Kobe Water's Restoration Plan from the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

-Verification of its Effect and Influence after 17 years passed-

Abstract

Kobe City Waterworks (Kobe Water) was attacked by the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake and supply had interrupted for three months in most damaged area. From these situations Kobe Water has recovered and turned to be an advanced redundant water system. In this process Kobe's restoration plan had an important role as a guideline of reconstruction works. In this paper the author describes the factors incorporated into this plan and the effects which achieved “resistibility" against an earthquake. At this point after 17 years from the 1995 EQ it can be pointed out some lessons leamed, which will be of use for the 2011 Higashi-Nihon Great Earthquake and forthcoming Nankai-Tonankai Earthquake.