Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The issue of building infrastructure, recognizing events such as flooding in Aklavik, are addressed in a number of ways through the community development planning process. Account is taken of the fact that Aklavik is susceptible to flooding. Requirements of the local drainage system to accommodate that possibility are accounted for. I suspect though, in some instances, the cost to deal with that event can be high. There would be cost and benefit considerations to weigh in the decision-making as to what is actually to be done. The design of the water treatment facilities or the water supply facilities, there certainly is in the design of the storage volumes for the tankage and the treatment capacity of the water supply system and the location of the sewage lagoons and solid waste sites in Aklavik. The fact that flooding does occur is taken into account and affects the storage volume that is put in place.
Regarding the location and protection of buildings against flooding, there has been flood risk reduction mapping done for communities which are flood prone along the Mackenzie Valley, including Aklavik. Recognizing when there is a flood, probably, the largest part of Aklavik is covered in water. There are areas of Aklavik that are more or less prone to damage and to flooding into high water. There are requirements that are applied by CMHC in setting the foundation level for buildings and the separation of electrical systems in buildings to account for hazards that would occur with water during flood situations. Those standards are also applied in setting the elevations for foundations in the basic municipal infrastructure, like water facilities. Thank you, Madam Chairperson.