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Flooding and Flood Defence

The Environment Agency has launched a new public consultation on Devon’s flood risk management strategy.

One year on from some of the worst flooding in 2012, latest research by the Environment Agency has revealed that last year’s record-breaking wet year in England could have cost the UK economy close to £600 million.

New flood defences for the Water End area of York are to benefit from almost £1 million worth of extra improvements.

The Environment Agency is warning of an increased likelihood of flooding this winter.

Welsh Assembly Minister for Natural Resources Alun Davies has announced that the functions, assets and staff of the Powysland, Lower Wye and Caldicot and Wentlooge Levels Internal Drainage Boards (IDB) will transfer to Natural Resources Wales in 2015.

The Environment Agency has reached an important milestone in a 15 year project to provide 7km of new sea defences inland from the coast to protect local communities together with the creation of a large nature reserve at Medmerry in West Sussex.

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded of UK two coastal defence contracts totalling £73 million for Blackpool Council and Wyre Council.

 

The £36 million Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coastal protection scheme has been given the go ahead by the Environment Agency.

 

The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published the official Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2013-14 - Managing Flood Risk.

 

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