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ERCA Obtains Funding for Leamington Dyke Repairs

The dykes in southeast Leamington experienced extensive damage due to severe rainfalls in May of 2004. Engineering evaluations have identified repairs to the various dyking systems at a total cost of $5.4 million dollars. Of these identified works, the repairs to the Road 1 Dyke were identified as the highest priority in terms of maintaining some degree of flood protection for portions of the subject areas.

"While these repairs are only one component of addressing the overall sustainable management of this area, these works are an essential component of any long term solution, and urgent in nature," explains Ken Schmidt, General Manager of the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA).

This repair work is estimated at a cost of $700,000, and ERCA has obtained $350,000 of Provincial funding towards this cost. As well, ERCA is commissioning a comprehensive study of coastal processes and management strategies for sustainable management of this area. The study is expected to be complete in 2006.