Public open house is scheduled for safety plans for Conestogo Dam
The Grand River Conservation Authority is holding a public open house for residents of Mapleton, Wellesley and Woolwich Townships about GRCA projects designed to ensure Conestogo Dam continues to meet or exceed provincial safety standards.
The open house will be held on June 25 at the Floradale Fire Hall, 50 Florapine Road, Floradale from 7 to 9pm.
Information from GRCA officials will be provided about:
- Two major projects worth a total of about $23-million to upgrade several important parts of the Conestogo Dam; and
- A new emergency preparedness and response plan, that has been developed by the GRCA, municipal governments and emergency response agencies, to protect residents of Glen Allan, St. Jacobs, and other Conestogo River communities in the unlikely event of a dam emergency.
The Conestogo Dam was built in 1958 to protect residents and their property from floods and to ensure an adequate water supply in the summer and fall.
It is regularly examined by GRCA staff and independent experts under the GRCA’s dam management program.
As a result of those examinations, the upgrades and the emergency plan were developed to meet new, more rigorous provincial standards.
