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Title: Cornwall Council


1
Cornwall Councils new role as Lead Local Flood
Authority- what this means for Cornish
communities
Andrew Houghton Flood Coastal Risk Team
LeaderDave Watkins - HydrologistCornwall Council
Cornwall Community Flood Forum Conference 21
September 2012
2
Background to Cornwall Councils new role
  • Summer 2007 floods
  • 55000 properties flooded across England
  • High proportion of surface water flooding
  • Pitt Review recommended local authorities lead
    the co-ordination of flood risk in their area

3
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

4

New Role Local flood investigation
5
New Role SuDS approval adoption
6
New Role Consenting on Ordinary Watercourses
7
New role To maintain a flood risk management
asset register
  • Asset Register
  • Power to designate

8
New RoleTo 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?

9
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

10
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

11
Flood Risk Areas
  • Defined for England as gt 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

12
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)

13
Community Surface water risk ranking SFRA2 required Flood Plan required SWMP required CDA RRC
Truro 1 ? ? ? ?
Bodmin 2 ? ? ? ?
Redruth 3 ? ? ? ? ?
St Austell 4 ? ? ? ?
Camborne Pool 5 30 ? ? ? ?
Penzance 6 ? ? ? ? ?
Liskeard 7 ? ?
St Ives 8 ? ? ? ? ?
Hayle 9 ? ? ? ? ?
Newquay 10 ?
Bude 18 ? ? ?
Par St Blazey 19 20 ? ? ? ?
Helston 14 ? ? ? ?
Wadebridge 11 ? ? ? ?
Callington 12 ?
Launceston 13 ? ? ?
Penryn Falmouth 15 23 ? ? ? ? ?
Perranporth 16 ? ? ?
Polperro 17 ? ?
Lostwithiel 21 ? ? ? ?
Looe (East West) 22 25 ? ?
Mevagissey 24 ? ? ?
Camelford 26 ?
Portreath 27 ? ?
Porthleven 28 ? ?
St Agnes 29
Padstow 32 ? ? ? ?
Mousehole 31 ?
14
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

15
A new funding approach
16
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

17
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
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