flood action plan Appleby better protected

1) Do Now (within next 12 months): Appleby community action table  Complete repair and recovery work  Set up temporary defences and pump deployment plan before winter 2016 The purpose of this action table is to highlight the flood management that is currently in place and the  Complete Emergency Plans specific actions that are happening or proposed within Cumbria flood action plan for this community.  Register properties on Floodline Warnings Direct

 Publish and review flood investigation report Please read this table in conjunction with the full Cumbria flood action plan and summary document, which  Initiate development of flood risk management improvement works can be found online by visiting www.gov.uk and searching Cumbria flood action plan.

2) Develop (2-5 years):  Improvements to flood risk management assets and watercourses in response to the flood Catchment: Eden investigation report.  Continue to support sharing knowledge and best practice through the network for Impact of December 2015 flood: Approximately 170 homes and businesses were flooded Community Action Groups

Description: Appleby is a market town and a popular tourist destination situated in the east of 3) Explore (5+ years): Cumbria. The Appleby river system consists of the river Eden and two main tributaries, Doomgate  Implement opportunities for natural flood risk management and engineered storage beck and Drawbriggs beck. The main extent of agricultural land starts south of Appleby and extends upstream of Appleby. down just past Great .

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Strengthening Improved defences flood defences Flooding in Appleby is reduced by over 130m of raised embankment £2.5million of capital funding has been allocated from within Medium term (5 years) Environment Agency £2.5m from and 840m of flood wall. These defences work together to manage the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management central river flows through the town. There is also 685m of culvert, 9 Investment Programme. This funding will be used to government floodgates, property level protection at the Sands, a pumping promote the options for managing flood risk which may stations to manage flows and numerous flap valves on drainage include strengthening defences, improving the capacity of outfalls. watercourses and surface water drains and upstream storage and 'slow the flow' interventions.

Provide access to additional national mobile defences Available before winter 2016

Repairing damages from Storm Desmond

Work completed: Repairs to Doomgate culvert, the Complete Environment Agency £450,000 from embankment at the cricket pitch and the flood defences central have all been undertaken. government

Work ongoing: A project to remove the large volume of Short term (within 12 debris within the river channel is on-going. The flood wall months) repairs are programmed to be complete by the end of July

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Modelling and forecasting post-event model re-runs Short term (within next Environment Agency £70,000 Update the river level model with the most recent flow data 12 months) (Cumbria wide available from Storm Desmond to develop and support any spend) future schemes.

Understanding Bridges Short term – strategic Cumbria County Council Review the role that bridges play in flood risk and their review within the next 12 Environment Agency vulnerability during a flood months

Upstream Currently there is limited use of Upstream Management in the sub- Explore opportunities for engineered and natural flood Medium term (5 years) Farmers management catchments upstream of Appleby management solutions to be used upstream of Appleby in or long term (over 5 Landowners order to ‘slow the flow’ and manage peak river levels. years Community Groups Trusts

Plant tree in ghylls and wet areas at Mallerstang, upstream Short Term Woodland Trust of Appleby. Natural landowners

Flooding in Appleby is reduced by over 130m of raised embankment New Environment Agency system will make it easier for Short (within next 12 Communities and 840m of flood wall. These defences work together to manage communities to understand maintenance in their area. months) Environment Agency river flows through the town. There is also 685m of culvert, 9 Improvements will show exactly when, where and what Parish and district floodgates, property level protection at the Sands, a pumping maintenance is being planned each year. Councils Maintenance stations to manage flows and numerous flap valves on drainage outfalls. Make sure that communities understand how they can These assets and the river channel are maintained by the access information on planned maintenance at: Environment Agency on an ongoing basis. This includes managing https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/river-and- vegetation and removing gravel. The flood wall, embankment and coastal-maintenance-programme other structures are also inspected and any necessary works carried out.

The planned maintenance programme is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/river-and-coastal- maintenance-programme

Cumbria County Council maintains the ordinary watercourses, surface water drainage and highway drainage.

Resilience There is an active Flood Action Group (FLAG) in Appleby. An Work with the FLAG and Parish Council to ensure that they Emergency Plan in Environment Agency Local Levy, emergency plan has been developed by the FLAG with support are able continue into the future place (Flood Warning & central from the Environment Agency Community Resilience) government Work with communities to establish a network of Communities funding (Flood Emergency Groups to share learning and best practice. Parish & District Defence Grant

Councils in Aid Local Government

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Appleby currently receive Flood Warnings with an uptake of 91% of Work with the Emergency Group to increase uptake of Before winter 2016 / at risk properties registered to the service. residents registered to the flood warning service complete

Eden District Council is administering flood recovery and resilience Provide additional support to DCLG and Local Authorities to Closing date for Grant Resilience grants. improve the uptake of the £5,000 Government resilience applications – end of grants of £5k grants to help people better protect their homes. December 2016 per property Applications can be made up until December 2016. A further £2,000 top up grant can also be applied for from the Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund.

Carry out further investigations with respect to the feasibility Before winter 2016 Environment Agency of local temporary defences and pumping, with the aim of having plans prepared for Winter 2016. With the outcome to increase resilience in communities where either there are no formal defences in place or where additional contingency is required. Water Level Management There are no Water Level Management Boards in this area Boards

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