03 Dec 2020
Wyre Natural Flood Management Project: Partnership project to enhance the local environment and protect against flood risk – Update A virtual launch of the Wyre NFM (Natural Flood Management) Investment Readiness Project was held Monday 26 October and was attended by key partners and stakeholders, including Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd. Organised as a […]
05 Nov 2020
As winter approaches, flood resilience expert Mary Dhonau, in partnership with Flood Re, has produced an 86 page electronic magazine) showing the measures homeowners in flood risk areas across the country have taken to reduce the impact of flooding on their properties. You can read the free full eMag here. One example in the ‘Property […]
13 Oct 2020
Defra ‘Environment Secretary George Eustice and Environment Minister Rebecca Pow have reaffirmed the government’s commitment to do everything it can to protect communities in Yorkshire through this winter and beyond, working with MPs and local authorities. The meeting, attended by ministers, officials, the Environment Agency (EA), MPs, and representatives from local councils in South Yorkshire, […]
02 Sep 2020
We have known about the risks of Surface Water Flooding for over 20 years but it was the Pitt Review that signalled the need for action; successive governments have not acted fast enough to address this growing problem. Defra ‘Government takes action to manage surface water flood risk The government will immediately accept 12 recommendations […]
26 Aug 2020
Defra: In October 2019, we commissioned an independent review of the arrangements for determining responsibility for surface water and drainage assets. The review was carried out by David Jenkins. While the review will now be considered in full by ministers, the government is immediately accepting 12 of the recommendations. Executive summary I was asked towards […]
14 Jul 2020
From Defra This policy statement sets out the government’s long-term ambition to create a nation more resilient to flood and coastal erosion risk. The statement has been informed by the: Environment Agency’s consultation exercise on the updated National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy results of the government’s flood and coastal erosion: call for evidence in […]
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