Photo: On Tuesday, vehicles carefully navigated the water filled 62 Street, at 50 Avenue, following a heavy afternoon rainfall. - Katie Ryan Photo

By Katie Ryan

While many in Saskatchewan and Alberta have been faced with overflowing rivers and major flooding, city officials want to reassure residents that the Border City is equipped to handle what comes its way.
Lloydminster has had its share of wet weather this spring, including the deluge of rain Tuesday afternoon that left some city roads covered with water. In the event of a flood the city’s director of planning and public works says Lloydminster is prepared.
“We are constantly checking our storm sewer systems. There are definitely  challenges this year, we have had a lot of water and the ground is saturated, so there are challenges with that. But our crews are out there checking the catch basins and storm sewers,” he said.
According to The Weather Network, Lloydminster’s record day for precipitation occurred on July 29, 1986, with 63 millimeters of rain.
“Since 1990, all of our major storm water (systems) are designed to one and 100 year event and that is standard across Canada. Approximately every 100 years you will get a major event, that the system might overload,” said Homes.
“But even if the system is overloaded, it’s designed to be carried down the streets and shouldn’t go into residential homes.”
Plans for the city’s newer developments and subdivisions include preventative measures when it comes to higher than average rainfall as well.
“Those areas are all designed to carry off any of the run off or storm water into the storm management pond,” said Homes