Re: generators etc...

[James Watt <james () ca newbridge com>]

Nathan Stratton writes:
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|>Don't site buildings where there have been floods in the past 500 years
|>and don't site buildings downstream from dams. If a waterproof buildingis
|>built in a flood area, make sure that snorkles rise above the 500 year
|>flood level.
|
|This is a very basic thing and all of us should try to do this. 
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Well... Talking to a hydrologist is definitely a good thing (one I know
has a great Hagar cartoon with someone explaining the "benefits" of
living near a river :->) but I'm not sure the "500 year flood" is the
right answer...  Even if it is, you need to worry about "jumps" in the
time series - usually human-induced, e.g. building new dams, diversions,
parking lots, suburbs, etc.

Regards,
-james
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