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Flooding and Flood Defence

EA FLOOD PROTECTION REPAIR MatlockThe Environment Agency has pledged between £3.5 million to £5 million to restore the flood protection to Matlock, Derbyshire with a long-term solution to reinstate the River Derwent flood defences to protect 50 homes and businesses from flooding.

EA DEPRIVATION  LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODINGNew research by the Environment Agency has highlighted clear links between social deprivation and the likelihood of flooding.

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY LOWER OTTER EMBANKMENT 1The Environment Agency will start work next on the construction of a new embankment and bridge at Lower Otter in Devon above the height of the existing floodplain, providing access to a more resilient road in times of flooding.

SURFACE WATER FLOODINGJames Heath, Chief Executive Officer at the National Infrastructure Commission, has set out the approach the Commission is taking to its ongoing study on surface water flooding, together with potential areas the NIC is likely to make recommendations on, including governance, performance standards and investment levels.

calstock-intertidal-areaThe Environment Agency has created a new intertidal habitat at Calstock on the River Tamar in Cornwall.

Sandcastle East Pevensey 1The Environment Agency is progressing plans for the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management scheme - the scheme will become one of the largest coastal flood risk schemes in the country, protecting an estimated 10,000 homes.

FLOOD ROAD SIGNA new report by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has found that a £2.6 billion, six-year programme of work dedicated to improving flood and coastal defences has exceeded its original targets by 14,000 – with over 314,000 homes now better protected from flooding since 2015.

FLOOD DEFENCE ASSET GENERICThe Environment Agency is checking hundreds of flood defence assets along the River Severn to make sure they are fully operational and ready to protect against flood risk.

EA ROUTE OF OXFORD FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME 1The Environment Agency has submitted the planning application to build the Oxford flood alleviation scheme to reduce flood risk to the city from the River Thames.

Environment Agency Bentley Pumping Station 1A newly refurbished pumping station at Bentley, Doncaster, which provides greater protection to 1,699 homes and businesses, has been officially opened.

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