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Intelligent measures: Bad Homburg fights against the risk of flooding!
Bad Homburg optimizes flood protection through intelligent diversions and sustainable measures to prevent heavy rain.
Intelligent measures: Bad Homburg fights against the risk of flooding!
In Bad Homburg, the city administration has given top priority to flood protection and precautions in the event of heavy rain. During a meeting, the Committee for Climate Protection and the Environment received a status report from Dr. Jonas Laudan and Doris Klenk presented the current flood defense measures. The aim is to tame surface water through intelligent controls to avoid flooding, reports FNP.
One of the innovative concepts is to direct water specifically into the castle park, whereby monument protection must be taken into account. The city is pursuing a comprehensive approach in which flood protection is also firmly planned for road renovations. However, the ideal dimensioning of the canals is such that flooding cannot be completely ruled out. Several water retention and drainage measures are currently being worked on in Bad Homburg, particularly in the city forest.
Flood prevention measures
An example of the preventive measures is the planned elevation of the “Erlenweg” by 80 meters to hold back water. In addition, a moist calamity area southeast of the Braumannstollen is being expanded by transferring water from higher altitudes. It is important to use dead wood in the stream that runs parallel to the drinking water pipe in order to optimize the water flow.
Planting campaigns are also planned in the surrounding areas in autumn 2025, including alders, poplars and willows. In view of these comprehensive plans, the Hammelhansweg will also be adapted to direct water to an eastern forest area. Culverts every 200 meters will help distribute water into the calamity area.
Overall social responsibility
Flood events such as those on the Elbe and Danube in 2002 and 2013 or the severe floods in Thailand and Australia highlight the dangers of significant flood events worldwide. These are often triggered by prolonged rain or heavy rainfall and can cause massive damage and even fatalities. The flood risk is made up of three main components: danger from the flood event, exposure of people and property at risk, and sensitivity, i.e. the susceptibility of the affected structures, as stated in a report by Federal Agency for Civic Education is explained.
In order to counter this risk, strategies based on four pillars are necessary: technical flood protection, natural flood protection, building and land-use precautions and a regulation for compensation in the event of damage. Complete protection against flooding is not possible, which is why technical flood protection as well as back dikes and private precautionary measures are of great importance.
The developments in Bad Homburg are an example of forward-looking planning that could help reduce the dangers of flooding in the future and act in accordance with the requirements of comprehensive flood prevention.