flood of ideas

Everybody drink more water (8 glasses a day)

- Temp. Structures - Floating houses - Stormwater management - Absorbent Material

Dutch house boats on canals are floating on cement pontoons. Japanese floating airport resists ocean waves.

Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley areas but could be applied to Brisbane or Australia-wide: Modify the phone numbering system to include the post-code of the area affected. When emergency messages need to be sent to specific endangered areas then ring the phones to those post-codes or map-reference numbers. Have heard that in South Australia they use map reference points that are noted on fence pos

Canterlever Kitchen and bathrooms to raise items above flood waters.

F=Flood=Flexible Fixed+Flood=Failure

A barrier should be built around creeks ans rivers to prevent flooding. A pipe vgoes to Africa to stop them having droughts or converts to ocean. Scanners would be used to see if there are leaks or breaks.

Manage flood plains for floods not against them.

Floating house. House in the sky supported by trees.

Water management needs to involve liaison between bureau of meteorology and dam managers directly. We had an unnecessary flood because parliamentarians decided we needed to maintain the dams at 100% capacity if at all possible. Result: over 20 deaths, untold misery through insurance backpeddling and losses of livelihoods, homes and dreams. It was well known that the summer would be a wet one. Ca