Water Plant Operators Save Flood-Ravaged Town

The small town of High River is among flood-ravaged communities in Alberta still recovering after what is being called Canada’s costliest natural disaster — some estimate $6 billion in damages.Media and residents have labeled operators at the High River water treatment facility heroes for their selfless efforts on June 20, 2013, to keep water flowing and monitored during the flood.The High River system is supplied by 12 shallow wells and just one 3-million-gallon storage reservoir. The regional treatment plant serves 13,000, including a few surrounding municipalities and a large meatpacking facility.“When the water came, it came really hard and