ANALYSIS OF FLOOD CONTROL USING THE POLDER SYSTEM AT CAMPUS II BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY, AIR PACAH, PADANG CITY

Abstract

Campus II of Bung Hatta University is located in Air Pacah district, this area is prone to flooding. This study aims to control inundation inside the polder after the application of embankment through the use of retention pond and pump. To determine the design discharge of the rainfall and inundation, rainfall data for the last 10 years are analyzed. The design inundation discharge is obtained as 180.69 mm/day, retention capacity of 851.452 m3 and pump capacity of .5 m3/sec are applied. Embankment with the height of 80 cm in the viewed point of the campus main gate is apllied. Keywords : Polder, Flood, Pond, Pump, Embankment