KESWICK FLOOD ACTION GROUP
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Last Updated 09/04/2026 v-001
Web admin: info@keswickfloodactiongroup.co.uk
Web contact: info@keswickfloodactiongroup.co.uk
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3-10-2025
Link to Water Camera
Provided by Farson Digital. This link shows
the Bridge over River Greta in Keswick, near
Pencil Factory
22-10-2025
Keswick
Community
Emergency
Recovery
Partnership.
Well worth checking their Facebook Posts,
Informative and very relevant.
21-10-2025 Flood Action Groups UK
Big hello from brand new Community run self-
help network. See link and via Facebook.
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02-0
2-2026
UU
plans
to
withdraw
from
a
water
release
agreement
with
Keswick
Flood
Action Group for Thirlmere.
The
release
of
water
from
Thirlmere
acts
as
a
safety
valve
by
providing
storm
space
in
the
reservoir.
Full
text
from
The
Keswick
Reminder
02-02-
2026
13-01-2026
Update UU and EA
Several meetings of KFAG and UU and EA
regarding Thirlmere and the ‘KFAG’ release of
water is being contested with various reasons
being given. Mark and Al have done some
very solid work on refuting flow rates on UU
data. It is complicated by Licencing
requirments.
15-01-2026
Thirlmere.
The
KFAG
Group
continues
its
dialogue
with
both
UU
and
EA
…
with
supporting
work
done
by
its
members
on
number
crunching.
In
simple
terms
Keswick
needs
controlled
water
level
management
to
give
storm
space
in
the
resavoir.
05-02-2026
Link to UU Licence Renewal.
Documents x2
Licence Notes Feb 26
UU Abstraction licence application final. Mark
03-
02-2026
Link to:
KFAG
Assessment
of
some
release
scenarios
using historical data 2015-2025.
With grateful thanks to Mark …
2
4-02-2026
PRESS
RELEASE:
Keswick
Flood Action Group
(KFAG)
on
United
Utilities’
(UU’s)
Proposed
Changes
to
the
flood
risk
management
of
Thirlmere
Reservoir.
Keswick
has
never
flooded
from
the
River
Greta
if
there
is
adequate storm space in Thirlmere. UU
QC
16-05-2025
The Flood Hub Part 1
We installed a level monitor at the outlet to the
Springs Road Basin in partnership with Doug
Coyle (formerly Cumbria County Council).
17-05-2025
The Flood Hub Part4
We installed a level monitor at the outlet to the
Springs Road Basin in partnership with Doug
Coyle (formerly Cumbria County Council).
17-05-2025
The
Flood Hub Part 3
We installed a level monitor at the outlet to the
Springs Road Basin in partnership with Doug
Coyle (formerly Cumbria County Council).
1
3-10-2025
The Flood Hub
Quarterly Newsletter Issued 19. October 2024
09-03-2026 THIRLMERE Letter to ‘Reminder’ Editor. Lynne Jones KFAG
In 2010 United Utilities (UU) agreed to a regime to provide some storm space in Thirlmere reservoir to reduce Keswick’s flood risk.
By 31 March 2026, UU has to (routinely) apply for a new licence to abstract water from the reservoir, with the Environment Agency (EA) due to decide on the
application in early April. UU’s abstraction licence renewal application expressly excludes the operation of the agreed storm space regime. UU claims it does
not believe the EA would grant them the licence with the KFAG regime in place. KFAG was not given any warning of the unilateral breaking of this long-
standing agreement protecting our community.
25-03-2026 THIRLMERE BBC News article
Lake District Thirlmere resevoir changes ‘will put Town at Risk …
Proposed changes to the way a reservoir is managed for environmental reasons could increase flood
risk, residents have warned. Water firm United Utilities is seeking to renew its licences from the
Environment Agency (EA) to take water from Thirlmere reservoir in the Lake District.
20
-03-2026
River level data feed
For
those
who
noticed
the
weird
dip
in
the
river
level
online
on
Wednesday,
I
reported
it
and
the
EA
say
it
looks
like
the
current
data
feed
‘check
for
flooding’
sensor
is
starting
to
fail.
It
will
be
swapped
to
the
2nd
sensor
on
site today.
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09-03-2026 THIRLMERE Letter to ‘Reminder’ Editor. Lynne
Jones KFAG
In
2010
United
Utilities
(UU)
agreed
to
a
regime
to
provide
some
storm space in Thirlmere reservoir to reduce Keswick’s flood risk.
By
31
March
2026,
UU
has
to
(routinely)
apply
for
a
new
licence
to
abstract
water
from
the
reservoir,
with
the
Environment
Agency
(EA)
due
to
decide
on
the
application
in
early
April.
UU’s
abstraction
licence
renewal
application
expressly
excludes
the
operation
of
the
agreed
storm
space
regime.
UU
claims
it
does
not
believe
the
EA
would
grant
them
the
licence
with
the
KFAG
regime
in
place.
KFAG
was
not
given
any
warning
of
the
unilateral
breaking
of
this
long-
standing agreement protecting our community.
05-02-2026
Link to UU Licence Renewal.
Documents x2
Licence Notes Feb 26
UU Abstraction licence application final. Mark
PRESS RELEASE: Keswick Flood Action Group
(KFAG)
on
United
Utilities’
(UU’s)
Proposed
Changes
to
the
flood
risk
management
of
Thirlmere
Reservoir.
Keswick
has
never
flooded
from
the River Greta if there is adequate storm space in Thirlmere. UU
QC
25-03-2026 THIRLMERE BBC News article
Lake District Thirlmere resevoir changes ‘will put Town at Risk …
Proposed changes to the way a reservoir is managed for
environmental reasons could increase flood risk, residents have
warned. Water firm United Utilities is seeking to renew its licences from
the Environment Agency (EA) to take water from Thirlmere reservoir in
the Lake District.
N E W
20-03-20
26
River level data feed
For
those
who
noticed
the
weird
dip
in
the
river
level
online
on
Wednesday,
I
reported
it
and
the
EA
say
it
looks
like
the
current
data
feed
‘check
for
flooding’
sensor
is
starting
to
fail.
It
will
be
swapped
to the 2nd sensor on site today.
N E W