By David Kirton

Minot anchor blames Sask. for flooding

Aug 9, 2011 | 12:50 PM

Anger and accusations of blindly following “the book” are being pointed at the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority.

A Minot, N.D., TV anchor from KX News has calculated that had the authority just kept the flood gates open throughout the wet season instead of filling the reservoirs all the time, Minot would not have had to evacuate some 11,000 people.

Jim Olson admits what the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority did followed the rules of the treaty.

“They have to follow the rules because that’s indemnifies them from … lawsuits and things like that. But, you go by the book and it’s time to change the book, I guess is my bottom line,” said Olson.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority's John Fahlman argues that if they had kept the water flowing out of the reservoirs, there would be more angry farmers in Saskatchewan.

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