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Stokeinteignhead Flood Alleviation Scheme: Preferred Option November 2015 Flood Risk Management Devon County Council

Introduction November 2012 Properties flooded Properties avoided flooding through sandbags Risk of flooding from Surface Water High Medium Low 2

Area 1 Area 3 Area 2 3

Area 1: Dean Road ‘Ponds’ and Highway Pipe Improvements • Land owner agreement in principle  • Good topographical survey data  • Cost estimate  • Environmental surveys required • Site investigations required (soil suitability) • Trial pits and survey required in highway 4

Area 2: Village Hall & Pools Weir ‘Ponds’ and Pipe Improvements • Good topographical survey data  • Land owners engaged  • Cost estimate  • Environmental surveys required • Site investigations required (soil suitability) • Trial pits and survey required in highway 5

Area 3: Lower Village Highway Pipe improvements • Good topographical survey data  • Land owners engaged  • Contractor engaged and cost estimate  • Road closures to be programmed 6

Implementation of Preferred Option • Timescales • Further Investigations • Landowner Agreements • Project Appraisal • Funding… 7

Partnership Funding Principles Project 1 Full funding Full Project 2 FDGiA funding FDGiA Project 3 Part funding Prioritised Project 4 List Project 5 Project 6 Contribution Zero Project 7 required funding Project 8 Project 9 Project 10 OLD NEW

Valuing household benefits 9

Payment Rates Principles 10

Maintenance • Highway improvements – DCC Highways • Structures on private land – To be confirmed… – …consider local management? 11

Community Resilience • Additional funding available through Community Pathfinder Project to help with: – Developing an Emergency Plan for the Village – Installing a rain gauge for an early warning system – Flood resilience equipment 12

Flood store… Rain gauge… 13

Questions from October meetings • Will land owners be consulted? – Yes – Detailed discussions – L and owners ‘on board’ with agreement – Relevant notices served 14

Questions from October meetings • Inconvenience/loss of land owner income – Kept to a minimum – Land reinstated – Ponds in use only in flood conditions – Compensation: flood protection or other if appropriate 15

• Photographs of similar projects… 16

Questions from October meetings • Highway pipe repairs should not come out of flooding budget – Working in partnership with Highways • Village help day – Keen to discuss • Vulnerable parishioners details on emergency plan – Keen to progress and assist 17

Questions from October meetings • Box culvert in Stoke Road is silted up – No evidence to suggest flow is impeded. – Believe that this culvert is currently not utilised to its full capacity. – Will investigate to confirm any silt build up 18

Q & A Session 19