FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING

What?
• Flood mitigation planning is a process in which
community members meet to develop a program of
activities to address their flooding problems.
• By evaluating the problems and the range of potential
solutions, participants can identify the most appropriate
and efficient solutions.
Why?
• Planning is a critical step
toward coordinated
implementation of
activities that will reduce
flood damages
FLOOD DAMAGE
• The geographical location
of the Philippines makes it
one of the most disaster-
prone countries in the
world.
• 20 tropical cyclones a year
• Other rainfall producing phenomena include the
monsoons, and other wind system that wreak havoc and
disrupt life. These weather disturbances are accompanied
by wind forces that cause storm surges and heavy rainfall
resulting in inundation of river basins and low-lying areas
including erosion and slope failures.
• The planning process should involve people who are
affected by flooding problems and staff who are likely to
be responsible for implementing the plan’s
recommendations.
NECESSITY OF FLOOD CONTROL PLAN
• Whenever the catchment area and/or flood prone area to
be considered is big or very important, and when the flood
safety level is not balanced between upstream and
downstream portions of the river, it should have a flood
control plan. A flood control plan should be formulated
from the basin-wide view point and should require proper
coordination with the other plans such as:
-Irrigation development plan
-Road network/bridge plan
-Sabo plan
-Environmental management plan
PROCEDURES FOR THE FORMULATION OF FLOOD CONTROL
PLAN
(1) Data and Information Collection
Following data and information should be collected.
(a) Topographic Information
(i) Topographic maps
Topographic maps with a scale of 1:50,000 should be used for basin
delineation except for Metro Manila where maps with a scale of 1:10,000
are available.
(ii) Land Use Maps
Land use map is necessary to estimate runoff coefficient for the
future land use condition and estimated flood damage. This is available
from the municipalities covering the target river basin.
(iii) Other information such as aerial photographs, geological maps,
etc.
 (b) River information
(i) Previous surveying data (cross-section)
(ii) Quarry data
(c) Hydrological Information
(i) Specific Discharge Curve
Specific discharge curves are included in Attachment 4.1 of the
supplementary Specific Discharge, Rainfall Intensity Duration Curve and
Isohyet of Probable 1-day Rainfall Manual.
(ii) Rainfall Data
The location maps of climatic and synoptic PAGASA stations,
which can be selected for application for runoff calculation, are indicated in
Attachment 4.2 Based on the maps, the selected synoptic station to be
selected should be located within or near to the target river basin
 (iii) Rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency (RIDF) Curve
The RIDF of the selected rainfall station is necessary to prepare
the design hyetograph for runoff computation. The RIDF of the selected
rainfall stations are indicated in Attachment 4.3
(iv) Probable Daily Rainfall and Specific Coefficient
When there is no PAGASA synoptic station in or near the target river
basin, the design hyetograph can be established by reading the values of
isohyets in the maps showing specific coefficient in Attachment 4.4 and
the daily rainfall with different flood frequency in Attachment 4.5 for all the
areas in the Philippines.
 (d) Flooding Information
(i) Flood prone areas and causes of flooding
(ii) Flooding conditions such as maximum depth and duration of
flooding
(iii) Flood losses and damages
(e) Socio-economic Information
Collect socio-economic information in the flood prone area for
economic evaluation of the project.
(i) Population by barangay
(ii) Statistics of commercial and industrial data by barangay, city
and/or municipality.
(iii) Statistics of agricultural data by barangay, city and/or municipality.
(iv) Future development plan by region, city and/or municipality
(2) Flood Control Plan
(a) Field Survey
(i) River cross-sectional survey
 (ii) Longitudinal profile based on the cross-sectional survey
(iii) Bed material survey to identify river segment
(v) Inventory of the existing river facilities
(vi) History of flood control activities in the basin
(vii) Possible location of dam and retarding basin
(b) Analysis
(i) Existing River Features
• Average riverbed profile
• River segment
• Location of scouring
• Changes of river course and longitudinal profile, etc
(ii) Probable Discharge
• Delineation of catchment area
 • Estimation of probable discharge by specific discharge or runoff
analysis, which is made by rational formula or by unit hydrograph
method
(iii) Flow Capacity of Existing River Channel:
• Identification of bank height considering freeboard
• Estimation of flow capacity by uniform flow or non-uniform flow
computation using the probable discharge obtained above
(c) Design Discharge
In consideration of the importance of the basin of the target river
system, the design flood frequency is determined and the design
discharge hydrograph is established at the reference points.