Flood Management
Flood Management is the process of assessing
risks from flooding, and then using that information to implement
appropriate management measures. These measures might be the
construction of flood defences, provision of flood warning systems,
provision of washlands and wetland systems, or the development of
policies which reduce development in flood risk areas.
Scott Wilson’s expertise includes the
following
- Asset survey and management
- Preparation of high-level plans for Strategic Flood Risk
- Catchment strategies
- Hydraulic modelling
- Assessment of fluvial and coastal flood risk
- Design of flood and coastal defences
- Design of barrages, weirs, flood relief channels, river
restoration projects
- Environmental assessment of works and integration of flood
defences and the natural environment
- Audit and expert witness
- Preparation of tender documents and contract
administration
- Our client portfolio includes municipal and regional
governments, river boards and catchment authorities, contractors,
developers and environmental bodies
Scott Wilson has a particular expertise in
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA), which is the appraisal of
flood risk across large areas, such as entire local authorities or
groups of authorities. This work requires an integrated
combination of hydraulic specialists, modellers, engineers,
planners and GIS experts to produce both high-quality wide-area
flood risk mapping and planning and policy documents. Within
the UK Scott Wilson has been appointed to undertake SFRAs for over
30 local authorities.
At the more local scale Scott Wilson provides Flood Risk
Assessments for specific developments. In the UK, where flood
risk assessment is now a compulsory part of the planning process,
Scott Wilson has undertaken many hundreds of Flood Risk
Assessments, supporting developments at all sizes from a few houses
to proposals for entire new towns.
Outside of the UK, Scott Wilson has undertaken large-scale river
studies in locations such as Cambodia, Turkey, St. Lucia and
Iran.
