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Fight against the flood: New retention basin planned for undercuts!
Mayor Unger plans a flood protection project in understood, examines retention basins for the safety of the population.
Fight against the flood: New retention basin planned for undercuts!
In understoods, a significant flood protection project is currently being worked on. Mayor Hans Unger and Mayor Zetter recently got an idea of the planned retention basin on site, which is intended to serve to protect the residents from flooding. "There is something," says Unger, and underlines the urgency of the project, which had already stalled due to earlier property problems. Fortunately, new areas for the retention basin have now been found, which means an important step forward.
Currently, proceedings of nature conservation law delay the progress of the project. But there are also challenges when financing: the renovation of damaged bridges is supported by the country, but the costs exceed the budget already paid. Here Unger hopes for further help from the country to promote the important project.
flood protection in context
The fact that flood protection is not only a local but also a supra -regional topic is illustrated by the history of flood events in Europe. The intensity and frequency of such disasters, such as those took place in Germany in 2021, shows how important preventive measures are. "The need to expand measures to protect against flooding is undisputed", also becomes clear in the context of the [Federal Office for Nature Conservation] (https://www.bfn.de/hochwater protection).
Technical measures such as retention basins are particularly important, but they should be supplemented by natural renaturation methods. Auen landscapes, which at that time decreased strongly through human activities such as the construction of insenses and intensive agricultural use, act like natural retention spaces. These areas can reduce the violence of flood waves and protect colors of flooding. According to the [Federal Environment Agency] (https://www.umweltbundeamt.de/hochwasser- through-Renaturierung-tifenfen), such renaturation-based measures support flood protection and help to avoid damage to buildings and infrastructure.
look into the future
The municipal council plans to award the submission planning for the flood protection project at the end of June. If everything goes according to plan, the construction of the retention basin could begin in 2027, with a construction period of six to eight months. However, Unger is dissatisfied with the long authorities that brake the progress unnecessarily. "The security of the population has a top priority," he emphasizes, reminiscent that the damage caused by flood events in the past have often been immeasurable.
In view of the challenges of climate change and the associated probability of extremely intensive precipitation, it becomes clear that it is essential to find both technical and natural solutions in order to protect the population from the effects of future flood events. The planned retention basin in Unterschützen is therefore not only there as a symbolic building project, but as a necessary step for a safe future of the community.