CONTROL OF WATER

REPORTER: DEBBIE A. NACILLA, CE5-1

 WATER-CONTROL
SYSTEMS
Water-control systems are primarily designed to control
the spatial and temporal distribution of surface runoff
resulting from rainfall events.

Flood-control structures and storage impoundments

reduce the peak flows in streams, rivers, and drainage
channels, thereby reducing the occurrence of floods

Reference: Water Resource Engineering by David Chin

 WATER-CONTROL
SYSTEMS
In urban settings, water-control systems include storm-
sewer systems for collecting and transporting surface
runoff, and storage reservoirs that attenuate peak runoff
rates. Urban stormwater control systems are typically
designed to prevent flooding from runoff event.

Reference: Water Resource Engineering by David Chin

STORM SEWER-
SYSTEMS

The storm sewer is a

system designed to carry
rainfall runoff. The
stormwater runoff ends up
to local creeks, streams,
lakes, rivers, and/or the
ocean.
 STORAGE
RESERVOIR

Storage reservoirs are

constructed to store the
water in rainy season and
to release it later when the
river flow is low.
Water is controlled and regulated to serve a wide variety
of purposes. Flood mitigation, storm drainage,
sewerage, and highway culvert design are applications
of water-resources engineering to the control o f water
so that it will not cause excessive damage to property,
inconvenience to the public, or loss of life.

Reference: Water Resource Engineering by Rey Linsley, Joseph Franzini,

 FLOOD CONTROL
The objective of flood control is to reduce or to alleviate the
negative consequences of flooding. Alternative measures that
modify the flood runoff are usually referred to as flood-control
facilities and consist of engineering structures or modifications.

Measures:
• Structural Measures
• Non- Structural Measures

Reference: Water Resource Engineering by Larry W. Mays

 STRUCTURAL MEASURES

are usually designed to consider the flood characteristics including reservoirs,

diversions, levees or dikes, and channel modifications/improvements.

1. Flood-Control Reservoir
Flood-control reservoirs are
used to store flood waters for
release after the flood event,
reducing the magnitude of the
peak discharge

Reference: Water Resource

Engineering by Larry W. Mays
 STRUCTURAL MEASURES

2. Diversion
Diversion structures are used to
reroute or bypass flood flows
from damage centers in order to
reduce the peak flows at the
damage centers

Diversion Dam Reference: Water Resource

Engineering by Larry W. Mays
Diversion Weirs

Reference: https://slideplayer.com/slide/8667005/
Diversion Inflated Dam
Barrier
 STRUCTURAL MEASURES

3. Levees and Floodwalls

Levees or dikes are used to

keep flood flows from
floodplain areas where damage
can occur. The effect of levees
is to reduce the damage in
protected areas from water
surface stages within the stream
or main channel.

Reference: Water Resource

Engineering by Larry W. Mays
 NON - STRUCTURAL MEASURES
Nonstructural measures are used to modify the damage potential of permanent structures and facilities in order
to decrease the susceptibility of flooding to reduce potential damages.

1. Flood proofing
consists of a range of nonstructural measures designed to modify the damage
potential of individual structures susceptible to flood damage

2. Flood-warning-preparedness plan (FWP plan)

reduces flood damage by giving the public an opportunity to act before flood stages
increase to damaging levels.

3. Land-use controls
refer to the many administrative and other actions in order to modify floodplain land
use so that the uses are compatible with the potential flood hazard.

Reference: Water Resource Engineering by Larry W. Mays

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