The Waffle concept is already in place (for example, road confinement) in the Red River Basin, and it doesn work – it still floods. How is this different?
It is true that there is a significant network of roads and various other features that slow down water movement to the Red River and its tributaries; however, there is no current strategy in place for managing a timed release of this water to prevent downstream flooding. If the flow of water can be released in a regimented manner to allow for gradual input to the river, it would result in significatly decreased flooding and overland flow in the downstream areas.
