The citizens' initiative near-natural flood protection in Erding has renewed 160 meters of the Aufhauser ditch.
Aufhausen - "Flood protection is also possible without dams," says Markus Auerweck from the Citizens' Initiative (BI) near-natural flood protection in Erding. True to this motto, the volunteers took action themselves - and renewed 160 meters of the Aufhauser trench. This means that it is now more receptive again after heavy rain events, for example.
BI arrived on Friday with an excavator, shovel and spade. “We rebuilt part of the trench with an excavator and also replaced two broken main drains,” reports Auerweck. 20 meters of pipeline were newly laid. The BI boss is pleased that the residents, who were badly affected by the floods in 2013, also helped to clear all of the existing culverts from the mud and to clean grids.
The Aufhauser Graben is open again.
© BI Natural flood protection Erding
The action was also a clear signal to the city, which is responsible for the ditches leading to Altenerding, Bergham and Aufhausen in the south. A resident reports: “We are delighted that the citizens' initiative is so energetically implementing flood protection. So we can sleep peacefully again during the next thunderstorm and don't have to worry that the water will run into the cellar again. Thus, the desired solution from the city of Erding with retaining dams has also come to an end. "
The BI is resisting this variant and has presented a sophisticated concept, including flood troughs and ditches with a so-called negative gradient (we reported).
Georg Freiherr von Hammerstein from Aufhausen Castle took over the costs for building materials and excavators. BI and residents provided all working hours on a voluntary basis.
Hans Moritz
