Flood Attenuation

08/01/25

“How can we make sure that flood storage release is less intense than its intake?”

Floods occur all over the world. Unchecked, these phenomena can devastate infrastructure systems. One way to manage them is to temporarily store water and release it later. However, sometimes the water storage intake can be too intense for release. One way to solve this is to implement water slowing interventions such as bioswales or permeable pavement along outflow routes. This Flood Attenuation will lead to a lower peak outflow than inflow that occurs at a later time than the peak inflow. Flood attenuation is critical for flood mitigation and climate resilience measures.