Flood Control Method

Abstract

A method of water capture by pin-pointing likely excess flow locations and preventing flood damage. Captured water into temporary storage such as tanks, reservoirs, fabric tube arrays, or available lakes, can ultimately provide fresh water augmentation in many regions. Captured water will be tested, treated as needed, reclaimed and identified into central online storage sites. Not needed excess flows would be released after storm season. By flood damage and clean up avoidance, it provides ultimate long term flood pollution abatement for homes, businesses, farms and communities of affected US waterways.

1 ) A method for managing flood waters, comprising the steps of:
 a) determining excess flow locations and capturing water directly from predicted flood locations;   b) treatment and relocation of water from a capture site for discharge to a temporary storage site for screening and testing of quality;   c) tagging of water quality;   d) storage of captured water;   e) transportation of stored water to areas in need.   
     
     
         2 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining excess flow locations and availability of capture units of step (a) is accomplished by an online database. 
     
     
         3 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein tagging in step (c) includes location of water capture, volume, date, and temporary storage; wherein tagged water is grouped for disposition. 
     
     
         4 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein tagging in step (c) can be by instant or smart reservoirs. 
     
     
         5 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein not needed excess flows of water are released after a storm season; wherein higher quality captured and treated water is retained and distributed by metropolitan regions. 
     
     
         6 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein relocatable pumping or gravity flow diversion units can capture potential flood waters; wherein said flood waters are pinpointed by a control center using current agencies' stream flow measuring devices, data, water watch stream flows and depth gage change data with online and historical storm and flood data. 
     
     
         7 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein transportation means and storage location of said captured water is step (e) is determined by a database consisting of location of water source, location of customer, and volume of water. 
     
     
         8 ) The method of claim one, wherein virtual transportation is the means of transporting said captured water in step (e). 
     
     
         9 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein said captured water of step (d) is post storm purified for drinking and sold to communities for drinking or general use in a draught. 
     
     
         10 ) The method of  claim 9 , wherein proceeds from said sale of said purified water are used to fund future expansion of capture sites and transportation of said purified water. 
     
     
         11 ) The method of  claim 9 , wherein said purification can use excess heat from power generation plants to evaporate said water.