The Next Decade Philip Rees South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Cornwall Community Flood Forum - Friday 2nd November 2018
What is the SWRFCC • Covers Cornwall, Devon and IoS. • Council representation • Environmental, coastal, inland, land use and business expertise • Supported by Environment Agency and all Risk Management Authorities • Links all relevant authorities together to understand the issues • Planning to reduce all types of flooding and coastal erosion • Investment to the benefit of local communities
Current key issues • Delivering our share of 300,000 homes better protected • Raising partnership funding • Ensuring best use of information and evidence • Tracking and scale of extreme events – storms and rainfall • Likely short term impact of climate change/sea level rise • State of existing defences particularly on the coast • Supporting community self-help • Developing new concepts such as Natural Flood Management
What are we faced with:
What are we faced by:
What are we faced with:
What are we faced with:
What are we faced with:
What are we faced with:
What are we faced with:
What are we faced with:
Next 2 ½ years • Programme delivery up to Spring 2021 • Likely programme in Cornwall c £56m • Coastal asset inspection programme • Identifying a pipeline of future schemes • Local partnership funding to support central funding • Local levy over next two years c £1m • Project funding by Cornwall Council and SWW • Improved resilience and pre-empting flood damage • EA maintenance programme c £2m p.a. • Cornwall Council maintenance programme £? • Support to community flood groups • Natural Flood Management • Sustained funding programme being sought
Programme up to 2021
After Spring 2021 • Uncertainties • FR19 • Partnership funding mechanism • EA 2050 strategy • Shoreline Management Plan update • Next Generation Supply Agreements • Local levy • State of existing assets particularly coastal • Weather
After Spring 2021 The ask - c.£300m
After Spring 2021 • Reasons for optimism • Flooding remains one of the top National risks • The South West is good at securing national funding • Cornwall Council has been increasingly focussed on flood prevention • Our knowledge base is constantly improving
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Downsides • Storminess and rainfall will significantly increase
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Downsides • Storminess and rainfall will significantly increase • We will have 20 coastal and inland floods of significance
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Downsides • Storminess and rainfall will significantly increase • We will have 20 coastal and inland floods of significance • 5 new locations will suffer flooding
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Downsides • Storminess and rainfall will significantly increase • We will have 20 coastal and inland floods of significance • 5 new locations will suffer flooding • Coastal asset inspections will highlight major issues
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Downsides • Storminess and rainfall will significantly increase • We will have 20 coastal and inland floods of significance • 5 new locations will suffer flooding • Coastal asset inspections will highlight major issues • Farming practices and new construction will worsen surface water flooding
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Upsides • We will secure at least £50m central funding for defences
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Upsides • We will secure at least £50m central funding for defences • We will secure at least £20m funding locally
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Upsides • We will secure at least £50m central funding for defences • We will secure at least £20m funding locally • Local community flood support groups will become the norm
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Upsides • We will secure at least £50m central funding for defences • We will secure at least £20m funding locally • Local community flood support groups will become the norm • An approach to SUDs will be sorted
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Upsides • We will secure at least £50m central funding for defences • We will secure at least £20m funding locally • Local community flood support groups will become the norm • An approach to SUDs will be sorted • Natural flood management will flourish
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Upsides • We will secure at least £50m central funding for defences • We will secure at least £20m funding locally • Local community flood support groups will become the norm • An approach to SUDs will be sorted • Natural flood management will flourish • Many farmers will change their land use practices
By 2028 • PERSONAL predictions – Upsides • We will secure at least £50m central funding for defences • We will secure at least £20m funding locally • Local community flood support groups will become the norm • An approach to SUDs will be sorted • Natural flood management will flourish • Many farmers will change their land use practices • We will all learn to love beavers
The Next Decade Any questions?
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