Flood Forecasting & Warnings
The Nickel District Conservation Authority (NDCA) reduces the risk of property damage and loss of lives due to flooding, by providing a flood warning and control program.

Why?
- Complements Regulation Enforcement activities.
- Reduces property damage and loss of life risk due to flooding.
- Provides coordinated approach to flood warning and flood control during emergency and non-emergency times.
- Justifies the need for the multi-million dollar infrastructure located throughout the watershed to support these program activities.
Provides land held in the public domain for other uses (i.e. passive recreation, water quality protection, etc.)
Who benefits?
- All municipal partners and emergency response providers.
- All watershed residents.
- Individuals and businesses in identified flood hazard areas.
- Media partners.Conservation area users.
- Province (through reduced flood damages)

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