Flooding area of the river Aller in the north-eastern city area of Wolfsburg

Floodplains

According to Section 6 of the Federal Water Act, floodplains are areas between surface waters and other areas that are inundated during floods or that are used for flood relief or retention.

The state government is obliged to designate as floodplains at least those areas in which a flood event is statistically expected to occur once every 100 years and those areas that are used for flood relief and retention. The purpose of this designation is to keep existing retention areas free and to ensure that flood water can flow away without causing damage.

The legal requirements must be observed in the floodplain (see Section 78a of the Federal Water Act).

Exceptions require the approval of the lower water authority.

Natural or identified floodplains must be maintained as retention areas even without formal designation.

In the area of the city of Wolfsburg, the following floodplains have been designated by ordinance to date:

Contact person:

Laura Rabe
Room B 430
Phone: 05361 28-5174
E-mail: laura.rabe@stadt.wolfsburg.de