Building on the Floodplain

All of our campus is on the 100 year flood plain for the Tay River. Because of that, we have had to work closely with the Rideau Valley Consveration Authority in planning our new campus. We're building on the east end of our property to be as far away from the river as we can. The campus will not have a basement, but will have a higher than usual foundation to deal with the possibility of a flood. You can see that the water table is not too far below the surface here.