Cornwall Council

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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
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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

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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

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New Role Local flood investigation
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New Role SuDS approval adoption
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New Role Consenting on Ordinary Watercourses
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New role To maintain a flood risk management
asset register

• Asset Register
• Power to designate

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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 ?
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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

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A new funding approach
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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

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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