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  1. Published on: 23/11/2016 09:22 AMReported by: roving-eye
    Environment Agency Flood Recovery Manager for Cumbria & Lancashire, Kath Tanner, said: “We know the devastating impact last winter’s floods have had on people’s lives and livelihoods. A lot of hard work has gone into repairing and restoring damage caused by the floods and rebuilding, not just physical things like walls and bridges, but rebuilding relationships, hopes and trust.



    “The Environment Agency has completed its recovery programme of repairs to bring people up to at least the same level of protection they had last year. This was our priority, and we are now using scientific research and information gathered from local people to identify longer-term solutions to reducing flood risk.

    “Storms Desmond, Eva & Frank have changed the way we look at managing flood risk – we are focussing more on whole river catchments, identifying how we can combine hard flood defences with slowing the flow of water upstream. We are working closer than ever with local communities and partner organisations so we can combine our knowledge and resources. And we have improved the way we respond to flood incidents, with better modelling and updated flood warnings.

    “This winter I would urge everyone at risk to sign up to the Environment Agency’s Flood Warnings Direct service, prepare a plan and get involved with their local flood action group so they can help us shape the future of flood risk management in Cumbria and Lancashire.”

    Jo Whitlow, Environment Agency Flood Recovery Manager for Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire, said: “Last winter Storm Desmond caused widespread floods across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire with some communities in Greater Manchester experiencing their worst flooding in a generation.

    “Since December we’ve spent £1.5 million repairing damaged assets and removed around 6,000 tonnes of gravel from rivers across the region to improve water flow and prevent blockages. A new flood defence scheme in Northwich will protect 400 homes and businesses this winter. We are continuing to work closely with affected communities and our Local Authority partners to understand how communities at risk can become more resilient to flooding and how they might be better protected in the future.

    “Nationally we’ve trained thousands of extra staff to respond to flood incidents, including 550 flood support officers, who will visit flooded communities to provide support and advice to help them recover.

    “In preparation for this winter, I would urge you to go online to check whether you live or work in a property that is at risk of flooding. If your property is at risk, please sign up to the Environment Agency’s free Flood Warning Service and consider putting together a flood plan.”

    Funding

    · We are spending £72 million of government funding in Cumbria to better protect at least 4,300 Cumbrian homes from flooding. Up to £58 million of this is new funding agreed since December 2015.

    · We are spending £121m of government funding in Lancashire to better protect 33,000 homes from flooding.

    Further information
    There is lots of information already available online for you to refer to as you develop your stories:


    · A summary of all the work undertaken by the Environment Agency to repair flood defences and river channels damaged by Storms Desmond & Eva in Cumbria & Lancashire can be found on our Google Map, where you can also download images: http://bit.ly/2fPLG9x

    · Our Catchment Directors developed the Cumbria Flood Action Plan to consider how flood risk can be managed along the whole length of local river catchments, with a mixture of upland management, construction of flood defences, community resilience and river channel maintenance.

    · A series of Community Action Tables go into further detail about what the Environment Agency and partners are doing/can do in more specific locations to manage flood risk.

    · The Environment Agency and Cumbria County Council have put great effort into investigating the cause and extent of flooding in each community and the findings can be found in the Section 19 Flood Investigation Reports, which will inform future plans.
     

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