Flooding Advisory Group Meeting 2-11-2016 Update on Local Flooding Issues Since last FAG 27th July 2016
Flooding Advisory Group Meeting 2-11-2016 Nationally
Government Report Published 8 th Sept 2016. Can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/sy stem/uploads/attachment_data/file/551137/ national-flood-resilience-review.pdf
Analysis ‐ David Shukman, BBC Science Editor Ministers offer communities the prospect of better protection from flooding but the report lays bare the scale of the work needed to achieve that. What does not appear in the press release accompanying the report is what many would judge to be the key finding: that as many as 530 important infrastructure sites across England ‐ water supplies, telecommunications systems and electricity networks ‐ are still vulnerable. The uncomfortable truth is that it's impossible to defend everyone all the time. But no one in authority particularly likes to say so. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science ‐ environment ‐ 37306094
Press release by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) 29 ‐ 09 ‐ 2016 The insurance industry has published three "flood risk" symbols it would like estate agents in England and Wales to put on their property particulars. The ABI says the symbols would prompt buyers to investigate flood risks properly. It claims that at the moment, house ‐ hunters are more likely to ask about parking provision than flooding. "It would be a pointless and fruitless exercise," said property expert Henry Pryor. "You would make a huge proportion of homes unsalable and unmortgageable.“ The ABI said that if estate agents did not take up the idea voluntarily, it might consider asking for legislation to make it compulsory.
In the News 11 th Oct 2016 “Some of these tensions around flood policy are revealed in an unpublicised report to government that ministers plan to launch in coming weeks.” “The Association of British Insurers said even buildings guarded by flood defences should have flood ‐ proof doors in case embankments are over ‐ topped.” “The comments add to a complex blame game over responsibility for floods.” “The report's main author, Sir Peter Bonfield, points the finger at householders for failing to improve their homes after flooding” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business ‐ 37565462
Actually officially published by Government on 28 th Oct 2016 The Property Flood Resilience Action Plan, chaired by Dr Peter Bonfield, brings together Government and industry and establishes an action plan to ensure property owners are better equipped to prepare for flooding and get back into homes and business sooner if it does. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new ‐ support ‐ gives ‐ property ‐ owners ‐ better ‐ protection ‐ from ‐ flooding
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/551615/flood ‐ resilience ‐ bonfield ‐ action ‐ plan ‐ 2016.pdf
And being right up to date – today 2 nd Nov 2016 - The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published its Second Report The committee's chairman, Neil Parish MP, said: "We propose a radical alternative to the current fragmented, inefficient and ineffective flood risk management arrangements The government said it saw no need for organisational change The full report can be found at: ‐ http://www.publications.parliament.u k/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmenvfru/1 15/11502.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science ‐ environment ‐ 37840482
Some of the key recommendations Resilience must be improved: it is impossible to protect all properties from flooding at all times so the Government must improve help for communities and individuals to cope with and recover from flooding: • The Government must make developers who fail to comply with planning requirements liable for the costs of flooding; • Water companies should be made statutory consultees on planning applications, and the right to connect surface water to a sewerage system should be removed;* • Unless a voluntary code is finalised this year, the Government must amend Building Regulations to make use of flood resistant materials in new buildings mandatory; • The Government should develop by the end of 2017 a grant scheme to support those small businesses unable to secure affordable insurance to install resilience measures. (* see full report but reason is to “encourage” the uptake of more sustainable drainage systems (SuDs))
Flooding Advisory Group Meeting 2-11-2016 Locally Since last FAG 27th July 2016
Council’s New Flood Response Plan was “signed off” in July 2016. This replaces the earlier 2011 plan. (Additional coverage for SW incidents.) This is a restricted document .
Echo Article 26-9-16 Matt Wheeldon, director of assets and compliance for Wessex Water, said: “We frequently hear from customers who have flushed wipes which have then caused a blockage. “As a result they have had their garden flooded with sewage and, in worst case scenarios, their homes flooded.” .
February was almost exactly average in Bournemouth but across the Wessex region it was well above average . (Interestingly Sept was dryer than average across the whole Wessex Region )
July and June 2016 Rainfall With 6.6mm of rain in the whole of July 2016 (at Kings Park Met station), this was our third driest July on record, after those of 1934 (3 mm.) and 1911 (5.6 mm.) UK climate anomaly maps relative to 1961-1990 average available at:- http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate-anomalies/#?tab=climateAnomalies
With only 6.6mm of rain in the whole of July 2016 (at Kings Park Met station) August came in with over an inch of rain on the first day. On the 1 st August we had four times more rain than the whole of July. It was a very long duration - 23 hours and only a peak of 4.4mm an hour so little or no effect. .
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But by the 16 th August we were getting headlines of:- (An ‘absolute drought’ - a period of 15 days on none of which more than 0.25mm of rain falls ) .
And then on to Sept .
First “event” was on afternoon of Saturday 3 rd Sept with 20.2mm recorded on TH rain gauge although no reported flooding. .
13 th Sept 2016 – Nationally hottest day of the year? (not in Bournemouth – 19 th July 2016) .
2 nd Event 13 th Sept 2016 . Minor Highway flooding in:- Wallisdown Road Braidley Road St Lukes Road South Kinson Drive Maxwell Road Also Lower Gardens THERE HAD BEEN NO FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED
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Second “event” was on morning of Tuesday 13 th Sept with “only” 11.2mm recorded on TH rain gauge. .
. we have to go back to 19 September 1926 to find a temperature above 30C that late in the month (31.7C Heathrow, London).
16 th Sept 2016 3rd Event .
First Flood warnings issued 15.00 on Wednesday the 14 th Sept .
First thing on Thursday 15 th Sept out sweeping high risk areas including East Avenue, Glenferness Avenue, Elgin Road, Kinson Road (nr old baths). This is Maxwell Road at 8.30 in morning. .
Later on during the Thursday 15 th Sept .
This was updated at 23.00 hours on Thursday 15 th Sept .
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We normally get 65.4mm of rain in the whole month of September (Kings Park Av 1975-2015)
Rain Gauge Locations
First alarm from BBC rain gauges was at 00:045 GMT (01:45 BST) .
Flooding in Winton
Flooding in Winton
Flooding in St Lukes Road
Flooding in East Avenue
Flooding in East Avenue
Flooding in Maxwell Road
Lower Gardens – YouTube footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWKjuK3HoTQ
Lower Gardens – WW Cleaning team in operation
Lower Gardens – Crazy Golf (probably 4 or 5 hours after rain)
Lower Gardens – cover blown
Damage to the Bourne Stream Outlet screen
Damage to stream bank in upper Gardens
Significant Flooding in:- Columbia Road / Heaton Road Area Wimborne Road (Winton High Street) St Luke’s Road Lower Gardens Also flooding in:- Acton Road Surrey Road Branksome Wood Road Stanfield Road Trafalgar Road Maxwell Road Queens Park Avenue Cooper Dean Rdbt Mandale Road / Nutley Close / Poole Lane Howeth Road East Howe Lane . Millhams Road Boscombe Chine
Extent of reported / observed flooding for 16 th Sept 2016 (as at 2-11-2016) Legend is number of “dots” - we actually have reports of 34 properties flooded internally
Reported flooding for 16 th Sept 2016 as at 27/10-2016 and Predicted 1 in 20 yr 50mm SW flooding extent
All Rain Gauges Daily Totals Sept 2016 Rainfall is for historical reasons recorded daily from 9.00 GMT to 9.00 GMT the next day. So if it rains between midnight on the 15 th and 9.00 GMT (8.00 BST) on the 16 th that gets counted as raining on the 16 th Town centre seems worst affected
And into October .
16 th October 2016
No Flood warnings issued. (Although flood alert issued 12:57 15/10/2016 for possible flooding due to high tides at Christchurch Harbour .
Howeth Road
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