Standard on Basement Flood Protection and Risk Reduction
Scope:
The intended result is the development of a standard outlining required minimum basement flood protection measure, as well as an informative section, annex, or complementary document outlining recommendations for additional actions that may be taken to reduce the risk of basement flooding.
Project need:
To provide minimum requirements for the basement flood protection measure in the Canadian context.
This proposed New Edition is being developed at the request of Standard Council of Canada. It will provide the industry with a new standard on basement flood protection
This will meet the strategic needs of the following key interests: identify as applicable how industry, regulators, consumers, government or others will benefit by
a) ensuring that the latest innovative/technology/safety features are available for users,
b) addressing needs of regulators by providing suitable requirements; and
c) supporting certification bodies.
Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.
Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.