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2025
SHOWCASE
- AWARDS -
AWARD OF
EXCELLENCE
–
WATER RESOURCES
HORSEFLY REGIONAL EMERGENCY SPILLWAY
PHASE 1
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Water Resources
FIRM: MPE A DIVISION OF ENGLOBE
CLIENT/OWNER: SOUTHERN REGIONAL STORM-
WATER DRAINAGE COMMITTEE
LOCATION: TABER, ALBERTA
SUB CONSULTANTS: STANTEC CONSULTING LTD.
CONTRACTORS: DEGRAAF EXCAVATING LTD.
Southern Alberta’s agricultural sector, which generates over $1.8 billion annually for
the GDP, is increasingly at risk from flooding due to the frequency of large storms
and intensive irrigation. The Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway Phase 1 project,
near Taber, addresses this by utilizing existing irrigation infrastructure for managing
stormwater. MPE, a division of Englobe, led the civil, structural and hydrotechnical
design for Phase 1 — a 5.6 km section connecting Taber Lake Reservoir to the
Oldman River — ensuring long-term sustainability and infrastructure protection.
Once the entire spillway is complete, it will allow greater management of stormwater
throughout the Lethbridge to Medicine Hat corridor.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS
The Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway Phase 1 project sets a
new standard in sustainable water management, providing key
benefits to Southern Alberta in flood prevention, crop protection and
economic development. Flooding has historically threatened farmland,
infrastructure and communities due to vulnerabilities in the canal,
which could breach during major storms, disrupting irrigation, drinking
water and causing agricultural losses in the hundreds of millions.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF ALBERTA
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