or other factors that influence lake levels today in that original study, that snowmelt today is faster and could be calculated better, how forestry has taken place further uphill and affects upstream flow,91裸聊视频� Fortin said.

Coun. Keith Fielding suggested Peachland seek the support of the Regional District of Central Okanagan board and Okanagan Basin Water Board before approaching the province on this issue.

91裸聊视频淗aving the support of stakeholders will add more weight to any effort to lobby the province for changes,91裸聊视频� Fielding said.

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