Reason Magazine 2014 Quartal 2 Seite 50

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ter roads more than 21 000 bridges and culverts 2 920 miles 4 700 kilometers of drains 75 dams 61 reservoirs 41 pumping stations 24 northern airports and many other components The province has invested more than US 1 billion in flood mitigation efforts since 1997 saving an estimated US 7 billion in damage throughout Manitoba In addition to its many fixed flood control systems the province also employs a variety of flexible temporary flood response equipment and products including n Amphibious ice breaking machines n Ice cutting machines n 2 million regular sandbags n Sandbagging machines n 17 000 super sandbags n 26 mi 43 km of cage barriers n 61 heavy duty steamers n 34 mobile pumps n 31 mi 50 km of water filled barriers of which 13 7 mi 22 km are in rapid response trailers One of the water filled temporary perim eter barrier systems used by Manitoba is the FM Approved and ASFPM certified Tiger Dam from U S Flood Control Manitoba deploys many of its water filled perimeter bar riers from rapid response trailers equipped with the tubular dams water pumps hoses and steamers to thaw ice blockage in culverts and other drainage infrastructures We began using water filled perimeter barriers in 2005 in response to rising water No Trespassing Flood abate ment products like these includ ing from top AquaFence Tiger Dam and PS Doors have proven effective in easing the ingress of floodwater They were able to deploy the temporary barriers within a matter of hours and help protect a number of homes from flooding These and other temporary barriers are a critical part of our flood response system STEVE ASHTON Minister of Manitoba s Department of Infrastructure and Transportation