The flooding experienced in the Southern Cape region during 2006 and 2007 resulted in significant damage to municipal infrastructure and private property. Rapid urbanisation, as well as the age, condition and capacity of the existing stormwater infrastructure resulted in stormwater run-off from developed areas. This had a negative impact on existing municipal infrastructure, private property and river embankments.
To mitigate the impact of possible changing weather patterns and increasing run-off caused by urbanisation, the George Municipality required a single database where all stormwater data could be viewed, queried, stored, added, maintained and expanded. This database would facilitate the compilation of a Stormwater Master Plan, which, in turn, would identify the necessary upgrades to stormwater infrastructure to meet current and future infrastructure needs.
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