FLASH BRINGS FLOOD RESILIENCE FOR PARRAMATTA

Protecting assets and saving lives

CHALLENGE:

The Parramatta River plays a big part in the city’s economic, social and recreational life. But it also presents a major challenge to the city’s council, in the form of flash floods that occur during periods of heavy rainfall. To ensure residents remain safe, the council needed to be able to forecast flood events and mitigate their impacts. 

SOLUTION:

  • State-of-the-art flash flood forecasting tool

  • Real-time flood information and event warnings up to 12 hours in advance

  • Detailed real-time Bureau of Meteorology rainfall predictions with our ultra-fast TUFLOW and 3Di hydraulic model

RESULT:

  • Respond to imminent flooding events in a matter of minutes

  • Protect citizens and keep infrastructure safe •

The Parramatta River plays a big part in the city’s economic, social and recreational life. But it also presents a major challenge to the city’s council, in the form of flash floods that occur during periods of heavy rainfall. To ensure residents remain safe, the council needed to be able to forecast flood events and mitigate their impacts. 

SOLUTION:

  • State-of-the-art flash flood forecasting tool

  • Real-time flood information and event warnings up to 12 hours in advance

  • Detailed real-time Bureau of Meteorology rainfall predictions with our ultra-fast TUFLOW and 3Di hydraulic model

RESULT:

  • Respond to imminent flooding events in a matter of minutes

  • Protect citizens and keep infrastructure safe