The City of Saskatoon has posted this information on their web site...I just thought I'd pass it along.
Flood prevention in your home and yard is your responsibility. Here are some tips to help reduce your risk of a flood:
(Some tips involve snow shovelling which is heavy work. Consider doing a bit at a time and please use care and caution. Get help if you have health concerns.)
- Remove snow from around your foundation. Pay particular attention to the areas around window wells.
- Most lots drain along the outside edges. Remove snow from these areas.
- Keep the snow in your yard. Shovelling onto streets or lanes could block drainage.
- Help keep catch basins clear. Where possible, safelyclear snow, ice, and debris from the catch basins in your area.
- Clear snow and ice from around the bottom of your downspouts and extend downspouts at least two metres so water drains away from your foundation.
- Check your roof and eavestroughs for excess snow. Consider hiring a professional to clear snow from your roof. A roof rake may help to clear snow and debris from the edge of your roof.
- Consider using sandbags to block water from entering low lying areas beside your foundation.
- If water is getting close to your foundation, use an appropriate pump to drain it to the gutter or back lane. Please use all equipment properly and follow safety guidelines.
We have done a few of these things...but I think the flooding is reality...especially when and IF it happens quickly. oh, boy....
Tonight conversation was about buying sump pumps...go figure, and snow removal. Awareness and planning ahead are our best defense.....okay, and maybe building an ark.
Were does one get sand bags? I've never heard of a roof rake...know any professional roof rake-type of people? I think we need a little more planning in our house, maybe a little more information...but we do have a sump pump...and plenty of shovels.....and we have moved a large amount of the snow away from the house.....so...maybe...just maybe....
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