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Flooding and Flood Defence

Following a formal legal process the rivers Babingley, Ingol and Heacham in Norfolk have been formally reclassified from ‘Main River’ to ‘Ordinary Watercourse’.

Coast and marine infrastructure specialist Jones Bros has begun work as a sub-contractor on a challenging sea defence project that will protect one of Britain’s leading resorts.

The Blueprint for Water coalition is warning the Government not to prioritize potentially environmentally-damaging dredging over other proven flood-prevention measures in this year’s Autumn Statement on 3 December 2014.

The UK Government has endorsed the House of Commons  Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee  view that investment in flood prevention is preferable to spending on clean-up.

The Environment Agency is starting work this week on a permanent flood defence scheme for Westonzoyland in Somerset.

The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation on draft flood risk management plans for England and Wales.

Delegates at the Liberal Democrat party conference have voted to greatly increase spending on flood defences in the UK, together with inceasing the uptake of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems.

Carl Sargeant, Natural Resources Minister in the Welsh Assembly has called on the UK Government to amend the draft regulations for its flood protection scheme so that Welsh homeowners aren’t left out of pocket.

Two EU-funded projects are keeping people and their homes safe with the creation of an early warning system for coastal storms, and a system to help local authorities, builders and developers plan ahead.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that New York State expects to receive $1.915 billion in storm resiliency funding from the federal government.

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