Chris Murray Head of Strategic Planning Progress on working with communities Update on schemes Funding challenges The way ahead catchment based approach But first a recap about our role as lead local flood authority ID: 441221
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Working with Communities to Minimise Flood Risk
Chris Murray
Head of Strategic PlanningSlide2
Progress on working with communities
Update on schemes
Funding
challengesThe way ahead … catchment based approachBut first a re-cap about our role as lead local flood authority …Slide3
Lead Local Flood Authority responsibilities
A
‘power’
to Investigate flooding - in line with the flood investigations policyAbility to submit funding bids for flood alleviation schemesDevelop and maintain a Local FRM Strategy
Emergency response
Co-ordination of incidents
Providing sandbags/emergency equipment
Requirement to undertake flood alleviation scheme for all incidents of flooding
X
A
‘duty’ to consent certain works on ordinary watercoursesA ‘power’ to enforce unconsented works on ordinary watercourses A ‘power’ to enforce maintenance on ordinary watercourses
Consenting works adjacent to a ordinary watercourseConsenting works on main rivers Enforcing all unconsented works Maintenance responsibilities
Statutory consultee for major planning application development in relation to surface water drainage
Responding on all flood risk related issues
Determining planning applications
Long-term maintenance/adoption of SuDS featuresSlide4
DEFRA
The
Environment
Agency
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire Highways
District and Borough Councils
Water Companies
The Highways Agency
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Resilience Forum (HRF)
Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
Town and Parish Councils
National Parks
Land and Home owners
Local Developers
Local businesses and residentsSlide5
How we work with communities..
Support
development of Flood Action Groups
Support preparation of local Emergency Community Plans Work with individuals to help themselves through Property L
evel Protection
Encourage
Flood Action Groups to collaborate in support of achieving more joined up / bigger picture
approachSlide6
How local communities can help…
Develop
local action
plans, set out flood risk reduction measures, identifying local leads & useful contacts etc.Encourage Riparian Owners to fulfil responsibilitiesSpecific action by parish or town councils - where appropriateSlide7
Schemes
within HampshireSlide8
Flooding studies and schemes
Bourne Valley
Small Schemes pathfinder to fund up to feasibility study
Farringdon /A32
Romsey
Hambledon
Works being undertaken on site to alleviate flooding
Buckskin
Winchester
Water Lane project lead by WCC almost complete
Park Avenue proposal to start April 2016
Wickham
North Gorley
CandoversSlide9
Romsey
Short Term actions completed:
Ditch clearance throughout Romsey
Feasibility study to explore optionsRepairs to riverbanks and structures Local Flood Action Groups established
Initial assessment to join all proposals for Romsey into a single package
Joint approach from all risk management authorities Slide10
Farringdon/A32
Affected 13 properties and a significant section of road
Two university projects working on flood modelling & the wider cost implications
Flood Action Group establishedFAG, Councillors and Officers in joint approach to look at the longer term options for managing or mitigating flood riskSlide11
Buckskin
Multi- agency flood group continued
Local Flood Action Group developed a flood response plan
Number of short term actions - clearing existing infrastructure, reconstructing soakaways, relocation of electricity substation
Now focussing on longer term flood mitigation
Options appraisal undertaken
Feasibility study being completedSlide12
Candovers
Actions by HCC, riparian landowners, parish council and the EA has helped..
Improve network of ditches
Improve/increase the highway drainage networkHCC commissioned a detailed feasibility study Hydraulic modelling completed for Preston
Candover
downstream to the village of Northington
To understood the catchment as a whole and the implications of upstream measures
Outcomes to be discussed with parish council and Flood Action Group
Slide13
North Gorley
Joint work between HCC, Natural England & local residents helped…
Address SSSI designation issues with watercourse cleared by February 2015
Reduced the individual burden on riparian owners to get permission separately from Natural England
Future role for parish council?Slide14
Wickham
Multi- agency flood group including community representatives
Flooding report published providing better understanding of flood risk mechanisms
Recommendations from report being consideredSouthern Water looking at Drainage Area Plan for Wickham Slide15
Funding challenge
National funding (Defra) mechanisms not suited to rural groundwater flooding event – thresholds not met
Engaged with Defra & EA to investigate alternative ways of assessing impacts & fund allocation
Successful bid for the Defra ‘Small Scheme pathfinder projects’ for Bourne Valley (£77,500 for feasibility) - combines a number of small scale projects in a ‘catchment’ approach to show cost/benefit
University project in Farringdon - how full costs of flooding are calculated - specifically socio-economic costs rather than direct damages
HCC exploring new sources of funding for flood
risk - Local
Growth Fund Opportunities
, Biodiversity projects, CIL
etc.Indicative funding allocated from Grant in Aid and/or Local Levy for 12 schemesSlide16
Catchment Approach
Moves from administrative boundary approach to a river catchment approach
Holistic approach to ensure flood risk not transferred downstream
Acknowledges that flooding is not always from one source - often requires a multi-agency approachMaximises the potential for national funding by packaging proposalsRecognises the importance of local community input and knowledgeDeveloped from the Test and Itchen pilot areas Slide17
Policy Framework
Guidance on how
to develop a catchment-based
approach & which organisations should be involvedLikely to be a range of measures and options varying in
size, complexity & timescale
Identifies a
hierarchy of
actions -
some require more resources and funding
Catchment Plans to be prepared which will lead to specific Action Plans Slide18
Questions from the floorSlide19
Refreshment Break