This guide which is written especially with the home owner in mind hopes to reduce the worry about what flood protection products to use, and illustrates the variety of ways a home can be protected, how difficult the products are to fit and when it is appropriate to use them, The guide has been written […]
Environment Agency ‘As many of you will be aware from previous correspondence and an earlier email from the Environment Agency’s Chief Executive, today we have launched consultations on draft updates to the river basin management plans and draft flood risk management plans. These consultations seek your views on proposals for improving the water environment and […]
Draft flood risk and river basin management plans – short delay to consultation on plans Defra – announcement from the Environment Agency: We have decided to delay the start of the consultations on the draft flood risk management plans (FRMPs) and updated draft river basin management plans (RBMPs) until slightly later in the autumn to […]
This consultation seeks comments on Defra’s plans to simplify environmental guidance. We want to make it easier for users of government guidance to understand environmental regulations. We will be focussing on different topics throughout this consultation period. Find out what topics are currently being reviewed. The regulations themselves will stay the same. Flood and Coastal […]
Flood news is an excellent overview of recent news on UK flooding: to subscribe to this FREE monthly eNewsletter please click HERE NFF: A Manifesto For Flooded Communities The National Flood Forum (NFF) is asking flood hit communities to help prepare a Manifesto for Action on Flooding. Over the next two months they are asking individuals and Flood Action Groups across […]
CMS News routinely promotes a specialist newsletters which provide a rich vein of information. This week the Coastal Communities Alliance News covers a range of the Governments recent summer spending on coastal communities. David Cameron’s words would be worth noting for the future reference! To go to the Coastal Communities Alliance site click here. David […]
UK Flood News is a highly effective monthly update on both national and local scale flood related issues to sign on click here contact phil@business-synergies.co.uk A new chairman has been appointed to lead the Environment Agency. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-chairman-of-the-environment-agency-announced Philip Dilley, the former chairman of London-based professional services firm Arup Group, will take up the post […]
‘ Defra are inviting views on the Secondary Legislation for the Flood Reinsurance (Flood Re) Scheme which has been launched today. The legislation for the Flood Re Scheme has been made through the Water Act 2014, which received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014. We are now working on the implementation of the Flood […]