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

The Agency is seeking views on proposals to reduce flood risk for communities and deal with the impacts of flooding when it does occur. The proposals set out how the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, local councils, drainage authorities, highway managers and water companies will work together with communities to manage flood risk.

Flood risk management plans have been produced for each of the 10 river basin districts which cover England. The Agency has developed draft flood risk management plans jointly with Natural Resources Wales for the Dee and Severn river basin districts. The draft flood risk management plan for the Solway Tweed river basin district only covers the English catchments. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) will consult on plans for the Scottish catchments from December 2014.

Consultations for all the English river basin districts, including the Severn and the Dee, will run until Saturday 31 January 2015.

The consultation on the English catchments of the Solway Tweed river basin district will run until 2 June 2015, to align with SEPA’s consultation on the Scottish catchments.

The responses will be used to inform the first cycle of flood risk management plans, to be published in December 2015. The plans will direct considerable investment and action from 2016 to 2021 and beyond.

Click here to access the flood risk management plans consultation

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