Flooding in BC and how we got into this mess.

Our President-elect will try and answer some of the pressing questions that have arisen over the recent floods.

•  Why don’t we have a place where we can go to find out if we are in a floodplain?
• Land prices are astronomical and munis are approving flood plain areas for developers. River, ocean front locations are highly desirable.
• Why are floods getting larger and more frequent?
• What can I do to protect myself?
• How do you figure out where the floodplain is?
• What does a 1 in 200 year flood mean?
• Why don’t I find out I’m in a floodplain when I buy a house?    
• Why doesn’t the bank want to know if I have flood insurance when I buy a house?
• Why are flood standards different in every province in Canada?

Dave is a professional engineer specializing is water resources engineering.  He is a senior Principal with Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd., a BC based, employee owned consulting engineering company.  Dave grew up in Victoria then took an engineering program at Camosun College which was started with assistance by John Sansom who is a Harbourside Rotary member and Dave's sponsor.  After working at the City of Victoria and Dave's father's firm Graeme and Murray Consultants, he went to the University of New Brunswick to obtain a degree in Water Resources and Civil Engineering.  In 1994 he joined Kerr Wood Leidal and in 2000 moved to Victoria and started the company's Victoria office.