4/4 and the pump station remained at total capacity to start draining the floodwaters out of the Sumas Lake Bottom. The repairs continued to bring the dikes back to an acceptable level of protection and keep the pump station operating. #BCFloods

3/4 KWL was called in to help save the pump station, seal the breaches, and complete emergency repairs to multiple sections of the extensively damaged dike. At 4am on November 21, the breaches were sealed

2/4 until they overtopped the dikes that separated it from the Old Sumas Lake Bottom. KWL provided emergency services to prevent further flooding of the Sumas Lake area and drain the flooded lands.

1/2 On Nov 14 & 15, 2021, Abbotsford received more than 150mm of rain that partially flooded the Sumas Prairie. The storm event also resulted in the Nooksack River overflowing its banks south of the border, which flowed into the Sumas River, raising the water levels

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