BUILDING ON FLOOD PLAINS IS JUST PLAIN CRAZY?

[Richard]

The pipe would be so long that there would be an enormous amount of friction to overcome though, that was really my point. You'd need some serious pumping power to get the water from one end to the other and flexible piping would likely burst under the pressure. If you really did want to build a pipeline system then doing it over land in concrete pipes would be a much better option. Or even a canal system running from one end of the country to the other would be preferable.

[J.R.P.]

Hi Robster,seeing as my hose pipe idea I believe has not been tried before,of course the pipeline will have a inner friction surface and be protected in some way from salt water attack. I thought you only burst something when the pressure inside what ever is restricted in some way from coming out. I'm working on the principal how we use a water tap.
And if it did burst it would be at the tap end where it's connected,the reason we have so many mains pipe burst,all the way along it,its being put under pressure from supplying other pipes. Anyway most of the water goes back down the drains to be reused again I hope before going into the sea.
My way will mean say one or more pipes with water in travelling from source to reservoir,so there will be less back pressure for it to burst,and the cost would be next to nothing compared to running a pipeline over land. I believe we already have water canals that work,but they need a steady supply of water and they need to be maintained a lot. My way you won't,and I can't understand why you are now saying it would be better to have a pipeline laid on land,when you said earlyer that it's more a question of cost to build a pipeline from the North to the South,which would be massively expensive to construct,and you were saying we are talking BILLIONS.
Why not have a pump that's driven by the water coming out,there's another idea for you and others to think about,which could cut down on the electicity bill to make my idea work out even cheaper. John. JRP.

[Richard]

Just how big is this hosepipe you are thinking of?

As a man he'll probably imagine it's twice as big as it actually is anyway

[Richard]

Originally Posted by emz

As a man he'll probably imagine it's twice as big as it actually is anyway

[J.R.P.]

Originally Posted by TheRobster

Hi Robster,as long as it does the job,I would have thought it doesn't really matter how big it is actually anyway . John. JRP.

[J.R.P.]

DESERT TURNS TO ' A SEA' AS FlASH FLOODS KILL 150,as reported in our local news paper.

FLASH FLOODS in the Indian state of Rajasthan have turned huge swathes of desert into "A SEA" killing more than 150 people.
Thousands more are perched on sand dunes waiting for the water to recede. METEOROLOGISTS described the floods in the THAR DESERT along India's western border with Pakistan as a " ONCE-IN-200-YEAR EVENT". The deluge was almost FOUR TIMES THE AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL for the region and it FELL IN ONLY FOUR DAYS.
In the worst affected areas, between the towns of Barmer and Jaisalmer,WATER LEVELS HAVE REACHED 25-30ft,DOWNING UP TO 100,000 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK. The armed forces have mounted a HUGE RELIEF WORK EFFORT, DROPPING 76,000 FOOD PARCELS BY HELICOPTER across LAND WHICH WERE THE FOCUS OF ENTENCE DROUGH RELIEF WORK TWO WEEKS AGO.
Part of the NETWORK OF MUD DAMS,designed to hold precious rain for the dry season,HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY,raising fears that the excessive rain might bring further DROUGHT PROBLEMS. LAST YEAR Barmer had 102mm (4in) of rain. LAST WEEK SOME 577mm (22.7in) fell in FIVE DAYS. THE COST OF DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN £220 million.
MANY RESIDENTS WERE SLOW TO REACT TO EVACUATION WARNINGS, a farmer said "WE USED TO DIE FOR WATER;WE HOPED FOR FLOODS. So we didn't take the WARNING SERIOUSLY because of that."
(ME)
Could this happen to places where we have built on flood plains,are we taking the weather warning seriously "ONCE-IN-200-YEARS it happened in India,in a place where having a drought situation is a normal problem. We are a island surrounded by water,yet we are having a drought situation in the South East,is this a sign that we too could have flash floods of 22-7in of rain in the future,I hope not.
May you and yours live long and happy. John.J.R.P.

[J.R.P.]

Hi ALL,the point I was trying to make is building on flood plains puts lives at risk,if you don't do things right from the start. Plus the fact tides are at their highest level for 20 years,as I read in my local news paper dated the 7-9-2006.
NORTH KENT is bracing itself for UNUSUALLY HIGH SPRING TIDES.
The Environment Agency issued A WARNING LAST WEEK that tides WHICH AFFECTS THE THAMES could reach their highest levels for 20 years,and up to 4 cm HIGHER THAN USUAL.
Tide heights are governed by the gravitational PULL OF THE SUN AND THE MOON which vary throughout the year,and between years.
Spring tides are higher than normal and occur twice a month. IN THIS CASE these high tides will happen at about the same time as the SEPTEMBER EQUINOX,when the SUN CROSSES THE EQUATOR and its GRAVITATIONAL PULL is AT ITS GREATEST.
A spokesman for the ENVIRONMENT AGENCY said: "The high tides should pass with no consequences. But at this stage,WE CAN'T SAY THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE NO FLOODING.
"If THE WORST HAPPENS,the Environment Agency services will INITIATE TRIED AND TESTED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES.
"This includes PREDICTING any FLOODING and WARNING PEOPLE IN ADVANCE WHERE WE CAN,operating flood defences and IF NECESSARY EVACUATING PEOPLE from AREAS OF GREATEST RISK as a PRECAUTION."
The Environment Agency PLANS TO PROVIDE UP TO 12 HOURS ADVANCE WARNING OF POTENTIAL FLOODING,but in EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES there could be just TWO HOURS WARNING.
IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD RISK AREA,CHECK the Environment Agency's website www.environment-agency.gov.uk or call Floodline on 0845 988 1188.
(ME)
I hope its not a case of all talk,and no doing when there are so many people living on flood plains, when they could be living some where else.
May every one live long and happy. John. J.R.P.

[Richard]

Flood planning and management is pretty advanced now John. It's older developments that have the most problems with flooding, not the newer ones.

[J.R.P.]

Hi Richard,like most things only time will tell if the sea will reclaim the land or be held back or not.
May you and yours live long and happy. John. J.R.P.