Information about Reservoir Operations and Watershed Conditions in the
Ottawa River Basin can be obtained from the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board website at www.ottawariver.ca. 

Britannia Village Flood Control Project

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, in cooperation with the City of Ottawa, has started a planning and design process for the Britannia Village Flood Control Project. This project will protect parts of the Britannia Village community that would otherwise be affected by flooding during future Ottawa River floods. Its purpose is to reduce expected property damages, public safety risks and inconvenience in this existing community during flood events up to and including the 1:100 year flood.
 
In September 2007, City of Ottawa Council approved a funding arrangement for a remedial flood control project. The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority has agreed to undertake the design, construction and long-term management of the flood control system.
 
Below are several information pieces that may be useful to area residents and property owners.

Index:

• Staff Report to RVCA Board of Directors – January 18, 2010
• Updated Evaluation of Project Costs and Benefits – November 18, 2009
• RVCA Board of Directors Briefing Note, August 2009 (pdf - 56 kb)
• Power Point Presentation — Status Report for RVCA Board of Directors, May 2009 (764 kb)
• RVCA Board of Directors Briefing Note, March 2009 (pdf - 56 kb)
• Project Schedule (as of February 5, 2009) (pdf - 48 kb)
• Notice of Intent (pdf - 680 kb)
• Project Location — Map (pdf - 80 kb)
• Power Point Presentation — Information Meeting for Directly Affected Landowners
  February 5, 2009 (11 mb)
• RVCA Fact Sheet: The Britannia Village Flood Control Project and Development Regulations in Flood Vulnerable Portions of Britannia Village (pdf - 116 kb)

For more information or to add your name to the contacts list, contact:
Bruce Reid, RVCA Director of Watershed Science and Engineering
613-692-3571 ext. 1103
bruce.reid@rvca.ca

Additional project information will be posted as the planning and design process continues.

Last update: January 2010