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Flooding and Flood Defence

Environment Agency contractors are starting construction of a new £5 million flood scheme to better protect more than 300 properties in Ryde.

VBA COASTAL PROTECTION SCHEMEWork has begun on a two-year, £17.5 million coastal protection project along the Fylde coast - the project is a partnership between Fylde Council, VBA and the Environment Agency.

The Environment Agency’s Flood and Coast’ conference which takes place in Telford next month is set to tackle the big questions facing flood and coastal erosion management, including the growing impacts of climate change, infrastructure resilience and partnership working.

CORK COST ESTIMATE REPORTPublic opposition to the proposed flood relief scheme for Cork, the largest flood relief investment project ever developed in Ireland with a budget of €140 million, is continuing.

AfsluitdijkRijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, has announced its intention to award a multi million euro contract for the Afsluitdijk project – the dike protects large parts of the Netherlands against flooding from the sea.

TVO-exmouth-EAPreparations for a new tidal defence scheme in the Devon town of Exmouth are underway, with a series of surveys taking place during the coming months.

The Environment Agency is warning that climate change means intense bouts of flooding are set to become more frequent.

The £120 million Oxford flood alleviation scheme, which will reduce flood risk to homes, businesses, and transport in Oxford and the surrounding area, has moved a step closer with the final tranche of £55 million in partnership funding now secured.

Flooding incidents in Scotland could be significantly reduced by managing storm water on the surface rather than in the country’s sewers.

A £10 million flood scheme which will protect almost 2,000 homes and businesses, hold more than 250 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water during a flood and includes more than 5 hectares of urban wetland habitat, has been officially completed today.

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