Flood protection Seltmans - Markt Weitnau

    Solution ID
    Description of solution
    Summary (Challenges; Objectives)

    Following 2005 floods, the water authority Kempten improved the flood protection at the torrent Argen near the development area Seltmans-Süd (municipality Weitnau). In course of that the river bed was widened, retention area was created and the river bed was redesigned in order to imrove the ecological passability. 

    Location Latitude
    47.6414000000
    Location Longitude
    10.0957000000
    Comment on location

    Development area Seltmans-Süd (municipality Weitnau)

    Keywords
    Ecosystem (s) impacted
    Riverfront
    Hazard(s) concerned
    Floods
    Other challenges
    Biodiversity
    Exposition
    Exposed assets
    Urban settings
    Is there population exposed?
    Yes, medium density of population ( between 50 and 200 persons/km2)
    Activity
    Are there jobs created in the nature-based sector?
    No
    Are there new employments in tourism sector, sport activities or recreational activites ?
    No
    Are there new activities in the tourism sector , sport activities or recreational activites?
    No
    Are there new/traditional activities that increased?
    I don't know
    International classification
    Sustainable development goals addressed
    SDG 14 – Life below water
    Actors
    Who are the beneficiaries of the action
    Inhabitants of Seltmans-Süd
    Organizations involved in the implementation of the action

    water authority Kempten, Engineering office IWA, company Hubert Schmid (Marktoberdorf)

    Temporal aspects
    Design life time of the action
    More than 10 years
    Implementation time of the action
    Between 2 and 5 years
    Financial aspects
    Comment
    including the technical flood protection
    Financing source
    80 % Free State of Bavaria, 30 % Municipality Weitnau
    Others
    Participatory process
    No
    Is it possible to transpose this action in a different context?
    No, it is site specific
    Risk reduction
    Hazard
    +
    Exposure
    +
    Vulnerability
    +
    Feasibility
    Technical Feasibility
    NA
    Economic Feasibility
    NA
    Environment
    Water
    0
    Soil
    0
    Vegetation
    +
    Landscape
    0
    Biodiversity
    +
    Society
    Quality of Life
    0
    Community involvement
    0
    Landscape Heritage
    0
    Economy
    Revitalization
    0
    Local Economy
    0
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