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30-01-2023
Plans
to
restore
Crummock
Water
back to nature
Once
all
customers
in
West
Cumbria
are
supplied
by
the
new
pipeline
from
Thirlmere,
United
Utilities
will
stop
abstraction
for
public
water
supply
from
Crummock
Water,
Chapelhouse
reservoir
and
OverwaterStart
31-01-2023
UNITED
UTILITIES
Long
term
plans
for
Crummock
Water,
Chapelhouse
Reservoir
and
Overwater.
We've
been
working
with
key
stakeholders
including
the
Environment
Agency,
Natural
England,
Lake
District
National
Park
Authority,
National
Trust,
landowners,
local
authorities
and
other
interest
groups
to
develop
long-
term
plans
that
would
maintain
access
for
visitors,
while
sensitively
returning
these
water
bodies
back
to
a
more
natural state.
Before
any
work
begins,
we
arranged
the
first
in
a
series
of
community
drop-in
sessions
in
October
2022
to
share
our
initial
proposals.
We're
planning
to
hold
further
update
sessions
in
February
2023
on
the
following
dates, with further sessions planned in September 2023.
28-02-2023
From NFM Natural Flood Programme: Evaluation Report
Natural Flood Management (NFM) can manage flood and coastal erosion risk by protecting, restoring and emulating the natural processes of:
catchments - rivers - floodplains - coasts
It includes:
re-meandering of rivers - restoration of wetlands - targeted woodland planting
B26 were catchment scale pilots led by risk management authorities
34
were
community
scale
pilots
led
by
local
groups
and
charitiesetween
2017
and
2021,
we
invested
£15
million
of
government
funding
in
the
NFM
programme.
The
programme was made up of 60
pilots across England:
12-04-2023
EA
changes
to
automated
Flood
Warning System.
I
am
literally
seething
about
this.
The
NFF
are
challenging
it
within
the
All
Party
Parliamentary
Group
but
I
will
write
to
our
MP,
Trudy,
from
KFAG
as
well.
My
response
to
the
NFF
(who
had
already
flagged
up
the
hassle
of
people
being
anxious
and
moving
furniture unnecessarily) was:
Lynne Jones ( KFAG )
12-04-2023
EA
changes
to
automated
Flood
Warning System.
We
have
been
trying
to
get
the
flood
forecasting
more
incident
specific
and
informative
NOT
making
things a whole lot worse.
The
whole
article
from
EA
and
KFAG
comments
are
here …
12-04-2023
EA Snippet
So
the
damaged
glass
panel
is,
at
last,
properly
replaced
(only
took
7
months!)
Thankfully
the
area
is
much
better
covered
with
CCTV
now
so
we've
a
fighting
chance
of
catching
anyone
vandalising
them
in future.
Imported from Germany, hence the delay ?
27-04-2023
Multi Benefit Reservoirs.
New
report
on
water
supply
reservoirs
and
their
use
in flood risk reduction from the EA.
Environment
Agency
Utilisation
of
Public
Water
Supply
Reservoirs
for
Flood
Risk
Benefit
–
Operating Framework.
Long report detailed on EA site.
24-04-2023
Environment
Agency.
A
quick
guide
to
the Environment Agency telemetry network.
Andrew Booth
Telemetry Technical Specialist
November 2022
21-04-2023
New
Civil
Engineer
(Magazine)
Snippet
21 FEB, 2023 BY ROB HAKIMIAN
Environment
secretary
Thérèse
Coffey
has
demanded
that
water
companies
share
their
plans
for
improving
Britain’s
water
infrastructure
to
improve
water
quality
and
reduce
unnecessary
overflows.
27-04-2023
Gravel removal by EA High Hill bend and Greta Bridge.
Removal
planned
fror
September.
KFAG
has
asked
members
and
public
to
monitor
and
inform
KFAG
/
EA
if
gravel is not removed from site ( see below ).
From Facebook:.
“A
small
request?
Please
can
the
digger
driver
be
instructed
NOT
to
transfer
the
gravel
onto
the
river
banks
and
pat
it
down!!
As
soon
as
the
rains
come
in
October
it
ends
up
under
the
bridge
which
raises
the
river
bed
level
and thus reduces the space for the water to flow through to the lake!!! Just a suggestion!!” .
03-05-2023
Environment
Agency.
Link
to
“Incidence Response”
This
what
the
EA
do
and
how
they
handle
an
Incident.
Text
and
Video
presentations
of
how
it
all
works.
Posted by “The Flood Hub”
03-05-2023
National Flood Forum Newsletter Spring 2023
This issue includes updates on NFF activity, new projects, flood action groups and the government approach to sustainable drainage systems and a lot more.
We
also
include
details
of
our
forthcoming
arts
exhibition
highlighting
the
experience
of
flooding
and
how
to
enter
your
work
as
well
as
paying
tribute
to
Phil
Awford,
an
unrelenting campaigner and great friend of the NFF.
18-07-2023
Environment
Agency.
Time
to
check
your ‘Flood Alert’ Details.
Check
and
update
your
information
in
your
flood
warnings
account,
or
tell
us
if
you
no
longer
need
warnings.
You can do this online at
https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings.
11-07-2023
National Flood Forum Trust
We
are
looking
for
additional
Trustees
to
join
our
committed
Board.
Our
Trustees
play
a
vital
role
in
driving
forward
the
vision
of
the
Charity,
supporting
the
CEO
and
contributing
to
safeguarding
the
future
of
the
organisation.
ssue
includes
updates
on
NFF
activity,
new
projects,
flood
action
groups
and
the
government
approach to sustainable drainage systems and a lot more.
If you wish to know more about the role and how to apply … Link here
https://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Trustee-pack-v1-100723.pdf
04-08-2023
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
The
EA
are
concerned
that
people
are
not
registering
with
their
flood
warning
service
because
of
the
new
Emergency
Alerts
system
which
the
government
rolled
out
a
few
months
ago
-
see
About
Emergency
Alerts
-
GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)
for
more
information
on
these.
You
really
do
still
need
to
have
access
to
the
flood
warning
system
so
be
sure
your
contact
details
are
correct
and
update
if
necessary.
The
new
system
is
simply
intended
to
be
an
additional
alert
to
warn
of
a
number
of
forms
of
danger
nearby,
such
as
fire,
severe
flooding
or
extreme
weather;
they
apply
to
severe
situations,
and
will
be
based
on
your
location
at
the
time.
This
differs
from
the
EA
flood
alerts
and
warnings
which
you
register
to
receive
based
on
your
home
location
or
place
of
interest.
This
new
system
may
issue
an
Emergency
Alert
in
relation
to
flooding,
but
this
would
be
in
the
case
of
an
extreme
situation
which
corresponds
to
one
of
our
Severe
Flood
Warnings.
The
EA
flood
alert
system
gives
details
way
beyond
the
point
where
there
is
flooding
with
danger
to
life.
As
a
reminder,
a
Flood
Alert
means
that
flooding
is
possible
and
you
should
be
prepared.
A
Flood
Warning
means
that
flooding is expected and immediate action is required.
About Emergency Alerts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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16-11-2024 NEWS from Environment Agency 1
National News ( The Telegraph ) 15-11-2023
“More than 200,000 homes in danger as money runs out to fix flood
defences Shortfall of £34m means thousands of properties have been left
at greater risk, says National Audit Office”
Link to article is here
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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
08-2023
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
The
EA
are
concerned
that
people
are
not
registering
with
their
flood
warning
service
because
of
the
new
Emergency
Alerts
system
which
the
government
rolled
out
a
few
months
ago
-
see
About
Emergency
Alerts
-
GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)
for
more
information
on
these.
You
really
do
still
need
to
have
access
to
the
flood
warning
system
so
be
sure
your
contact
details
are
correct
and
update
if
necessary.
The
new
system
is
simply
intended
to
be
an
additional
alert
to
warn
of
a
number
of
forms
of
danger
nearby,
such
as
fire,
severe
flooding
or
extreme
weather;
they
apply
to
severe
situations,
and
will
be
based
on
your
location
at
the
time.
This
differs
from
the
EA
flood
alerts
and
warnings
which
you
register
to
receive
based
on
your
home
location
or
place
of
interest.
This
new
system
may
issue
an
Emergency
Alert
in
relation
to
flooding,
but
this
would
be
in
the
case
of
an
extreme
situation
which
corresponds
to
one
of
our
Severe
Flood
Warnings.
The
EA
flood
alert
system
gives
details
way
beyond
the
point
where
there
is
flooding
with
danger
to
life.
As
a
reminder,
a
Flood
Alert
means
that
flooding
is
possible
and
you
should
be
prepared.
A
Flood
Warning
means
that
flooding
is
expected
and
immediate action is required.
About Emergency Alerts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
11-07-2023
National Flood Forum Truste
We
are
looking
for
additional
Trustees
to
join
our
committed
Board.
Our
Trustees
play
a
vital
role
in
driving
forward
the
vision
of
the
Charity,
supporting
the
CEO
and
contributing
to
safeguarding
the
future
of
the
organisation.
ssue
includes
updates
on
NFF
activity,
new
projects,
flood
action
groups
and
the
government
approach
to
sustainable
drainage
systems and a lot more.
If you wish to know more about the role and how to apply … Link here
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National Flood Forum Newsletter Spring 2023
This
issue
includes
updates
on
NFF
activity,
new
projects,
flood
action
groups
and
the
government
approach
to
sustainable
drainage
systems
and a lot more.
Gravel extraction finished. Taken 17-10-2023 opposite Pencil Factory
Gravel
extraction
started
in
early
October.
By
Environment
Agency R.Greta Fitze park to Greta Bridge.
18-07-2023
Environment
Agency.
Time
to
check
your ‘Flood Alert’ Details.
iCheck
and
update
your
information
in
your
flood
warnings
account,
or
tell
us
if
you
no
longer
need
warnings.
You can do this online at
https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings.
14-06-2023
River
Greta
Keswick.
Pencil
Factory
gravel beds build up. EA to clear later in the year.
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