The Brevoort Park neighbourhood is the fourth to benefit from the City of Saskatoon’s Flood Control Strategy project. Construction work is beginning on this project in Brevoort Park South, which includes new storm sewer pipes and underground storm water storage.

Director of Saskatoon Water, Russ Munro, says, “Rainwater that typically pools and floods area properties during intense summer storms, will now flow into underground storage tanks that are being installed in Brevoort Park South.” The tanks will temporarily hold the water which will slowly drain through the storm sewer system and into the river. The project will also include new landscaping once the tanks are installed.

The federal government pays for 40 per cent of the eligible construction costs up to a maximum of $21.6 million for all nine projects. The rest comes from the Storm Water Utility Capital Program and revenue from Storm Wat