New Role
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Cornwall Council’s new role as Lead Local Flood Authority - what this means for Cornish communities Andrew Houghton – Flood & Coastal Risk Team Leader Dave Watkins - Hydrologist Cornwall Council Cornwall Community Flood Forum Conference 21 September 2012 Background to Cornwall Council’s new role • Summer 2007 floods • 55000 properties flooded across England • High proportion of surface water flooding •Pitt Review recommended “local authorities lead the coordination of flood risk in their area” Background - Continued • Pitt Review prompted Floods and Water Management Act 2010 • Cornwall Council are now the Lead Local Flood Authority • Lead for flood risk from surface run-off, groundwater & Ordinary Watercourses New Role: Local flood investigation New Role: SuDS approval & adoption New Role : Consenting on Ordinary Watercourses New role : To maintain a flood risk management asset register •Asset Register •Power to designate New Role: To develop a local flood risk management strategy • Opportunity for communities to input to local flood & coastal risk management •What role could Cornwall Community Flood Forum play? Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA) • Submitted June 2011. Resubmit June 2017 • Assessment of information on flooding (historic and potential future flooding) • Risk analysis for surface water flooding • Identifies national level flood risk areas • Assessed 180 communities in Cornwall • Identified 28 highest risk communities for priority Local Flood Risk Management Strategies PFRA Risk analysis • • • • • Emphasis on surface water No of people at risk No of businesses at risk No of critical services at risk Combination of the above Flood Risk Areas • Defined for England as > 30,000 people at risk • None in Cornwall, during this round • 10 areas in England, nearest is Bristol • Bar may be lowered for next round PFRA Local Strategy • • • • Surface water, fluvial and tidal risks Critical Drainage Areas (29) Multi-Agency High Priority Communities (22) Need for Surface Water Management Plans (18) • Strategic Flood Risk Assessments for Planning Frameworks (24) • Rapid Response Catchments (11) Community Surface water risk ranking SFRA2 required Flood Plan required SWMP required CDA RRC Truro Bodmin Redruth St Austell Camborne & Pool Penzance Liskeard St Ives Hayle Newquay Bude Par & St Blazey Helston Wadebridge Callington Launceston Penryn & Falmouth Perranporth Polperro Lostwithiel Looe (East & West) Mevagissey Camelford Portreath Porthleven St Agnes Padstow Mousehole 1 2 3 4 5 & 30 6 7 8 9 10 18 19 & 20 14 11 12 13 15 & 23 16 17 21 22 & 25 24 26 27 28 29 32 31 × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × Local Flood Risk Management Strategy • Initially for 28 high priority communities • 2 strands: Profile & Plan • Local flood risk Profile - Data, issues, risks, evidence base • Local flood risk Plan - Needs, actions, applications for funding • Community input at CNA or Parish level A new funding approach Flood & coastal erosion schemes • Cornwall IPP scheme • Altarnun flood scheme • Annual bid to the EA for Grant in Aid • Supplemented by local funding • Programme of schemes Relevant Contacts • Dave Owens - Assistant Head of TWE, Environment & Waste • Martin Clemo - Principal Environment Projects and Technical Officer • Andrew Houghton - Team Leader Land Drainage & Environment • Steve Blatchford - Senior Land Drainage Engineer • Steve Schotel - Coast Protection Engineer • Dave Watkins - Hydrologist • Dave Harvey - Land Drainage Consenting Officer
