Flash Flooding in Barranquilla, Columbia
Flash Flooding in Barranquilla, Columbia
Flash Flooding in Barranquilla, Columbia
BARRANQUILLA, COLUMBIA
WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROLOGY
BRENDAN CUTULI AND LUIS TEJADA
7/30/18
INTRODUCTION
• BARRANQUILLA, COLUMBIA • DATA
• PUBLIC SERVICE OF 2 MILLION PEOPLE • MAX. ELEVATION = 145 M ABOVE SEA
• AREA OF 120 KM2 LEVEL
• WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM – 5 WATER • RAINFALL INTENSITYS REACH 50 MM/HR
TREATMENT PLANTS
AND 120 MM/HR PER CAPITA
• SOURCE – MAGDALENA RIVER
• WATER SUPPLY = 57,000 M3 PER CAPITA
• FLASH FLOODS – FLOW RATES TO 50 M3 / S
ANNUALLY
• CLIMATE
• 81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT • SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION:
• 821 MM – AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL SEWAGE, FARMING AND GOLD MINING
PROBLEM
• FLASH FLOODING
• LOW RAINFALL INFILTRATION
• EASTERN WATERSHED LACKS PROPER STORM
WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
• HIGH VELOCITY FLOODING PUTS CITIZENS AT RISK
• YEARLY DEATH TOLL OF TWO PEOPLE PER YEAR
DUE TO FAST STREAMS
FLASH FLOODING SAFETY
HYDROLOGY
• TWO MAJOR WATERSHEDS
• EAST AND WEST OF DIVIDE
• EAST DRAINS TO MAGDALENA RIVER
• TEN SUB-WATERSHEDS
• THE FLASH FLOODING ISSUE IN BARRANQUILLA IS A MAJOR THREAT TO ITS POPULATION THAT
SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
• THE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE SUSTAINABLE AND ACCOUNT FOR THE SEVERE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT PLAGUE THE CARIBBEAN