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Subject: Flood Plan charmouth word Chew Magna Parish Chew Magna, Bath and North East Somerset Evacuation/Control Centre: Old School Rooms: 01275333654 Coordinator: Lynne Easton 07342101230 0345 988 1188 River Chew Catchment and Winford Brook. Environment Agency’ Flood Alerts and Warnings. Chew Valley Lake Spillway and Winford Brook Compensator Lake. 31 March 2017 This flood plan has been devised with the help and advice of CVFF, B&NES and Environment Agency, using EA’s template. It represents our best endeavours to mitigate the impact of floods on people and property in Chew Magna. Please note that it is the responsibility of every householder to prepare and protect their lives and property. Our team of volunteer Flood Wardens can only help with your timely permission but are keen and ready to do so. We have close liaison with emergency services in their public safety role who will support practically as appropriate. Flood Warnings Location at risk Action Notes Environment Agency - Low lying roads with culverts and Inspect culverts, drains Actions taken by Flood Wardens drains, road and pedestrian and trash screen for registered at the time of the Flood Alerts bridges. Access roads into and debris and the River and Alert. out of the village. Brook for larger items. Monitor river depths at No requirement at this time to Some low lying properties and Gas Works Bridge, coordinate activities between access to Chew Magna Primary Spratts Bridge and areas at risk. However Flood School. Tunbridge Road Bridge. Wardens will inform the Co- Monitor the Chew Valley ordinator/Deputy whether they Lake Spillway for flow are likely to be in the village level. during the risk period. Consult weather forecasts and the Met Office radar Flood Wardens will provide for immediate area. information on any problems to Advise householders at the Co-ordinator/ Deputy. risk to install PLP - if the Co-ordinator and -------------------------------------------- Wardens decide this would be prudent Co-ordinator/Deputy reports any infrastructure issues directly to the B&NES / Environment Agency contact number, logging any actions requested. Co-ordinator/Deputy contacts the Primary School to exchange views regarding potential need for evacuation. Environment Agency - Winford Brook: Co-ordinator/Deputy Co-ordinator/Deputy initiates opens up the Millennium liaison with The Environment Flood Warnings Properties and roads at low level Hall to become the village Agency and B&NES and also adjacent to the Winford Brook. flood co-ordination Chew Valley School (regarding /evacuation centre and homeward journeys of pupils). Chew Magna Primary School ensures phone is Continued liaison with the manned. Primary School regarding need Access roads into and out of the for evacuation. Check that the village vehicular gates to St. Andrews graveyard are open, contacting Properties with vulnerable key-holder if necessary occupants. Co-ordinator/Deputy reports the situation to CURO as the organisation responsible for housing association properties. ------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Starting with more Actions taken by Flood Wardens vulnerable residents at present in the village. risk of flooding at lower levels, advise the Flood Wardens coordinate their installation of PLP and activities at this time via the Co- removal of vehicles to ordinator/Deputy to establish higher ground equipment. community level communication. Advise householders that the evacuation centre is open for their use Monitor river depths at Gas Works Bridge, Spratt’s Bridge and Streamleaze. Monitor flood level of the River Chew, Spillway from the Chew Valley Lake and river levels at Chew Stoke. Report when North Chew Terrace is unpassable. Actions taken by Flood Wardens Environment Agency - River Chew Catchment: present in the village. Starting with more Flood Warnings cont’d Properties and roads adjacent to vulnerable residents at Flood Wardens coordinate their the River Chew at Tunbridge and risk of flooding at lower activities at this time via the Co- surrounding area. levels, advise the ordinator/Deputy to establish installation of PLP and community level communication. Properties, vehicle and removal of vehicles to pedestrian access through to higher ground equipment. Dumpers Lane, risk of isolation. Advise householders that the evacuation centre is Fire Station, risk of open for their use unserviceable emergency Monitor flood level of the vehicles. River Chew, Spillway from the Chew Valley Lake and Pumping station, risk of failure river levels at Chew and consequent pollution issues. Stoke, as reported by the EA and community contacts. Monitor River Chew levels at Tunbridge, and report via Wardens when unpassable. Environment Agency & All locations: Cascade to all contacts at Actions initiated and co- Local Officers. flood risk locations, ordinated by Co-ordinator / confirming knowledge of Deputy Flooding Imminent, imminent flooding. Inevitable or current. Establish status of Primary School and evacuation plan in progress. Initiate the evacuation plan for vulnerable residents of Lower Batch and others in the locality. Report situation at locations to Parish Chair and/or B&NES emergency response group. Flooding in progress Liaise with Emergency Actions directed by Co- Services ordinator/Deputy “Warning no longer in Advise householders that Action by Flood Wardens force” / After a flood the risk of flooding has receded Action by Flood Wardens and Takes boards down in reporting to Co-ordinator Lower Batch if CURO cannot attend. Action by Flood Wardens and Determine what needs to reporting to Co-ordinator be done (provision of skips, road cleaning etc.) ------------------------------------------- Subject to homeowners’ Co-ordinators permissions, record which properties flooded and to what extent, problems and deficiencies etc. ----------------------------------- Request necessary action from B&NES and The Environment Agency Press Liaison Locations at risk of flooding/ Source of flooding/place of safety POTENTIAL FLOOD RISK AREAS FLOOD SOURCE EVACUATION POINT FLOOD WARNING TRIGGER for local warden action A Tunbridge Close, Tunbridge Road, R. Chew & Run-off Neighbours – Willow Bank River level at Tun Bridge nears 40.7m – which is when the river Dumpers Lane overflows just before the bridge B Madams Paddock R.Chew & Run-off House high up River starts to rise into gardens Millenium Hall C Streamleaze, Upper Silver St. Winford Brook Millenium Hall Phone call from 1 Brook Cottage D Stoneleigh, Church Lane, Lower Silver Winford Brook & Millenium Hall Winford Brook reaches top step Street (Church Hall) run-off E The Batch: North Chew Terrace Winford Brook & Neighbours/millennium hall Winford Brook reaches top step (including Rose Cottage) Run-off F School (primary) Winford Brook & School – Church School – top step Winford Brook Streamside, Butham Lane, run-off (own plan) 1/2 Brook Cottages Millenium Hall G Lower Batch, Norton Lane Winford Brook & Lower Batch Winford Brook reaches top step Run-off CURO plan* Warden if CURO can’t attend in time. plus support H Spratts Bridge Coach House Winford Brook & Neighbours/Millennium hall Winford Brook begins to overspill into Coach Hse gardens and Run-off onto Chew Hill at the bridge I Battle Lane, Dark Lane Winford Brook & Neighbours/millennium Winford Brook begins to overspill and run off from hill Run-off hall J Chew/Winford Road, Limeburn Hill Winford Brook Winford Neighbours Phone call behind property Run-off K Moorledge Road/Lane Field run-off. Moorledge residents Phone call Overtopping Denny Lane streams Flood signs for roads: VILLAGE ACCESS ROADS PRONE TO FLOODING wardens notify the deputy coordinators and erect road signs. During intense rainfall and flooding from run-off and watercourses, the following village access roads become flooded and impassable: Zone A Dumpers Lane, Tunbridge Close and) Road closures – Dumpers Lane, Tunbridge close/road Tunbridge Road (at the Tun Bridge Zone E Norton Lane/ Stanton Road junction The Chalks/Stanton Road (Cricket Pitch bend). Zone H Chew Hill at Spratts Bridge Zone J Limeburn Hill at Port Bridge, Winford Road at Chew Magna Reservoir, Winford Road near Ford Garage Zone K Moorledge Road/Lane Outer Zones Denny Lane North Wick SCHOOLS, FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING Primary School Butham Lane Head Teacher Tel. No. 01275 332409 Deputy Tel. No. 332409 Caretaker Tel. No. 01275 331461 (Nick Scholefield) The Fire Station at Tun Bridge Contact Paul Wilmot Wessex Water Sewerage Pumping Station Dumpers Lane Contact Tel. No. 0845 6004600 The Church Hall 01275 331096 - Pam Foley i/c Tim Banks/Roger Bowdler 08998409465/332078 Queens Arms Public House Contact Tel. No. 01275 333509 Storage of sandbags: Church Hall, Fire Station, Winford Road Garage Storage of road closure signs and barriers: Fire Station/Church Hall Storage of Warden personal equipment: Hi-viz jacket, trousers, wellington boots, gloves, headtorch, extra batteries in own homes Storage of radio phone, additional equipment – coordinator’s home Storage of basic stores (tea/coffee/milk/biscuits/soup/thermos flasks/basic first aid kit) at Old School Room (Evacuation Centre) Equipment list held by coordinator. Handheld ‘walkie-talkies’ issued to River and Brook teams so they can contact each other and it provides a safety net for control centre to contact if phones go down. Road barriers and signs allocated (list held by coordinator) Map of Locations at Risk of Flooding Local flood