CONTENTS
PART 1
Introduction..................................... 3
Primary Research
Methods of collecting data.................. 4
Description of Results........................ 5 - 9
Conclusion..................................... 10- 11
PART 2
Secondary Research
Flood Mitigation in Nyngan, Warren, the Upper .....................................12
Parramata River
Recent floods in Tenerife, India, China and Korea ....................................13
Bibliography.................................................................................14
Appendix A - Constructed Flood Mitigation Works In Kempsey ....................15
Appendix B - Maps of Kempsey Flood Mitigation Works and Flood Levels.......16
Introduction
In 1949 floods devastated the town of Kempsey. In March 2001 Kempsey suffered severe flooding, this raised once again the issue of flood mitigation systems in Kempsey
The State Emergency Service Act was introduced in 1989 to deal with floods. The Act recognises precisely and formally the role of the SES and enshrines preparation and planning as required activities and ensures that supporting organizations such as the Disaster Welfare Service are more fully involved in the planning of process than was earlier the case .
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English: New South Wales State Emergency Service M...The central initiative in this field is the New South Wales state flood plan, which lays down procedures for flood planning, flood warning arrangements and response and recovery operations throughout the state. The plan has also required each SES division and each local government area in which a flood threat exists to prepare a plan . In line with these requirements Kempsey council has produced a Floodplain Management plan. In practice this has raised issues in Kempsey such as who is to pay and how much flood mitigation we need.
Flood mitigation is a topic that touches many issues, land management, coastal management, and most particularly water management. It is also relevant to urbane growth and decline because regular flooding affects homes and town facilities. Flood management also touches on biodiversity because it may sometimes change an environment effecting local fauna and flora, which may in turn...