Floods And Management

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Local Scale

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- The Environment Agency say over 2.5 mil properties in England and Wales at risk
- Wetter winters and more storm events increase flood risk
Their work includes
- Land use planning
- Management of River Systems
- Development of river and coastal defences
- Issue flood warnings
- Advising emergency services and local authorities

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Shrewsbury Info

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- Shrewsbury one of the best preserved medieval towns in England
- Sits on a hill, in the middle of a horseshoe meander on Britain's longest river the Severn
- Growth in pop, 100k, means developed on low lying flood plain
- in Autumn 2000, flood hit, worst in 50 years
- Town flooded extensively in the space of 6 weeks
- Caused widespread damage to property, loss of business, disruption to transport
- Long term reduction in property values

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How to Protect Shrewsbury?

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- First thought of dredging, diversion channels, flood storage areas and embankments
- After 2000 floods Government pledged funds to protect and plan for priority areas
- Solutions such as Dams were considered
- Decided that floodwalls and embankments were economically and technically feasible

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How They Done It?

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- Threat to Frankwell from inadequate drainage
- They made historic floodwalls, some clad
- Demountable defences made of steel
- Underground 16 metres deep
- Act as foundation
- Come up when flood warning issued