Kristoff can't see it, but Tony's smile is smug. "Positive. I've had the numbers run for the entire region, and then tripled capacity, just in case. We'd have to start with a baseline amount of water anyway, but there will never be too much water to flood the system itself, and as for working harder, the filtration and purification systems have already been calibrated so as not to put stress on the machinery.
"Additionally, we've seen to further flooding threats by including in the design the construction of a reservoir, with not channels, but 'meander belts', which will be broad riparian zones, uninterrupted by urban construction in the perennially flooded areas, allowing rivers of floodwater to wander without causing damage. By doing this, we can create several hundred acres of marshland, tidal terraces and riverine forest, further enhancing opportunities for wildlife and fish.
"I'm also proposing that around the urban landscape we grass down unused portions of the arable land to prevent run-off, nutrient loss in the soil, and increase absorption. Also suggested is afforestation to slow flood waves in sloped down areas of the terrain."
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