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To: Rocket Red who wrote (6008)	11/17/2021 3:15:53 PM
From: LoneClone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7187

It's not often I agree with you, RR, but this time I do. I guess the counterargument is that this kind of flooding has happened only twice in over 100 years. Given the lack of other available agricultural land in BC, maybe the proper response is to carry on but try to be better prepared for the next time it fllods. There's another paradox too, that these flooding events are particularly adept at producing and renewing the soil we need to grow things n. This is part of larger dilemma that in mountainous areas like BC, the only area available for farming is on flood plains and drained lake bottoms. The two Interior locations that are experiencing the worst problems are also built on flood plains. The Merritt water treatment system, now overwhelmed by water, was built on literally the only available site that could accommodate the technology of the time. Princeton is in a similar situation. LC