Selected work
Gawler River Flood Management
Department of Environment and Water SA
Economic assessment of flood mitigation options along the Gawler River in the north of Adelaide, South Australia, testing both structural and non-structural interventions to the existing flood retention dam.
Overview
The Department of Environment and Water SA engaged VAP to assess flood mitigation options along the Gawler River in the north of Adelaide, testing both structural and non-structural interventions to the existing flood retention dam.
Our approach
It required the integration of flood modelling data with impact analysis for dwellings, businesses and farms across the region for the assessment period, under a climate change scenario.
The outcome
The assessment demonstrated how the range of methods, tools, practices and capabilities used for assessing and evaluating flood risk reduction strategies and actions could be evolved and expanded in the face of climate change.