DAM EASY - Flood Protection

FLOODING – A GLOBAL ISSUE

FLOODS ARE THE #1 DISASTER IN THE UNITED STATES

The UK are building 10,000

Homes per year on Flood Plains – Financial Times

UK Over 5.5 million properties in England and Wales are at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water, that is one in six homes – E.A. USA In the US 8.2 million households are in flood zones that have 1% or greater chance of flooding – F.E.M.A THE NUMBER OF HOMES IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS SOUTH AMERICA 2.2 million people are affected by flooding in South America per year. This number has increased four fold since 2004 – U.N. 1.3 million homes have a flood risk rating in Australia and 200,000 homes in New Zealand with annual costs of floods to house holds exceeds $300 million – S.E.S AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND

FLOOD RISK COSTS THE UK AROUND £2.2 BILLION EACH YEAR

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CANADA 1.7 million Canadian households are at very high risk for flood and Canadians personally bear roughly $600 million in flood related losses every year. EUROPE Based on reporting from 9 European countries Italy has the highest population living in flood affected areas 6.7 million people 11% of the population, if you factored in a average for the European Union 6% across the European Union that would equated to 7.9 million homes – E.E.A. A.W.I

6.8%

3 2 %

U n i t e d K i n g d o m

24.8 MILLION HOMES

2 2 %

3 3 % U n i t e d S t a t e s

A u s t r a l i a 6.2%

YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE FLOODED THAN BURGLED – E.A. DEFRA FLOOD FACTS

25%

OF FLOODING IN ENGLAND OCCURS OUTSIDE FORMALLY DESIGNATED FLOOD AREAS 25%

can cause $25,000 of damage in your home 11 OF WATER inches

OF N.F.I.P PAYOUTS IN THE U.S HAPPEN OUTSIDE FLOOD ZONES

6 TYPES OF FLOODS

TWO FORMS OF FLOOD PROTECTION RESISTANCE 1

TIDAL: From the sea or tidal rivers. Often sudden and extreme. FLASH: In areas with steep slopes, heavy rain can cause a riverbed that held very little or no water at first, to suddenly brim with fast flowing water. URBAN/GROUND WATER: This is surface-water flooding which will arrive when urban drainage systems are overwhelmed by sudden heavy rainfall, exacerbated by concreting over large areas of soil and gardens. FLUVIAL/RIVERINE: On flood plains when a river breaks it banks due to rainfall, snow or ice melt exceeding the capacity of the water course. PLUVIAL: This can happen in relatively flat areas when the ground is saturated beyond capacity and or when rainwater enters a water system and can’t be stored. ICE JAM:

(dry flood proofing)

year measurement 1/100 Since the 100 year standard was adopted it has become universally used to describe flood protection level – F.E.M.A.

“TO KEEP WATER OUT” e.g. Flood barriers, vent covers,toilet and shower blocks, pumps etc aim to limit flood water entry and damage caused

RESILIENCE 2

(wet flood proofing)

“LET WATER IN” this involves installing water proof materials e.g plasterboard, skirting etc and moving appliance above average flood levels.

HOW BIG IS THE MARKET? Simply put, if all homes highlighted to be in potential flood risk areas used the basic protection measures, this would be a multiplication of 24.8 million homes x £2,000 basic recommended by the E.A. (Environmental Agency) 1 in 6 PROPERTIES IN THE UK ARE

AT RISK OF FLOODING

$378 BILLION in economic losses Worldwide in 2011, Natural Disasters caused = 15 x Since 1985 the cost of insurance claims due to severe weather has increased x 15 times

=£49 BILLION

River ice breaks and jams in spring causing rivers to back up and flood.

year myth 1/100

1 YEAR 5

60% of home owners do not realise they live in flood zones

YEAR

On average

10 YEAR 20 YEAR

RETAILERS SELLING FLOOD PRODUCTS

49 BILLION

As now recorded flooding is becoming more frequent. If flood victims believe that was “THE BIG ONE“ they will not feel compelled to mitigate damage potential – F.E.M.A.

FULL SOLUTIONS 0

RENTAL 0

FLOOD PRODUCTS 6

According to the ABI to protect your property against shallow flash floods could cost between £2,000 – £6,000 – Association of British Insurers RECOMMENDED SPEND TO PROTECT YOUR HOME

EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION Flood risk prevention strategy must be developed in each country through both retail and agency to provide knowledge and know-how to help the consumer to protect their homes

OF 2,300 CANADIANS SURVEYED, ONLY 6% KNOW THAT THEIR HOME IS LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED FLOOD RISK AREA