The Environment Agency has completed work on the Leominster flood risk management scheme which will help to protect hundreds of homes from the devastating impact of flooding.
The improvements and upgrades are designed to protect 381 homes and businesses in The Marsh area of the town when heavy rain causes the River Lugg to flood. The Environment Agency scheme has increased the height of the existing embankment and enhanced the original flood scheme which was built in 1969. More than 250 trees are also being planted as part of the work.
The 820-metre scheme seeks to fully consider the future effects of climate change and is part of the Environment Agency’s commitment to ensuring all flood defences across the country are consistent in their standard of protection.
Environment Agency Area Operations Manager Anthony Perry said:
“We can already see the impacts of climate change in the UK and around the world. With this scheme we’ve upgraded and improved the existing defences to better protect communities from the future flood risk climate change will bring, greatly reducing the risk of flooding to properties most vulnerable when the River Lugg rises.”
Councillor John Stone, Herefordshire Councillor for Leominster North and Rural Ward, added:
“I warmly welcome the flood alleviation scheme along the River Lugg in Leominster. The result will be increased protection from flooding for properties in The Mallards and the Ridgemoor Estate.
“Flooding is occurring more frequently due to climate change and the increase to the existing embankment level will reduce the flooding risk. This investment to prevent flooding in Leominster is significant and I congratulate the Environment Agency on this impressive scheme.”
The Environment Agency will continue its programme of routine maintenance on the scheme and will operate and maintain the flood defence to ensure the new level of protection is maintained.
The town of Leominster is situated in Herefordshire adjacent to the River Lugg and lies immediately upstream of the confluence between the River Lugg and the River Arrow. Leominster is surrounded by the floodplain of the Rivers Lugg and Arrow and the Pinsley Brook.
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