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Flood Forum 2008
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Environment Agency, Flood Risk Management
Ian Tripp, Solent & South Downs,
Asset System Management Technical Specialist
Introduction
5. Funding for Works
- Environment Agency is delegated by Defra to distribute funding
- To fund capital schemes by EA, Local Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards
- Nationally £308m capital expenditure this year rising towards £500m over next 3 years
- Medium Term Plan Romsey & Lower Test Strategy planned for 2009-11
- Schemes’ priority judged on achieving ‘Outcome Measures’ as set out by Government
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Outcome Measures: Schemes
- Overall benefits – cost/benefits of scheme. (Natural and historic environment and social benefits included where possible)
- Households at risk – No. households at risk, in four probability bands (very significant, significant, moderate or low)
- Deprived households at risk - reduction to the most deprived communities to be targeted
- Nationally important wildlife sites –government target to have 95% of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in favourable condition by 2010
- UK Biodiversity Action Plan habitats - increase in BAP habitat achieved.
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Outcome Measures: Non-scheme
- Flood warning – improved model for Tadburn & Test are being evaluated
- Contingency planning - Local Resilience Fora emergency response plans to satisfactorily address flood risk.
- Inappropriate development - households covered by planning consents despite Environment Agency objections on flood risk grounds.
- Long term policies and action plans - high-level plans for managing flood risks are developed.
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Romsey & Tadburn Lake baseline study
- Indicates 1586 properties & 135 commercial at risk
- Study model suggested greater area at risk than zone 3
- Economic assessment suggests good cost benefit
- Better modelling is needed – currently undertaking a 2d model using Lidar data, due to report in next 3 months
- Options range from:
- Continuing existing maintenance
- Improve existing structures
- 3 Major construction options aim to give 1:50 standard of protection
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Improve Main Carriers |
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Improve Flood Storage |
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Improve Internal Drainage |
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