working with communities to minimise flood risk chris murray head of strategic planning
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Working with Communities to Minimise Flood Risk
Chris MurrayHead of Strategic Planning
• Progress on working with communities
• Update on schemes• Funding challenges• The way ahead … catchment
based approach
But first a re-cap about our role as lead local flood authority …
Lead Local Flood Authority responsibilities
A ‘power’ to Investigate flooding - in line with the flood investigations policy
Ability to submit funding bids for flood alleviation schemes
Develop and maintain a Local FRM Strategy
Emergency response
Co-ordination of incidents
Providing sandbags/emergency equipment
Requirement to undertake flood alleviation scheme for all incidents of flooding
XA ‘duty’ to consent certain works on ordinary watercourses
A ‘power’ to enforce unconsented works on ordinary watercourses
A ‘power’ to enforce maintenance on ordinary watercourses
Consenting works adjacent to a ordinary watercourse
Consenting works on main rivers
Enforcing all unconsented works
Maintenance responsibilities
Statutory consultee for major planning application development in relation to surface water drainage
Responding on all flood risk related issues
Determining planning applications
Long-term maintenance/adoption of SuDS features
DEFRAThe Environment Agency
Hampshire County CouncilHampshire Highways
District and Borough CouncilsWater Companies
The Highways AgencyHampshire & Isle of Wight Resilience Forum
(HRF)Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
Town and Parish CouncilsNational Parks
Land and Home ownersLocal Developers
Local businesses and residents
How we work with communities..
• Support development of Flood Action Groups
• Support preparation of local Emergency Community Plans
• Work with individuals to help themselves through Property Level Protection
• Encourage Flood Action Groups to collaborate in support of achieving more joined up / bigger picture approach
How local communities can help…
• Develop local action plans, set out flood risk reduction measures, identifying local leads & useful contacts etc.
• Encourage Riparian Owners to fulfil responsibilities
• Specific action by parish or town councils - where appropriate
Schemes within Hampshire
Flooding studies and schemes
Bourne ValleySmall Schemes pathfinder to fund up to feasibility study
Farringdon /A32
Romsey
HambledonWorks being undertaken on site to alleviate flooding
Buckskin
WinchesterWater Lane project lead by WCC almost completePark Avenue proposal to start April 2016
Wickham
North Gorley
Candovers
Romsey
Short Term actions completed:
• Ditch clearance throughout Romsey • Feasibility study to explore options• Repairs to riverbanks and structures • Local Flood Action Groups
established • Initial assessment to join all
proposals for Romsey into a single package
• Joint approach from all risk management authorities
Farringdon/A32 Affected 13 properties and a significant section of road Two university projects working on flood modelling & the
wider cost implications Flood Action Group established FAG, Councillors and Officers in joint approach to look at the
longer term options for managing or mitigating flood risk
Buckskin Multi- agency flood group continued
Local Flood Action Group developed a flood response plan
Number of short term actions - clearing existing infrastructure, reconstructing soakaways, relocation of electricity substation
Now focussing on longer term flood mitigation
• Options appraisal undertaken • Feasibility study being completed
Candovers Actions by HCC, riparian landowners, parish council and the EA
has helped..• Improve network of ditches• Improve/increase the highway drainage network
HCC commissioned a detailed feasibility study • Hydraulic modelling completed for Preston Candover
downstream to the village of Northington• To understood the catchment as a whole and the
implications of upstream measures
Outcomes to be discussed with parish council and Flood Action Group
North Gorley Joint work between HCC, Natural England & local residents helped…
• Address SSSI designation issues with watercourse cleared by February 2015
• Reduced the individual burden on riparian owners to get permission separately from Natural England
Future role for parish council?
Wickham
Multi- agency flood group including community representatives
Flooding report published providing better understanding of flood risk mechanisms
Recommendations from report being considered Southern Water looking at Drainage Area Plan for Wickham
Funding challenge
• National funding (Defra) mechanisms not suited to rural groundwater flooding event – thresholds not met
• Engaged with Defra & EA to investigate alternative ways of assessing impacts & fund allocation
• Successful bid for the Defra ‘Small Scheme pathfinder projects’ for Bourne Valley (£77,500 for feasibility) - combines a number of small scale projects in a ‘catchment’ approach to show cost/benefit
• University project in Farringdon - how full costs of flooding are calculated - specifically socio-economic costs rather than direct damages
• HCC exploring new sources of funding for flood risk - Local Growth Fund Opportunities, Biodiversity projects, CIL etc.
• Indicative funding allocated from Grant in Aid and/or Local Levy for 12 schemes
Catchment Approach
• Moves from administrative boundary approach to a river catchment approach
• Holistic approach to ensure flood risk not transferred downstream
• Acknowledges that flooding is not always from one source - often requires a multi-agency approach
• Maximises the potential for national funding by packaging proposals
• Recognises the importance of local community input and knowledge
• Developed from the Test and Itchen pilot areas
Policy Framework • Guidance on how to develop a
catchment-based approach & which organisations should be involved
• Likely to be a range of measures and options varying in size, complexity & timescale
• Identifies a hierarchy of actions - some require more resources and funding
• Catchment Plans to be prepared which will lead to specific Action Plans
Questions from the floor
Refreshment Break
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