Streamlined Disaster Assessments in Hokuriku Flood Areas
Overview
After heavy rain struck the Hokuriku region from August 27 to 30, 2026, damaging rivers, roads, and other infrastructure, disaster recovery project assessments are being streamlined in Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures. Simplifying drawings and other documents and raising the ceiling for document-based assessments are intended to speed early recovery. The measures are expected to reduce administrative burdens on affected municipalities and accelerate recovery work.
Key points
- Streamlined disaster assessments will apply in Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures.
- Existing maps and aerial photographs will be used to reduce assessment preparation work.
- The ceiling for document-based assessments is no more than 40 million in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures, and no more than 21 million in Fukui prefecture.
Overview
Heavy rain in the Hokuriku region from August 27 to 30, 2026, damaged many rivers, roads, and other infrastructure. To speed early recovery, local governments were notified that drawings and other documents for disaster recovery project assessments would be simplified and the scope of desk-based assessments expanded.
Impact
The measures are expected to ease administrative work related to disaster assessments for affected municipalities and speed up recovery efforts.
Details
The covered areas are Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures. Existing maps and aerial photographs will be used to reduce work involved in field surveys and preparation of design drawings for assessment.
The ceiling for document-based assessments will be raised from the usual amount of less than 10 million to no more than 40 million in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures and no more than 21 million in Fukui prefecture. Desk-based assessments will reduce travel time between sites and the number of staff needed to respond on site.
The streamlining is based on the "Assessment Policy for Public Civil Engineering Facility Disaster Recovery Projects During Large-Scale Disasters (February 1, 2017)" and related measures. It applies in prefectures and designated cities that meet certain requirements, such as having more damaged sites from the disaster in question than the average over the past five years, excluding sites caused by severe disasters.