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City, province and feds agree on flood plan for Calgary

The City of Calgary, along with the governments of Alberta and Canada, announced a new flood mitigation project for the city Thursday.

It will bring a new pump station to Sunnyside, which is a flood-prone area, and the station will direct surface water safely into the Bow River.

The other part of the project is to build a protection berm east of the Bonnybrook Wastewater Plant, along with associated groundwater and storm water enhancements.

The plant is the largest of three in Calgary and was impacted by the flood back in 2013.

This new plan is scheduled to cost $32.8 million. The federal government will cover $10.4 million, while the province will foot $11.4 million, leaving the city to pick up the rest of the cost.

The project is being worked on right now and is expected to be ready for the spring of 2017.

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