A £7 million beach management scheme will see sand topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, reducing the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire's coastal communities.
Work to reduce the risk of flooding is set to begin next month (April 2021) with the yearly replenishment of sand on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point.
The Environment Agency’s annual scheme sees sand dredged from licensed areas of the seabed and pumped onto the beach to replace levels naturally lost to the sea throughout the year.
Replenishing the sand means the beaches – instead of hard defences like sea walls – take the brunt of the waves’ force and energy. This reduces the amount of damage and erosion to those hard defences – and lessens the risk of water overtopping them. It helps protect 20,000 homes and businesses, 24,500 static caravans and 35,000 hectares of land from flooding.
The Environment Agency has been restoring sand levels on the Lincolnshire coast every year since 1994.
Dredging is expected to begin in April, after the Easter school holidays - the replenishment work is predicted to take six to seven weeks.
More than 400,000 cubic metres of sand will be pumped back onto beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, including at Trusthorpe, Mablethorpe, Ingoldmells, Trunch Lane, Wolla Bank, Chapel Six Marshes and Huttoft.
Deborah Campbell, flood risk manager at the Environment Agency, said:
“This vital work reduces the risk of flooding to homes and businesses on the coast, and we’re delighted we can, once again, go ahead in line with coronavirus restrictions. All our staff, contractors and partners will practice social distancing and follow Public Health England’s guidance for safe working.”
The £7 million beach management work is funded as part of the Environment Agency’s capital programme – a £5.2 billion investment in England’s flood and coastal defences to better protect 336,000 properties between 2021 and 2027.
The construction of defences, such as flood walls, embankments and gates, is a key tool for reducing flood risk to homes, businesses and critical infrastructure – alongside other methods such as natural flood management and property level resilience.
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