Catiline Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Service Project

Electoral Area C

Notice to Residents: Please be aware that SLRD contractors will be completing essential work in and around Lillooet Lake Estates for approximately 2 weeks from August 22, 2024. Work has been scheduled in collaboration with LLE representatives. Please reach out to your representative directly with any questions or concerns.

Project Scope

To design, construct, and establish operation and maintenance of a debris flow mitigation structure for the Catiline Creek at Lillooet Lake Estates (LLE).

The objective of the project is to reduce the risk to the community and potential for loss of life by increasing capacity of the existing channel to manage future debris flows up to 100,000m3 through the community, under a new forest service road bridge, and into Lillooet Lake.

  • The scope of the project includes:
    • Approximately 900 metres of creek to be widened and deepened
    • Approximately 970 metres of training berms
    • Coordination of replacement FSR bridge with Ministry of Forests
  • A right of way is required through LLE as well as Crown Land Tenure.
  • The project involves tree removal, replanting and restoration, relocation of existing LLE-owned watermains and services, and other incidental work.

Project Budget

The current approved project budget is:

Total Approved Project Budget*$8.1 million

*The current approved project budget is based on the preliminary design estimate of $8.1 million. The budget is under review and will be updatd following receipt of the 100% design and cost estimate. 

Funding

The current funding is:

CEPF-DRR-CA Grant$2 million
LLE site owners via
Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1787-2022		Up to $4 million
ICIP-GreenARDMUp to 5.697 million
TotalUp to 11.697 million

 

Project Timeline

The project is expected to take two to four years to complete.

 

202320242025

Detailed design

Permit applications

-Completion of detailed design

-Commence construction

Construction

Background

Construction of a debris flow mitigation structure along Catiline Creek has been a priority for the community of Lillooet Lake Estates for several years, subsequent to major debris flow events occurring, most recently in 2010 and 2013. The SLRD has worked with the community for a number of years on items related to the debris flow hazard at Catiline Creek.

In September 2022 the property owners and the site owners / shareholders of Lillooet Lake Estates Ltd. petitioned the SLRD to establish a service and borrow up to $4 million for debris flow mitigation at Catiline Creek for both full and phased project options. The cost of service establishment and loan repayments are to be requisitioned via parcel tax to Lillooet Lake Estates property owners.

In December 2022 the SLRD Board adopted the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Catiline Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Service Establishing Bylaw No. 1786-2022 and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Catiline Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Service Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1787-2022, and approved inclusion of service and project resources in the 2023-2027 Financial Plan. More information on this process can be found on the service establishment and loan authorization bylaw page.

Community support for the project, and for the service establishment and loan authorization bylaws are critical elements of this project, including supporting applications for both provincial and national grant programs.

First Nations

Catiline Creek, and the community of Lillooet Lake Estates, lies within the unceded traditional territory of the Líl ̓wat Nation. Since the project’s inception, an important priority for the SLRD has been to engage with Líl’wat Nation, through its land use referrals process. The SLRD sincerely appreciates the time and consideration that Líl ̓wat Nation Land Use Referral Committee members are taking to review the project and is grateful for its conditional support. The project team looks forward to continuing to work with the Referral Committee to ensure that all referrals related to the various provincial and federal permits required for the project will be forthcoming for the Committee’s review, and that archaeological and environmental monitoring is conducted throughout the project. The SLRD is also working to keep Samahquam, Skatin Nations, Xa’xtsa-Douglas First Nation, the Lillooet Tribal Council and the St’át’imc Chiefs Council informed as the project moves forward.

Project Updates

  • March 2023 - Capex Project Advisory Services Inc. engaged to provide project management services for project.
  • July 2023 - Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. contracted to provide engineering services for the project. 
  • October 31, 2023 – 50% design milestone achieved.
  • November 2023 – Crown Land Tenure, DFO request for review, and permit application under the Water Sustainability Act submitted.
  • January 2024 – Initial DFO review complete requiring application for Authorization under the Fisheries Act.
  • February 2024 - There have been delays in grant funding announcements for grant funding programs at the federal level which is impacting grant applications related to this project. These delays, in addition to a revised timeline for the design phase, have led to a revised baseline schedule for the project. In the revised baseline schedule construction is now planned to commence in late 2024, with construction completion in late 2025 or early 2026.
  • March 2024 – ICIP GreenARDM Grant officially announced by the Provincial and Federal Governments. The SLRD will receive up to $5.697 million from the Green Infrastructure Stream (GIS) of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) to support the Catiline Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Project.View Federal/Provincial Statement & View SLRD News Release
  • March 2024 - Activities underway include activities related to detailed design phase, permitting and land tenure requirements, engagement and consultations with First Nations and project stakeholders. 
  • April 2024 -  90% design milestone acheived.
  • May 2024 - DFO Authorisation, Dike Maintenance Act and water license application submitted. Timber cruise completed.  
  • June 2024 -  A Status Update was provided to the SLRD Board at the June 26, 2024 meeting at 1:30 pm. View the report online, and watch live on the SLRD  YouTube channel. 
  • July 2024 - Work underway includes activities related to detailed design phase, permitting and land tenure requirements, finalising the statutory right of way and engagement and consultation with First Nations and project stakeholders. Staff will present a report to the SLRD Board at the July 24 2024 meeting related to potential funding opportunities for the project including the new Disaster Resilience and Innovation Fund. View the report online, and watch live on the SLRD  YouTube channel. 

Status Updates 

Community Updates 

Other Staff Reports

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