Managing vegetation to protect small towns from floods
Managing vegetation to protect small towns from floods
Managing vegetation to protect small towns from floods
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Flooding in Beaufort“We raised this issue initially two yearsago with the modelling and we asked, ‘Ifthe <strong>vegetation</strong> was removed what effect wouldthat have on flood levels?’. The answer thatcame back <strong>from</strong> the consultants at that stagewas, ‘Very little’. It is more the physicalinfrastructure in the railway line culverts whichis causing the flooding” (ENRC p.117).Councillor O’Connor stated that although it would have littleeffect on flood levels, work was undertaken <strong>to</strong> remove<strong>vegetation</strong> in Beaufort after the <strong>floods</strong> <strong>to</strong> alleviate communityconcerns (p.118)10
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