Leatherhead Flood Recovery Meeting • Mark Douch: Flood & Coastal Risk Manager • Sarah Smith: Partnerships and Strategic Overview Team Leader • Tim Norton: Flood Resilience Team Leader
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Christmas & New year Floods Both tidal and fluvial risks Approximately 19,800 flood warnings and updates were issued nationally Christmas: 80,000 properties protected 1,400 properties flooded New Year: Additional 100,000 properties protected Additional 300 properties flooded UNCLASSIFIED 4
Flood risk in Leatherhead
Rainfall • Catchments saturated at the beginning of the month • 21-22 December: 20mm across the whole Mole catchment • 23-24 December: 50-75mm • Five day total: 107mm (Burstow)
River Response: December to January
River Response: 15 December to 1 January
River Response Christmas
Groundwater levels
Flood Warning Codes • • • Stay alert Flooding expected Significant risk to life • • • Stay vigilant Take action Significant disruption to communities • • Early precautions Protect yourselves & • your property Protect yourselves
Flood Warning Issued 0809, 24 December 2013 Issued 1410, 24 December 2013
Lower Mole Scheme
River Mole Long Profile
What are we doing? Improved process for issuing Flood Warnings Bidding for funding for Middle Mole Strategic Options Review – accelerated Flood forecasting Support community resilience – Flood Action Group?
What can you do? Community Actions • Register for Flood Warnings • Make a flood plan • Restore property in a resilient manner • Consider property protection products • Flood Action Group/Flood Wardens • Riparian landowners
Contact details Phone: 03708 506 506 Email: KSLEnquiries@environment- agency.gov.uk Address: Environment Agency, Orchard House, Endeavour Park, London Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5SH
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