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Flooding and Flood Defence

The advance conference programme for Flood & Coast 2016, 23-25 February in Telford, is announced today as visitor registration opens.

Martin Walder, Vice President for Industry at Schneider Electric, is warning of the potential havoc that floods could bring for the UK and the danger they pose for the water network.

Joint venture VBA is set to start work next week on the first phase of a multi-million pound project to replace Morecambe’s wave reflection wall.

 

Ongoing maintenance work by the Environment Agency to strengthen the banks of the River Bain continues  will help reduce flood risk - sections of the embankment which had eroded have been repaired to maintain the strength and integrity of the bank for the future.

Anglian Water has unveiled details of a new digital tool specifically developed to help prevent flooding on Canvey Island.

 

A key national flood data source hosted by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has been estimated to deliver more than £5 million per annum net benefit to the UK flood risk assessments sector.

wessex water Milton-Hill2Extra flood protection for Milton Hill Residents in the Milton Hill area of Weston-super-Mare are now at a significantly reduced risk of flooding following the completion of a £2.1m flood alleviation project in September.

A major £95 million flood defence and regeneration scheme for Derby has been approved by Derby City Council's planning control committee.

Highways England is today starting work to upgrade and replace sections of the drainage systems on the M5 around junction 14 near Falfield in South Gloucestershire - the £3 million scheme is needed to reduce the risk of flooding in the area which could result in lane closures.

The Environment Agency is starting work on its £500,000 Gauxholme Flood defence scheme - the new spillway at Gauxholme will channel water directly into Walsden Water if the canal overflows in periods of heavy rain.

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