Matt Maginnis
Worcestershire County
Council
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Main rivers – Severn, Teme, Avon
Many smaller watercourses
Surface water
Significant impact on major settlements eg
Bewdley, Worcester, Upton, Tenbury, Evesham
Significant impact on scattered rural
communities
Significant impact on people, environment
and economy
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Wettest May – July since 1766
Drainage and many defences overwhelmed
Majority of flooding from surface water, not
rivers
4,784 properties internally flooded
Severe impact on businesses, schools, care
homes and GP surgeries
Much of the highway and transport network
disrupted inc closure of the M5
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Governance
Assessment of flood risk
Reduction of flood risk
Reduction of flood impact
Response to flood related legislation
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Regular Overview & Scrutiny
Establishment of the multi-agency ‘Strategic
Co-ordinating Group’
Establishment of the multi-agency
‘Worcestershire Land Drainage Group’
(tactical & operational)
Development of County & District partnership
Allocation of staff resources
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Survey, mapping and assessment of past and
future flooding
Survey and mapping of drainage
infrastructure
Production of Strategic Flood Risk
Assessments
Production of Preliminary Flood Risk
Assessment
Production of Surface Water Management Plan
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Local and major flood prevention schemes
Over £8m inward investment
Highway drainage improvement programme
 Over £6m invested to date
 Over 500 schemes completed
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Highway gully / drainage infrastructure
improvement programme
Highway gully jetting regime
Ordinary watercourse management
Development control
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Spatial Planning
Flood defence schemes
Individual property / infrastructure protection
Multi-Agency Flood Plans
Community resilience plans
Operational emergency plans eg Highways
Worcestershire Recovery Plan
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Floods & Water Management Act (2010)
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Lead Local Flood Authority
Surface Water Management Plans
Local Flood Risk Management Strategies
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs)
Increased partnership working and data sharing
Flood Risk Regulations (2009)
 Preliminary Flood Risk Assessments
 Flood risk mapping
 Flood risk management plans
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Assessing and mitigating future potential
flood risk
Climate change – wetter winters, more
summer flash flooding
Funding, capacity and skills
Encouraging individual and community
resilience
Bedding in new responsibilities and processes
Further requirements of legislation eg SuDs
Local Flood Risk Management Strategy