KELOWNA — The feasibility of increasing the drainage capacity of Okanagan Lake should be examined once the current flood risk passes, Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran says. Hot weather Tuesday and Wednesday, with temperatures around 30 C, are expected to quicken the snowmelt and increase the flow of Mission Creek, which carries one-third of all water that enters Okanagan Lake. In addition to 200,000 sandbags added to the local supply on Monday, another 250,000 are expected today, officials say. The Delta Grand could become encircled with water, with the flood crossing Water Street and extending east up Clement Avenue nearly to Richter Street. “I think those will be conversations that we need to have, but not from a position of trying to point blame,” Basran said.

Source: Daily Sun June 05, 2017 18:30 UTC