The measure includes the assessment of damages to the environment, mostly caused by accidents at sources of pollution e.g. containers with hazardous materials. Procedures and criteria’s need to be defined (beforehand).
Relevant building openings can be protected against the entry of water by sandbags, boards or sandbag replacement systems, or secured additionally by lids and flaps. The measure requires some time to be operational – which is not available everywhere when heavy rainfall occurs. Additionally it requires training.
A sewage lifting unit basically consists of a collecting tank and a pump. The waste water flows to the collecting tank via a basic pipe and from there is lifted above the backwater level by the pump and transported further to the sewage system.
The measure includes the assessment of damages at buildings and infrastructure (e.g. transport routes, water supply, and waste water disposal) concerning their usability and the necessity for restoration after an event. The measure is also important for the settlement of claims through insurance companies. In case that support from public disaster funds is available, procedures…
Flood early warning systems – if existing for the area – provide information that allow the actuation of emergency action (e.g. set up of a command unit, observation of risk areas) prior to the event and before damages occur. However, reduction of losses is possible only if early warning information are interpreted and assessed correctly,…
Soakaways are buried chambers that store surface water and allow it to soak into the ground. They are typically square or circular excavations either filled with rubble or lined with brickwork, pre-cast concrete or polyethylene rings/perforated storage structures surrounded by granular backfill. They can be built in many shapes and can often be accommodated within…
