Resources are being mobilized and routed to Wasa this morning as water levels are rising.

“We have a Ministry of Forests Unit Crew en route to assist with placing sandbags in the areas expected to see the most impact from rising waters,” stated Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Information Officer, Loree Duczek. “There is a self- filling sandbagging station set up at the Wasa Community Hall and we have the automatic sandbagging machine routed to Wasa today as well.”

The nearby Kootenay River steadily rose following the heavy rains last week and reached a peak over the weekend; however, the Wasa area generally sees the impact of high river levels seven to 10 days later.

“We are encouraging residents and property owners in Wasa who are near the water to ensure valuables are moved out of basements, and take steps to prevent belongings from being affected by floodwater,” added Duczek.

Water Stewardship BC has also been in the Wasa area completing assessments near the lake and Cameron Pond. The water level in the slough end of Cameron Pond dropped about .4 metres yesterday. There is an area along the old roadway between Cameron Pond and the slough that is showing some signs of erosion, so it is being monitored.

Wasa Lake and area flooded last year in the last week of June.

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