Fload and coastal protection

We are experienced in flood and coastal protection in all major river basins as well as on the North Sea and Baltic coasts. We develop and supervise projects in the open countryside as well as in built-up areas and city centres, from conception and approval through to construction. All the specialist disciplines required to offer a one-stop solution as a general planner are available.

Expertise:

  • Flood retention areas
  • River engineering
  • Coastal protection
  • Dykes
  • Protective structures / barrages
  • Hydraulics
  • Hydrology
  • Groundwater

Controlled flooding polder Außig

Polder Außig

The site of the planned flooding polder is located to the left of the Elbe and to the right of the Dahle (1st order watercourse) in the district of North Saxony in the Free State of Saxony near the village of Außig. An area of 360 hectares is intended to be used for the construction of the polder. The aim of the polder is the effective peak capping of flood events greater than HQ100 of the Elbe.…

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Lauenstein flood retention basin

Barrages Lauenstein

As part of a study on the construction of a flood retention basin (HRB) at the site of the planned Lauenstein dam, 12 variants with basins as dry basins or basins with permanent reservoirs were analysed. The decision was made in favour of a flood retention basin as a dry basin.

Client: Landestalsperren­verwaltung des Freistaates Sachsen

Processing period: 1995 – 2011

Main data:
Watercourse:…

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