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September 21, 1973

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‘His Worship Bruce Scott, oF 5 u
Mayor of Port Coquitlam, Hoag i
City Hall, : af Mend! Hen
2272 McAllister Avenue, aw og
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. ol f

Dear Mr. Mayor:

{| have received your letter of September 1I1lth regarding your area
Flood control projects under the Federal-Provincial Flood Control Agreement.

Concerning the flood control works operated by the Coquitlam Dyking

‘District, which includes 2575 acres in the City of Port Coquitlam, the present

plans of the Federal-Provincial Joint Advisory Board call for completion of
preliminary engineering of the improvements of the existing dyking works in
March or April, i974. This preliminary report will outline the proposed
improvements, give preliminary cost estimates and indicate the local cost
sharing arrangements. The preliminary report will be discussed with the
local governments to determine its acceptability.

Final design of the project and preparation of construction contracts
could take place during the remainder of 1974 and construction could take
place in 1975. -This is quite a tight schedule and is based on an assumption
that the finalization of the project outline in discussion with local governments
will not be a lengthy process. 3 ,

The Coquitlam River flood control improvements will be a serarate
project. It is visualized at this time that Coquitlam River flood, erosion
and sediment control cannot be considered scparately from an overall water
regime plan which would include also such aspects as recreational, fishery,
water supply and hydro-electric power considerations, and also watershed
management, at least in the immediate vicinity of the drainage channels.

The Water Resources Service has made some studies on flood and erosion control
and is compiling information on work done regarding these matters by other
agencies. We ftntend to draft a study program which will be discussed with

the local governments and Interested groups with an aim to develop an acceptable
plan for Coquitlam River improvements, which then will have to be exmained

from an economic feasibility point of view.

Yours very truly,

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