Cornwall Council’s new role as Lead Local Flood Authority - what this means for Cornish communities Cornwall Community Flood Forum Conference 21 September 2012 Andrew Houghton – Flood & Coastal Risk Team Leader Dave Watkins - Hydrologist Cornwall Council
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Cornwall Council’s new role as Lead Local Flood Authority- what this means for Cornish
communities
Cornwall Community Flood Forum Conference
21 September 2012
Andrew Houghton – Flood & Coastal Risk Team LeaderDave Watkins - Hydrologist
Cornwall Council
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 co-ordination 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