Conservation Halton provides a water control and flood warning program to reduce the risk of property damage and loss of life due to flooding.

What are the projects associated with this program?

• Operation and maintenance of four major flood control structures:  Kelso, Hilton Falls, Scotch Block and Mountsberg Dams
• Operation and maintenance of 12.5 kilometres of flood control channels in the Town of Milton (Sixteen Mile Creek), Town of Oakville(Morrison/Wedgewood Channel) and City of Burlington (Hager/Rambo channel)
• Continuous water level monitoring of watercourses and reservoirs
• Computerized flood forecasting, flood damage assessment and data collection and management
• Emergency planning and flood warning
• Mapping of flood damage centres
• Liaison with municipalities and the province

Why is water control and flood warning important?

• Potential for injury, loss of life and property damages resulting from flooding is reduced
• Efficient coordination of flood warning and control system
• Water quality is improved by maintaining creek flows to dilute waste water from treatment plants

Who benefits from this conservation program?

• Municipalities
• Watershed residents
• Property owners and business potentially affected by flooding
• Province of Ontario through reduced flood damages