MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public) June 2020

Lancaster City Council

Multi-Agency Flooding Plan

Emergency Call Centre 24-hour telephone contact number 01524 67099

Galgate 221117

Date June 2020

Current Version Version 3.2 (Public)

Review Date March 2021 Plan Prepared by Mark Bartlett

Personal telephone numbers, addresses, personal contact details and sensitive locations have been removed from this public version of the flooding plan.

MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020

CONTENTS

Information 2

Intention 3 Intention of the plan 3 Ownership and Circulation 4 Version control and record of revisions 5 Exercises and Plan activations 6 Method 7 Environment Agency Flood Warning System 7 Summary of local flood warning service 8 Surface and Groundwater flooding 9 Rapid Response Catchments 9 Command structure and emergency control rooms 10 Role of agencies 11 Other Operational response issues 12 Key installations, high risk premises and operational sites 13 Evacuation procedures (See also Appendix ‘F’) 15 Vulnerable people 15

Administration 16 Finance, Debrief and Recovery procedures Communications 16 Equipment and systems 16 Press and Media 17 Organisation structure and communication links 17

Appendix ‘A’ Cat 1 Responder and other Contact numbers 18

Appendix ‘B’ Pumping station and trash screen locations 19

Appendix ‘C’ Sands bags and other Flood Defence measures 22

Appendix ‘D’ Additional Council Resources for flooding events 24

Appendix ‘E’ Flooding alert/warning procedures - Checklists 25

Appendix ‘F’ Flood Warning areas 32 Lancaster District – detailed checklists SC2 Lancaster Quay 32 SC3 Skerton Pool 36 L35 Galgate 39 L4 Hornby and Lower Lune Valley 42 L42 Burrow Beck 45 L50 Halton 47 TL01 Morecambe (inc Floodboard locations) 50 TL04 Heysham 53 TL05 Sunderland Point 54 TL22 Thurnham 56 TL23 Hest Bank & TL24 Bolton-le-Sands 57/58 TL27 Carnforth 59 Appendix ‘G’ EA Maps of FWAs - Lancaster District 60-74 Appendix ‘H’ Policy and operational logs 75

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 This multi-agency plan has been compiled with the assistance of the various responder agencies covering Lancaster district, and also members of local community emergency and flood action groups whose assistance is gratefully acknowledged.

INFORMATION

Under the Civil Contingencies Act, 2004, Lancaster City Council is a Category 1 Responder1 organisation and as such intends to fulfil all its responsibilities under the Act2 in terms of preparedness for and responding to emergencies3. The responsibilities include the need to assess the risk of an emergency and to maintain plans to deal with an emergency if one occurs or is likely to occur.

Coastal, fluvial,4 and surface water flooding have all been identified as significant risks in the Lancaster City Council area and this plan shows how the Council will respond to any warning of potential flooding in the Council area. Flooding events caused by storms in 2015 and 2017 underlined the vulnerability of the Lancaster district to severe flooding and this plan has been modified to reflect the practical experience and debriefed learning from those events.

The plan details the council command arrangements for flooding incidents and the responsibilities of various Council services. It complements the Lancashire Resilience Forum’s Multi Agency Flooding Plan for Lancashire (MAFP) and provides information about the various Flood Warning Areas that can be used by all responder agencies.

It must be emphasised that the City Council, like other local authorities, is not an ‘emergency service’ and the response to incidents will depend on the time of the incident, availability of staff and equipment, the nature of the incident and the dangers it poses. The City Council response will complement that of other agencies such as the County Council and Environment Agency who will also implement their own response plans to flooding incidents.

It must also be recognised that this plan mainly covers the response to flooding that has been anticipated through the Environment Agency “Flood Alert” and “Flood Warning” scheme, although some areas prone to surface water flooding have been identified. Whilst every effort will be made to respond appropriately to sudden, unexpected flooding incidents (flash flooding) they are notoriously difficult to predict or to deal with and the conditions will often have subsided by the time a response can be made. General checklists of actions in the event of warnings being received are shown at Appendix ‘E’ and those specific to Flood Warning areas are at Appendix ‘F’. Maps of the Flood Warning areas are shown at Appendix ‘G’.

The Council’s general response to emergencies can be found in the District Emergency Plan and this plan should be read in conjunction with that document. A Severe Weather contingency plan has also been produced to complement the arrangements in the Flooding Plan.

As part of its commitment to communities the Council plays a full part as a member of the Lancashire Resilience Forum (LRF)5 and supports the other member organisations.

1 Cat 1 responder organisations comprise the emergency services, health services, environment agency and local authorities. 2 Responsibility to conduct risk assessments, business continuity, prepare emergency plans and arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public so that the Council can perform its functions effectively in an emergency 3 An event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare, the environment or the security of a place in the UK 4 Fluvial flooding is flooding from rivers and watercourses 5 The Lancashire Resilience Forum comprises all Category 1 responder organisations in Lancashire together with Category 2 responders – utility and transport companies MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 2

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Intention

This plan has been produced to address the emergency response to flooding. The aim of the plan, and the measures it contains, are:

• To identify local critical infrastructure assets, highlight risk and establish emergency contacts • To provide information for all agencies regarding the various Flood Warning Areas in Lancaster district. • To liaise and engage with local communities and vulnerable people. • To outline the Council’s response to the threat of flooding from the sea, rivers, other watercourses and other sources. • To reduce the risk to people and property to the best of the Council’s abilities.

This plan details the Flood Warning Areas within the Lancaster District and the arrangements within Lancaster City Council. It must be read in conjunction with the Lancashire Resilience Forum Multi-Agency Flooding Plan which it complements.

Although flood defence systems provide a significant protection from flooding, they cannot prevent it in all circumstances. When flood defences fail, or are likely to be ‘over topped’, and could impact on public safety the Council, working with other agencies, will seek to provide an emergency response to assist residents whose properties are at risk or flooded.

Depending upon the severity of the event however, this may be an unachievable task in the time available to respond. The plan complements the Council’s own District Emergency Plan and also the Lancashire Flooding Multi Agency Response Plan, administered by the Environment Agency on behalf of the Lancashire Resilience Forum. The aim of this plan is to enable the City Council’s resources to be speedily mobilised to deal with any predicted or actual flooding emergency, or to render mutual aid to other Lancashire Resilience Forum member agencies in dealing with severe flooding incidents in their own area.

The Lancashire Community Risk Register details the various risks to Lancashire communities from many sources and also the generic and specific emergency plans that have been created to address them. Flooding and severe weather risks are identified in the register. More information about the Lancashire Resilience Forum and the Risk Register can be found through the Stay in the Know website. There is also an opportunity to sign up for emergency updates pertinent to individual local areas. https://www.stayintheknow.co.uk/EmergencyInfo

It is essential that all officers involved in the co-ordination of a flooding emergency maintain an accurate log of decisions made and action undertaken. The log should also include details of any expenditure authorised. Proforma decision-making and action log sheets may be found at the back of this plan to use if any electronic logging system is not available (Appendix ‘H’ refers).

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Ownership and circulation

This plan is owned by the Civil Contingencies Officer (CCO) and it is that officer’s responsibility to update this plan and to maintain Version Control. Any suggested amendments must be notified to the CCO at Environmental Health, Morecambe Town Hall. The plan will be formally reviewed on at least an annual basis, or after activation, whichever is the sooner.

Hard copies of this plan will be retained by:

Corporate Duty Emergency Incident Officer District Emergency Control Centre Civil Contingencies Officer

Operational roles Engineering Team Environmental Services

Electronic Copy Circulation Duty Emergency Incident Officer tablet computer Senior Emergency Officers (including reserves and Chief Executive) Environment Agency (Flooding Incident manager) Reserve DECC emergency box Environmental Health service Community Engagement (Communications) Community Engagement (Customer Services) Resilience Direct (Lancashire Resilience Forum folders)

The Environment Agency will in turn circulate this and other district flooding plans to the following agencies through the Resilience Direct Secure Extranet system:

Lancashire County Council Emergency Planning Service Lancashire Constabulary Emergency Planning Manager Lancashire Fire & Rescue Emergency Planning Officer HM Coastguard (Lytham and Morecambe offices) Environment Agency (Flooding Incident manager)

Public Version City Council website (‘sanitised’ version)

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Version Control and Record of Revisions Revision date Status Outline of revisions Made by Approved and Version by

November 2007 Obsolete Base document Version 1.0 A Morphett & M Peter Loker Bartlett 2nd June 2008 Obsolete Post Ex Argent and winter activation Mark Bartlett and Peter Loker Version 1.1 modifications and incorporating minor Adrian Morphet changes following quality assurance by EA and Met Office advisor. V1.1 January 2009 Obsolete Revisions to layout, sand bag policy, Mark Bartlett and Peter Loker Version 1.2 revised “Flood Alert” procedures. Other Ged McAllister minor information changes following October flooding incidents debrief. April 2010 Obsolete Revised style of plan to bring in line with Mark Bartlett Peter Loker Version 2.0 new LRF MAFP plan template. Also Ged McAllister incorporates learning from recent activations. Severe Weather plan created as separate document. December 2010 Obsolete Minor amendments New EA FWA Mark Bartlett Mark Bartlett Version 2.1 codes and revisions to Council structure May 2011 Obsolete Update amendments including new Mark Bartlett Mark Bartlett Version 2.2 FWA at Burrow Beck & Env Agency Version 2.3 Obsolete Revisions following debrief of June and M Bartlett, Management December 2012 flooding incidents and G McAllister & M Team new sandbag policy Davies December 2015 Obsolete Revisions following testing of plan M Bartlett Andrew Dobson Version 2.4 during Exercise Wenning 2013, multi- A Morphet agency training day 2014 and new (Halton) and revised (Skerton and Quayside) FWAs from EA 2016 Version 2.5 Obsolete Revisions following activation for and M Bartlett Andrew Dobson debrief of Storms Desmond and Eva December 2015 2018 Version 3.0 Obsolete Significant revisions including new FWA M Bartlett David Lawson names and maps issued by EA October 2017. Learning from November flooding debrief also included. 2019 Version 3.1 Obsolete Revisions following further flooding M Bartlett Mark Davies information, inclusion of surface water ‘hot spots’ and testing of plan at FTFP event. June 2020 Approved Updates post Storms Ciara M Bartlett Mark Davies Version 3.2 and Dennis, revisions to FWA L42 at Burrow Beck and LFRS plans for Rapid Response catchments.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 The records below demonstrate when this Contingency Plan has been tested or activated.

Test Test/ Type of Test Location Test Facilitated By Number Activati (E.g. Live, Table- on Date top) or nature of activation 1 210311 Storm board Morecambe Ged McAllister (Engineers) deployment & new staff and Peter Taylor (Env training Services) 2 241111 Exercise Deucalion – Hutton Police HQ Mark Bartlett and table top test of MAFP Bernard Kershaw Pts 1 and 2 3 220612 Flood Warning Burrow Beck and Galgate Activation of plan activation FWAs 4 061212 Flood Warning Burrow Beck FWA Activation of plan activation 5 261113 Exercise Wenning Quayside, Skerton Pool Lancashire Resilience Control Post exercise and Hornby FWAs used Forum Flooding sub-group. testing Part II Lancaster in scenario Exercise Director Neil Flooding Plan Williams. 6 051213 Flood Warning Quayside, Sunderland Activation of Plan including activation – coastal Point and Promenade deployment of Storm areas Cockerham to Boards Heysham and Sunderland Point. 7 281114 Table-top exercise as The Platform Mark Bartlett and Lucy part of multi-agency Morecambe Clarke (EA) training event 8 051215 Storm Desmond District Emergency Activation of Plan activation Control LTH 9 231215 Storm Eva partial Officers on stand by Partial activation of Plan – activation standby. 10 221117 Unnamed storm District Emergency Activation of plan Activation for numerous Control LTH flooding events across district 11 260918 Table-top exercise as The Platform Mark Bartlett and Lucy part of multi-agency and Morecambe Clarke (EA) community training event 12 200918 & Partial activation for Proactive patrolling and Mark Bartlett 121018 Storms Bronagh & DECC opened Callum 13 121119 Table-top exercise The Platform Mark Bartlett and as part of multi- Morecambe Lucy Clarke (EA) agency and community training event 14 Feb 20 Storms Ciara and Plan activated. Mark Bartlett Suzanne Dennis – various DECC opened. Lodge and Mark small flooding Proactive patrolling Davies incidents across and sweeping of ‘hot district spots’.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Method This plan details Lancaster City Council’s systems and procedures for responding to flooding emergencies as defined by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. These may arise from fluvial, tidal or other sources within the City Council area of jurisdiction. It explains the structures and responsibilities that exist in response to flood warning messages. It provides a written plan enabling any designated officer to respond effectively and efficiently to a flooding incident, providing an immediate and co-ordinated response, thus enabling any adverse effects on the public and / or environment to be minimised. Environment Agency Flood Warning System - definitions

Flood Alert Flooding is possible. Be prepared

Flood Warning Flooding expected. Immediate action required DEIO may need to contact other services stating Lancaster City Council Flood Plan has been activated

Severe Flood Warning Severe flooding. Danger to life.

Warnings no longer in force No further flooding currently expected in area.

Warnings issued by the Environment Agency will identify: -

1. The Alert Warning type (Flood Alert/Flood Warning/Severe Flood Warning). 2. The Flood Warning Area. 3. An estimate of the time the flood level is likely to be reached (for tidal only).

Checklists of the actions to be taken by Council Officers on receipt of EA Flood Alert or Flood Warning messages are shown at Appendix ‘E’ towards the rear of this plan.

In addition to the two public warnings shown above there are the following additional notifications, which replace previous alerts as shown.

Warnings issued by the Environment Agency will identify: -

1 The Alert Warning type (Flood Alert/Flood Warning). 2 The Flood Warning Area. 3 An estimate of the time the flood level is likely to be reached (for tidal only).

Checklists of the generic actions to be taken by Council Officers on receipt of EA Flood Alert or Flood Warning messages are shown at Appendix ‘E’

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Summary of Local Flood Warning Service Introduction This section describes how the flood warning service is provided within the area covered by this plan. Flood Warnings only apply to areas previously identified to be at risk. A summary of the general arrangements is included along with an outline description of relevant arrangements for flood detection, flood forecasting, warning and response for each Flood Warning Area.

Flood Alert Service (**Flood Alert service suspended by EA during Corona Virus emergency**)

The Flood Alert service applies to Lancaster district’s coastal frontage and all river catchments within the City Council area. The major river catchment within this plan is: • Upper River Lune • Lower River Lune and Conder • Morecambe Bay

Flood Warning Service

A Flood Warning service will be provided for the Flood Warning Areas listed below. Tidal Flood Warning Fluvial Flood Warning Morecambe Lancaster Quay Heysham Skerton Pool Sunderland Galgate Thurnham Hornby Hest Bank Burrow Beck Bolton-le-Sands Halton Heysham

Flood Warning Broadcasts

Environment Agency flood warnings will be broadcast by regular media bulletins on local radio and television. Where occupiers have signed up for the Environment Agency’s service warnings will also be issued directly to people affected. The Agency’s publication Guidance for Flood Warning Codes gives examples of the flood warning messages that the Agency issues. The methods used to communicate warnings in the Flood Warning Areas covered by this plan are:

• Floodline Warning Direct • Media • BBC Radio Lancashire • Loudhailers

See relevant sections of Appendix ‘F’ for the Environment Agency Quickdial Code for the Flood Warning Area concerned.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Surface and Groundwater Flooding

Surface water flooding happens quickly and is hard to predict. It occurs when natural and man- made drainage systems have insufficient capacity to deal with rainfall. Critical factors for surface water flooding are the volume of rain, where it falls and its intensity. In urban areas with hard surfaces sudden and intense rainfall cannot soak away as it does in rural areas where the land is not covered. It is most likely to occur during intense rainfall and in times when a Yellow or Amber weather warning has been issued for rain. While a yellow warning of rain is not sufficient in itself to activate the plan it is an early warning that, subject to actual conditions, activation may be required.

Lancaster District is susceptible to flash flooding from surface water and, whilst less predictable than other forms, there are local ‘hot spots’ and the FWIS website has a surface water flood map https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk/map. Such events are a particular concern when they impact access routes and responders should check locations when deployed to such locations. Known ‘hot spots’ are shown in the nearest local flood warning area information in Appendix ‘F’.

Surface water flood events can occur without warning, e.g. as a result of a drain blockage.

After a flooding event United Utilities and Lancashire County Highways should check that sewers and their respective drains are functioning properly and not blocked. Any suspected blockages should be brought to their attention.

The City Council has the powers under the Land Drainage Act, 1991, to serve notice on landowners to carry out and recharge works. However, this is a lengthy process and is not normally appropriate in an emergency situation. Where a privately owned watercourse requires urgent works because it is causing a nuisance or gives rise to conditions prejudicial to health, powers are available under the Public Health Act / Environmental Protection Act. The Public Protection Service administers these powers on behalf of the Council. Groundwater flooding occurs when the level of water underground (the ‘water table’) rises and water emerges above the natural surface. It generally happens in low-lying areas, particularly those which sit above layers of permeable rock such as chalk. Groundwater flooding events occur after prolonged heavy rain lifts the water table. Some areas of the District are known to be susceptible to this but it may also occur in new locations. In such an event a site meeting with other emergency services should be held to determine the best course of action, dependant on the circumstances. It should be noted that sandbags are usually ineffective in Groundwater flooding events as the water merely rises on both sides of any barrier.

Rapid Response Catchments (See also LFRS response plan at Appendix ‘H’)

A rapid response catchment (RRC) is a watercourse where the geography of the catchment can mean that during intense rainfall the water level rises very quickly and flooding can ensue.

There are three such recognised catchments in the District. Two are covered by Flood Warning Areas in this plan, namely the Burrow Beck in Bowerham and Hala and the Whitley Beck in Galgate. Both these watercourses flooded during a storm in November 2017 causing flooding to properties in Bowerham, Hala and Galgate, many of which had to be evacuated.

The third RRC is that of the River Roeburn, flowing down to Wray Village. In 1967, during a violent storm, the village was the scene of a catastrophic (Boscastle style) flood which destroyed several houses and bridges. Thankfully no-one was killed but it illustrated the potential power of the Roeburn in spate conditions. At present flood warnings are not available but the area needs to be borne in mind during storm conditions. MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 9

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Command Structure and Emergency Control Rooms

This plan provides an emergency procedure for dealing with flooding incidents from fluvial (river) and tidal sources. When flooding is likely, the Environment Agency will alert local authorities, including the City Council. This section of the plan identifies responsibilities and actions to be taken in such circumstances. The response once flooding is actually occurring is necessarily limited but the City Council will support the community and other agencies where possible and will be on hand to assist with the clean up once water has subsided.

Initial coordination of response.

All Flood Alert and Flood Warning messages will be e-mailed to the Duty Emergency Incident Officer (DEIO), the Civil Contingencies Officer and the Engineering Team at the Council where they will be considered in accordance with the checklists at Appendices ‘E’ and ‘F’. The Civil Contingencies Officer, or in his absence the DEIO, will take initial responsibility for coordinating the Council’s response and participate in any preparatory teleconferences.

District Emergency Controller – Tactical/Silver If the Council’s District Emergency Control Centre (DECC – see below) has been opened the District Emergency Controller, (a Senior Emergency Officer), will be appointed to take charge of the incident and the Civil Contingencies Officer will usually attend the DECC to hand over command of the incident and then support the Controller in coordinating the Council’s response. The DEIO can also perform this support role unless they have been deployed to an incident scene. At times of high alert there should be additional emergency incident officers (EIOs) on standby to perform these roles.

Strategic Officer - Gold For the most serious and widespread incidents the Lancashire Constabulary will open the Strategic Coordinating Centre at their headquarters at Hutton and a Senior Emergency Officer will attend there to represent the Council and act on behalf of the Chief Executive. Wherever possible, a trained EIO should accompany this officer to Hutton to act as staff officer and advisor.

Emergency Control Centres

Lancaster City Council: In the initial stages of an unexpected flooding incident the City Council’s response will be initiated by the Emergency Call Centre out of hours or customer services during office hours from where the Duty Emergency Incident Officer will be notified of the incident, and any actions requested by the DEIO can be carried out. For more serious anticipated flooding events the District Emergency Control Centre (DECC), located on the second-floor suite at Lancaster Town Hall, will normally be opened in advance to receive information and coordinate the Council’s response. The most serious or widespread incidents will be overseen by a senior Council officer – the District Emergency Controller. If for any reason Lancaster Town Hall cannot be used a ‘fall back’ control centre, with limited facilities, is available at Morecambe Town Hall.

Lancashire Constabulary: For widespread incidents the police may open a multi-agency Tactical Coordinating Group (TCG) facility. This could be based at Lancaster Police Station, Lancaster Town Hall or any other suitable building. Agencies will be expected to send a liaison officer to the TCG during the incident. For the City Council this will, if possible, be a trained Emergency Incident Officer, equipped with an ERAL radio. MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 10

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Control Centre Location Contact No. Out of hours Lancaster City Council 01524 67099 24 hours Emergency Call Centre

Lancaster City Council District Emergency Control Confidential numbers Centre (if activated)

Multi-agency Tactical Coordinating Centre (if activated)

Operational Control

Lancashire Strategic Coordinating Centre (SCC)

Hutton PR4 5TJ (if activated) Local Authority desk Lancashire Fire and Rescue

Service NW Control North West Ambulance Service

Broughton Control

Environment Agency NW

Region Flood Warning Centre

Environment Agency NW

Flood Resilience Team

Role of agencies: The Environment Agency (EA) has sole responsibility for issuing the Flood Alert and Flood Warning messages. The EA issues warnings to alert the public, and the organisations that provide an emergency response during floods, so that they can take action. The aim of the warning system is to reduce the risk to life and damage to property by the provision of an accurate, reliable and timely flood warning service. Additionally the EA maintains river and sea flood defence systems. The current status of flood Alerts and warnings can be viewed at the Environment Agency website: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/ that operates on a 24 hour basis and is updated every 15 minutes.

The Met Office is responsible for issuing severe weather warnings to the emergency response community and the broadcast media so that they can take appropriate action and alert the public. They also supply information to the Environment Agency about likely catchment conditions to assist the EA in assessing the threat of flooding.

The Police are responsible for co-ordinating the responding agencies at any multi-agency land based incident major flooding event, as well as helping to save lives and protect property. The police will usually appoint a local supervisor as the Flood Liaison Officer for anticipated flooding events. MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 11

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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are responsible for coordinating all multi-agency activities for incidents below the High Water mark and the Coastguard Service must be consulted for any incidents involving the sea or tidal waters. The MCA has access to various search and rescue resources that may be used for inland water operations as well as coastal and offshore incidents.

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service are responsible for saving life in conjunction with the other emergency services and have expertise and access to rescue equipment that may assist in a variety of flooding incidents. They also have pumping equipment although in some circumstances may charge for pumping out operations.

Local Authorities are classified as Category 1 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and are therefore have a statutory duty to “assess, plan and advise”. In major flooding situations, local authorities must provide an immediate response in order to advise and assist affected people, businesses and protect the environment. The precise nature of the response will depend on the magnitude of the incident, available resources and local arrangements. The City Council will also have a lead responsibility in any post incident recovery operations.

Other Operational Response issues

Available resources

Resources which the City Council can make available for emergency response are shown at Appendix ‘D’. In the event of a widespread or major flooding incident it may be necessary to request additional resources, either from partner Lancashire agencies or from other local authorities in Lancashire and further afield. For the largest incidents a Government Office Northern Resilience team may be activated and can assist in accessing further resources.

Sandbags

Local Authorities have no statutory obligation to provide materials for flood protection. Lancaster City Council retains a stock of sandbags, but these are intended for temporary repairs to flood defences within their ownership. Sandbags may also be made available to the emergency services during some incidents but will NOT be available for the public to protect their property. Further information on Sand Bags can be found at Appendix ‘C’ Flood and Sea Defence As part of the planned response to severe weather and possible flooding the City Councils engineering services will make the decision to deploy the storm boards along the promenade sea defence walls. The instruction will be given to the council’s Repairs and Maintenance team who shall arrange to install the boards. This work will normally take 3-4 hours to complete. Flood and Sea Repairs

Repairs to any flood or sea defence structures will usually be the responsibility of the owner. On main rivers, the E.A. has permissive powers as does the County Council on other watercourses. The City Council has these powers for the coastal defences. In the event of major flooding, works may be undertaken by the County or City Council’s emergency workforce or contractors and recharged as appropriate

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Breaches of flood defences

In the event of a breach of flood defences being reported the Council’s Engineering Officer (or a nominee) must be contacted. The nominated Engineer may arrange for contractors to fill the breach with rock armour, and sandbags if necessary, as a temporary measure until a permanent repair can be planned and implemented.

Water Rescue operations

Local authority staff are not qualified or equipped to undertake water rescue operations and any work of this nature will be the responsibility of the Fire & Rescue Service, the Coastguards or the voluntary rescue services. Where it may assist those services the City Council will make equipment available to them through liaison at the Forward Command Point or Tactical Control.

Basement properties

Particularly in coastal flooding situations at Morecambe, but a consideration in all incidents, will be the question of properties with basements, particularly those where people are accommodated. There are no current accurate records of such properties but operational discussions with other agencies must consider the need to warn and inform the occupiers of such properties.

Records and Surveys

Officers engaged on flood response will keep logs and records of all events and decisions. Surveys should be carried out to determine the extent of flooding and the rate of build-up and dispersal to enable improvements to be made for future flood events. Records of previous surveys, kept in the Engineering Team office, should be examined during an incident to help assess potential effects. Sample log sheets are shown at Appendix ‘H’. The EA has asked that copies of reports are sent to them for information and planning purposes. Engineering Services will collate and forward these. Pumping and Drying Out

Pumping out of premises is the responsibility of the owner. The Fire & Rescue Service can be contacted for assistance in emergencies and may dispatch a flexible response officer to assess the situation and whether they can assist. Under the new Integrated Risk Management Plan they may charge for pumping out commercial premises but not domestic properties. The City Council’s Directorate for the Communities and the Environment may be able to arrange drying out facilities for domestic properties. This was previously provided via support from another district council.

Key installations and high risk premises

SC2 LANCASTER QUAY: Skerton and Greyhound Bridges (west side), Carlisle Bridge, Factories and business premises on Marsh Industrial Estate and Lancaster Quayside, Our Lady’s High School. The main A589 and A6 roads pass through the area and would probably be affected.

SC3 RIVER LUNE AT SKERTON POOL: Skerton and Greyhound bridges (eastern side), Sainsbury’s Supermarket, Lancaster Bus Station, xxx Factories and business premises between Caton Road and the River Lune. The main Lancaster one-way road system and A683 Caton Road from M6 Junction 34 pass through the area and have previously been affected.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 L35 GALGATE FLOOD AREA: A6 road from M6 Junction 33 to Lancaster passes through the flood area and this was closed by the November 2017 flood. A bridge carries Salford Road over the River Conder to access the west side of the village. xxx.

L4 HORNBY FLOOD AREA: A683 road passes through the flood area. Hornby WWTW.

L 42 BURROW BECK: Flooding could affect the A6 main road at the junction with Collingham Park and also the adjacent West Coast Main Line. St Bernadette’s school and sheltered accommodation in Hala are also at risk. xxx

L50 HALTON FLOOD AREA:xxx

TL01 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT MORECAMBE: Morecambe High School. Basement properties on Morecambe promenade and adjoining streets. The A589/A5105 main coastal road runs almost the full length of the affected area.

TL04 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT HEYSHAM: Heysham Port, Heysham Centrica gas field control centre, Heysham Power Stations and associated infrastructure. Other industrial and business premises in Heysham Port and surrounding area.

TL05 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT SUNDERLAND: The White Lund industrial estate and associated business parks are vulnerable to extreme breach flooding as is the Bay Gateway road.

TL22 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT THURNHAM: Access road to Glasson Dock will be affected. Various caravan sites in the area are vulnerable to flooding.

TL23 and 24 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT HEST BANK AND BOLTON-LE-SANDS: Waste water treatment works at Hest Bank. West Coast Main Line runs at low level through the two flooding areas. Boarding kennels in low lying fields to east of railway line.

TL27 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT CARNFORTH: A6 road north of Carnforth and Motorway Junction 35 may be affected by River Keer flooding as may the LCC waste recycling centre on A6 near the motorway junction. WCML railway runs at low level through part of the flooding area.

Key operational sites

SC2 LANCASTER QUAY: None identified. Some premises previously in this FWA are now in SC3.

SC3 RIVER LUNE AT SKERTON POOL: Lancaster Fire and Ambulance Station, Halton Army Camp

L35 GALGATE FLOOD AREA: None identified

L4 HORNBY FLOOD AREA: Hornby (retained) Fire Station

L42 BURROW BECK: None identified

L50 HALTON FLOOD AREA: None identified

TL01 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT MORECAMBE: RNLI lifeboat and hovercraft stations. Morecambe Town Hall is not thought to be directly at risk but approach roads may be under water.

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TL05 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT SUNDERLAND: None identified

TL22 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT THURNHAM: Waste water treatment works at Lunecliffe

TL23 & 24 COASTLINE AT HEST BANK AND BOLTON-LE-SANDS: None identified

TL27 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT CARNFORTH: Truckhaven Motorway Service Area

Evacuation procedures

Evacuation considerations for each area are shown in the relevant part of Appendix ‘F’. The main (Level 2) evacuation centres for the district are xxx. Smaller (Level 1) Emergency Centres are identified in the relevant Flood Warning Area notes at Appendix ‘F’.

Vulnerable people

The Council will be particularly concerned to protect the vulnerable and will work with other agencies and organisations to achieve this. The Environment Agency’s Floodline Warnings Direct contains the addresses of properties in flood risk areas. Additional information about vulnerable people within those areas may be available from various responder agencies. The Council will be able to contribute to information about vulnerable people with specific information from Council Housing (Sheltered Accommodation), Strategic Housing (Disability living grants) and through contacts in some Community Emergency Groups.

WARNINGS NO LONGER IN FORCE

End of Operations When the notification is given by the EA (River Flooding emergency is over), or at an appropriate time after high tide, the District Controller will inform all individuals and organisations with whom he/she has liaised with during the emergency and request copy records of the incident.

All equipment must be returned to White Lund depot, or any other location it has been drawn from. Where appropriate the necessary maintenance, repair and replenishment of stocks should be carried out as soon as practicable so that the Council is ready for any further flooding.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 ADMINISTRATION Finance

In the event of any significant flooding incident Resources Services will provide support and assist the incident controllers to monitor expenditure and access the necessary resources. Further details regarding the powers of local authorities to incur expenditure, the Bellwin scheme for cost recovery and the management of any disaster relief funds can be found in the District Emergency Plan.

Debrief

After an incident of this nature it is appropriate to debrief the incident, assess the response and determine whether any revision is needed of the plan and procedures. For the largest incidents the Lancashire Resilience Forum will usually arrange a multi-agency debrief and it would be appropriate to hold an internal City Council debrief before the multi-agency review takes place. The Civil Contingencies Officer will make arrangements for this to take place, as was done after the 2015 and 2017 flooding.

Under Section 19 of the Flood and Water Management Act the Lead Local Flood Authority (Lancashire County Council) has a duty to investigate incidents of flooding and publish its findings.

Recovery procedures

After severe flooding the Council will be expected to take the lead in the Recovery Phase and the return to normality. This stage of the operation is detailed in the Council’s Community Recovery Plan, which follows national guidance. For major flooding and/or severe weather incidents, and where it is apparent from an early stage that there will be significant recovery issues a Recovery Group should be formed whilst the operational response is still live so that there is a plan for the Recovery Phase and a seamless transfer when the operational response concludes Communications

A number of communication methods are available to the Council in an emergency situation. These include:

Landline telephony: There is a dedicated number for the District Emergency Control Centre via the Council switchboard and in reserve two independent British Telecom telephone lines.

Mobile telephony: All Emergency Incident Officers, District Emergency Controllers and Senior Emergency Officers have mobile telephones (numbers kept in Emergency Call Centre). The DEIO phone is registered under the Mobile Telecoms Privileged Access Scheme (MTPAS) giving preference over other phones should mobile telephony be overwhelmed at an incident scene. Satellite telephone: The Council has been issued with a satellite telephone for emergency purposes. This is kept in the District Emergency Control Centre where operators have been trained to use it. The confidential number of this telephone is xxx

VHF/Digital radios: The Council has a number of radios, which use a robust repeater system to give coverage in the district and to Hutton and the wider county. One radio base station will usually be kept in the District Emergency Control Centre, although it can be transported to other locations if ‘Control’ is moved. Further handsets are held securely in Lancaster and Morecambe. Two will be in the possession of the Duty Emergency Incident Officer. In an emergency the DEIO or Civil Contingencies Officer will be able to advise on ‘out of hours’ access to unallocated radios.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Community radios: The Council is presently (2020) developing a scheme whereby community emergency groups have one or more radios and can communicate with the Council in an emergency. In some emergency circumstances it may be possible to loan an affected community further radios. The Civil Contingencies Officer will be able to advise on the current situation.

Radios: The Council has access to several handheld radios for the use and communication between its own officers.

Lancashire Constabulary maintain a small stock of IBIS Airwave handsets for emergency use by other organisations.

The RAYNET (Amateur Radio) organisation may well be able to assist with Communications – both radio and telephony – during a major incident. As a voluntary organisation they can be accessed through the County Emergency Planning Service.

Press and Media Communications The Council’s Communications officers will provide media statements and press releases in conjunction with their counterparts in other responding agencies. They will also monitor and record media sources for information and ensure this is fed to the DECC manager for onward communication and dissemination. The overall aim is to provide media and communications support to the Council to allow it to meet its obligations as a Category 1 Responder agency in using the media to keep the general public informed.

In a flooding emergency it can be expected that BBC Radio Lancashire will cease normal programme transmissions and move into its public service broadcasting role known as Connecting in a Crisis. Further information can be obtained from http://www.bbc.co.uk/connectinginacrisis/ . It is essential that this medium and others are used to pass up to date information messages to the public on a frequent and regular basis.

Organisation structure

The diagram shows how control centres in this plan talk to each other and to operational units.

SCG Hutton Police HQ Other (if established) Flooded areas

District Emergency Police Tactical/Silver Control Centre Control Lancaster CC Morecambe or Lancaster District Controller location Police Silver Commander City Council Liaison Officer Other agencies as required Environmental EIOs Services Resources

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020

Appendix A

Contact Numbers

Contact numbers are constantly changing and this version of the multi-agency flooding plan does not contain any.

For Emergency Contacts please refer to the LRF Emergency Contacts document. This is frequently updated and the latest version is held in the DECC, by the DEIO, the Civil Contingencies Officer and SEOs.

Emergency contacts for Community Emergency Groups are contained in the respective plans, also held as above.

The LRF document is also available on Resilience Direct at:

XXX LINK

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Appendix B

PUMPING STATION AND SCREEN LOCATIONS

Lancaster City Council Pumping Station Locations

Location Grid Reference NAME LOCATION REFERENCE Confidential locations

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Appendix B

Trash Screen Locations (All screens listed are Council maintained)

Name Road Owner if known

Bare Beck Coastal Rd – Coastal team maintain flap valve

Winter Gardens watercourse

Morrisons Central Drive Morecambe Corringham Rd Corringham Rd

Mellishaw System

Westgate Rd Westgate Rd Wickes Outfall Sunnycliffe Retail Park

Overton System

Bleasdale Gve Adj 39 Oxcliffe Rd MH Bleasdale Gve Adj 5 Kingsway, Heysham Middleton Moss 3 Rear 80 Middleton Rd

Back Lane watercourse

Carnforth High field Carnforth High School L.E.A. Fairfield Close Fairfield Close, Carnforth Private Allotment Footbridge Allotment f’bridge from Hard Knott Rise City Council Gummers Howe Walk -do- -do- Gummers Howe Walk Gummers Howe Walk -do- Windermere Rd Windermere Rd, Carnforth Back Lane Back Lane, Carnforth -do- Gummers Howe Walk Adj. No.1 Gummers Howe Walk -do-

Town End Slyne Rd, Bolton-le-Sands Private

Lucy Brook

Lucy Brook Willow Lane City Council

Newton Beck

Langdale Rd Langdale Rd, Ridge Ambleside Rd Ambleside Rd, Ridge Private

River Midge

Miss Whalley^s Field Kentmere Rd, Ridge City Council

Dykes Grosvenor Park A Adj 14 Brock Close City Council Grosvenor Park A Adj 15 Dunsop Gardens -do-

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 (Public version) June 2020 Grosvenor Park B Adj 8 Wharfe Court -do- Grosvenor Park C Outside 37 Duddon Close -do- Grosvenor Park C Opposite 14 Brock Close -do- White Lund – Honda Bay Gateway Link Road Rembrandt Bay Gateway Link Road Lancaster & Morecambe College Morecambe Rd Great Wood School Easdale Ave

Others

Parkside Parkside, Westgate Gaisgill Ave Parkside, Westgate Westgate Westgate Meadowside Meadowside, Westgate Whinsfell View (x2) Schola Green Lane Westgate Bridge Rear of 3 Winthorpe Avenue Middleton Moss – 2 Bay Gateway Link Rd Middleton Moss – 4 (x2) Rear of Alan Dick Engineering, Middleton

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Appendix C

Sandbags and other Flood Defence measures

Sandbags can make a critical difference in diverting shallow flowing water that has somewhere else to go, or deflecting waves caused in shallow water by passing vehicles. However, they are not waterproof and will fail to keep floods out of buildings where the mean water level outside is higher than the doorstep or any airbrick ventilators.

Local Authorities have no statutory obligation to provide materials for flood protection. A stock of sandbags is retained for emergency repairs to council owned flood defences and could be made available to the responder agencies in some emergency circumstances but these are not available for the public to protect their property.

Advice: Householders and businesses, particularly those in Flood Warning Areas, should not rely on the Council being able to respond to all needs in an emergency and should reflect upon measures they can take now to prepare for potential future flooding. The Council recommends that occupiers of vulnerable properties use recognised flood defence products rather than sandbags to provide proper protection. Removable Flood Boards, air brick covers and other similar devices are a significantly more effective and convenient means of preventing water entry to properties than sandbags and can be fitted by any reputable local builder.

If property owners decide that sand bags will still form part of their flood defence preparations these Builders Merchants in and around the City Council area have advised the Council that they will supply empty sand bags and sand and will deliver these. Delivery charges vary dependent on the value of the order and distance involved but in some cases free delivery is offered.

Also, some firms will fill the bags before delivery although an extra charge will be levied for this.

Builders Supplies (West Coast) Ltd, Middlegate, White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe. 01524 842299 www.bswc.biz

C & C Supplies (Collinson) Ltd, Nateby Works, Garstang PR3 0JB 01995 606311 http://ccsupplies.co.uk

Jewson Ltd, White Lund Rd, Morecambe. 01524 68878 www.jewson.co.uk

Keyline Builders Merchants Ltd, Marsh Point, Lancaster 01524 34141 www.keyline.co.uk

Naylor Myers Ltd, Cumberland Close, Low Bentham Road, Bentham LA2 7BP 01524 261389 www.myersgroup.co.uk

Travis Perkins, Euston Rd, Morecambe LA4 5LN 01524 410056 www.travisperkins.co.uk (Branches also at Sandside and Kendal)

Travis Perkins also has submersible pumps available for hire.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Comprehensive and helpful advice on planning ahead for such emergencies is available on the following Websites:

Environment Agency – FLOODLINE Home Page:

Information on Flood Warnings; Suppliers of Flood Protection Products; General Flood Protection and safeguarding your home

www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/

or by calling the Environment Agency FLOODLINE on 0345 988 1188.

Met Office

Information on weather forecasting, weather warnings, climate change, business services

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

National Flood Forum

A national charity to help, support and represent people at risk from flooding

https://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/

Blue Pages

A directory of property flood products and services.

http://bluepages.org.uk/

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Appendix D

Additional resources for forecast flooding or severe weather events: 1.) ‘Tree Gang’: This comprises members of Environmental Services staff equipped with chain saws, other equipment and a suitable vehicle. The team are placed on standby when high winds are forecast. 2.) Assistant DEIOs - standby: Dependant on circumstances further Emergency Incident Officers can be put on standby for predicted severe weather or flooding events. Such additional deployments should be discussed and agreed with the Civil Contingencies Officer and/or Senior Emergency Officer. Whereas the DEIO is usually on standby in their own vehicle, for these events it will probably be appropriate to use a liveried council van with a colleague in support. Equipment such as closure signs, barriers and floodsax can be carried appropriate to the circumstances. Further pairs of EIOs similarly equipped can be nominated dependant on the nature of the predicted incident. The Civil Contingencies Officer maintains a list of volunteer Assistant DEIOs who will support the regular team members in these circumstances. 3.) Proactive Patrolling: Dependant on circumstances one or more pairs of the A/DEIOs or the cleansing team may be deployed to areas where problems are predicted or anticipated. They should proactively check known hot spots and provide a visible presence to local communities. If other agencies (e.g. LFRS and/or EA) are also patrolling, visits to areas should be coordinated where possible. 4.) Environmental Services Emergency Response Team: For the most severe predicted events further Environmental Services staff may be put on standby and a suitable HGV equipped with additional equipment made available. This will be at the discretion of the Senior Emergency Officer in consultation with the Operations Manager. 5.) Where flooding has occurred Environmental Services will assess the impact and make sufficient suitable staff and vehicles available for clean-up operations. Following the flooding events of 2015 and 2017 the service has considerable experience of what is required in these situations.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 APPENDIX ‘E’

Flood Alert and Warning - general procedures

The Environment Agency’s system for contacting all the Authorities and Agencies that may be affected by a predicted flooding event has been previously referred to. The Council receives these warning emails in Engineering, Environmental Protection, Environmental Services, the Civil Contingencies Officer and the Duty Emergency Incident Officer. This section outlines the Council’s procedures to be adopted for each type of message.

Flood Alerts apply to a stretch of coastline or river catchment and indicate higher levels than normal and the potential of flooding to riverside and coastal paths/roads and low lying land. Flood Warnings relate to smaller more targeted areas/communities and indicate the potential for flooding to homes and businesses

Flood Alert Procedures (Note that Flood Alerts have been suspended by the Environment Agency during the Covid-19 emergency)

On receipt of an EA Flood Alert notification the Civil Contingencies Officer or Duty Emergency Incident Officer will consider all the available information including weather forecasts, previous weather and the likelihood of a worsening situation. If necessary they will liaise with the Council’s Engineering Team and determine if any action is required by the Council. Whilst many Flood Alert notifications are unlikely to require practical activities by the Council it is important to be fully aware of the situation and the officers will address the items identified on the checklist shown here.

• Consider informing the City Council Emergency Call Centre • Consider informing the Senior Emergency Officer • If appropriate discuss the situation with the Senior or Assistant Operations Manager at White Lund Depot including available resources, personnel, equipment, sandbags and whether additional staff should be put on standby. Discussion should take place as soon as possible in working hours as once staff have left it can be difficult to muster a team. • Consider the specific checklist for the area(s) for which the Flood Alert has been received and where necessary carry out any additional actions such as those for Sunderland Point. • Consider warning other Community Emergency Groups as appropriate. • Consider installing storm boards for predicted tidal events. • Be aware that flooding could occur in the specified or other areas. • Be aware that the situation could worsen. • Monitor local conditions • Maintain an operational log of events and decisions.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Flood Warning

On receipt of an EA Flood Warning message the Civil Contingencies Officer will initially coordinate the Council’s response but for short notice events outside office hours the Duty Emergency Incident Officer will take on this role, at least initially. The coordinator should use the version of the checklist shown below that allows a log of decisions made and action taken to be recorded. This is carried by the DEIO, SEOs and DECC. Where messages are not being communicated by direct speech it must be confirmed that they have been received by the intended recipient.

During the Covid-19 emergency special measures have been put in place for evacuations – guidance has been issued to the emergency services and local authorities and is carried by the Duty Emergency Incident Officer.

Civil Contingencies/Duty Emergency Incident Officer checklist:

• Inform the Senior Emergency Officer and discuss the deployment of additional Emergency Incident Officers and/or other resources need to be on standby (See Appendix ‘D’). Discussion should take place as soon as possible in working hours as once staff have left it can be difficult to muster a team. • Inform the DECC Room Manager • Inform the Duty Emergency Incident Officer (if not already aware). • Inform the Director of Communities and the Environment (or nominated deputy), and the Duty Manager at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre. • Discuss with the Engineering team if a tidal event requires the deployment of storm boards. • Establish contact with the EA Flood Warning Officer at the control room on xxx then maintain regular contact. • Study the information from the EA, from Flood Risk maps (in the Engineering Section), this plan and any other sources of information such as from Flood Liaison Action Groups (FLAGs) and/or local residents (including social media reports) to determine likely areas where action will be required. • Arrange for staff to visit areas likely to be affected to make ‘on the ground’ observations of conditions and report back. At weekends or ‘out of hours’ this will initially be carried out by the DEIO, possibly supplemented by any additional officers put on standby or the cleansing team. A log must be maintained of such visits and the conditions found recorded. • Dependant on the area(s) likely to be affected be alert to the special needs of vulnerable people (e.g. sheltered accommodation, schools and care homes). • Discuss with Senior Emergency Officer whether to open the DECC. • Inform the Council’s 24 hr Emergency Call Centre. • Ensure telephone calls from the public are received and recorded.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 • Establish contact with Lancashire Constabulary, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service and Lancashire County Council Emergency Planning Unit. It can be anticipated that the police will have nominated a local supervisor to coordinate the emergency response to flooding incidents and this officer should be contacted to discuss whether there is a need to establish a multi-agency control. Maintain liaison with all these agencies as necessary. • Request further assistance from Assistant EIOs if necessary. They will be deployed to monitor local conditions as directed. • Consider the checklist or Community Emergency Plan for the area(s) concerned and implement any necessary local actions (such as those for Sunderland Point). • If there is a Community Emergency Group or FLAG covering an area likely to be affected make contact and brief on the forecast. Ascertain if any assistance is likely to be needed. • Mobilise resources as necessary, including the Environmental Services Emergency Response Team (See Appendix ‘E’), equipment, sandbags and the AFIOs to the areas where most needed. • Maintain regular contact with all deployed officers and the Environmental Services Emergency Response Team to monitor the overall situation and determine priorities. • Consider how messages and information will be passed to the public. The Bay radio station performed a very useful public service broadcasting function during the Storm Desmond flooding and blackout. The Council is exploring a similar arrangement with Beyond Radio now that Bay Radio has closed. If an officer is deployed to any broadcasting location they should be given a council radio so that contact can be maintained with the DECC and the most up to date information passed for broadcasting. • Liaise with other agencies regarding any properties with occupied basements that may be affected and the need to warn the occupiers. The Council’s Communications Team will also use social media including Facebook and Twitter messages to keep the public informed. • Liaise with County Council Highways Department regarding the need to erect warning signs and/or close roads to traffic, under the approval and direction of the Police. • Consider the need for further resources from Council services or external organisations. Consult with and obtain the approval of the Senior Emergency Officer before making significant expenditure or requesting mutual aid. • Call out additional resources as necessary from Environmental Services. • Consider the need and prepare for the possible evacuation of the public in areas of risk. • Maintain an operational log of events, and ensure EIOs maintain detailed personal logs • Ensure that the incident is debriefed after the event has concluded.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Severe Flood Warning Procedures A Severe Flood Warning will usually only be declared by the EA after liaison with other LRF partner agencies and agreement of the severe risk to the public. However, at times of an immediate threat to life it may be necessary for the EA to issue without reference to partner agencies. On declaration of a Severe Flood Warning the Senior Emergency Officer will take on the role of District Controller if this has not already been done. The District Controller should use the checklist shown below and keep a log of decisions made and action taken. Where messages are not being communicated by direct speech it must be confirmed that they have been received by the intended recipient. The checklist may not be exhaustive and after a Severe Flood Warning matters must be kept constantly under review by the District Controller, working with LRF partners, as new responses may be needed to the unfolding situation.

During the Covid-19 emergency special measures have been put in place for evacuations – guidance has been issued to the emergency services and local authorities and is carried by the Duty Emergency Incident Officer.

Remember that a Severe Flood Warning means that lives may be in danger and so the checklist items must be addressed promptly, and the seriousness of the situation conveyed to all concerned.

District Controller checklist: • Inform the Director of Communities and the Environment (or nominated deputy), Emergency Incident Officers, Duty Manager at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre, DECC Room Manager. • Confirm with the locally nominated police supervisor and other responder agencies the need for multi-agency Strategic and Tactical coordinating groups to be established. • Continue regular contact with the EA Flood Warning Officer, the Police, Fire & Rescue Service and LCC Emergency Planning Unit. • Study the information from the EA, from Flood Risk maps, from this plan and any other sources of information to determine likely areas where action will be required. • For tidal events consult with the Council’s Engineering Team regarding possible responses. • For incidents outside normal working hours, inform the Council’s 24 hr Emergency Call Centre and request that they receive and log calls to the Council until a Customer Services Team can be established. The councils out of hours telephone number may then be redirect over to a telephone within customer services or the DECC once it has been established. • Open the DECC for overall planning and control of Council operations. Once established the Civil Contingencies Officer (or an EIO) should relocate there and work alongside the District Controller to interpret the likely effect of EA and Met Office predictions and advise on likely developments that will need a Council response. • Consider nominating an EIO to be based at the Customer Service Centre, as most public calls will be flooding related. It may also be necessary to have a Police representative in attendance. • Arrange issue of public safety messages through the Council Communications Team. The Bay (now Heart) radio station performed a very useful public service broadcasting function MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 28

MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 during the Storm Desmond flooding and blackout. The Council is exploring a similar arrangement with Beyond Radio now that Bay Radio has closed. If an officer is deployed to any broadcasting location, they should be given a council radio so that contact can be maintained with the DECC and the most up to date information passed for broadcasting. Council Communications Team to use social media to put out Facebook and Twitter messages to regularly update the public. • Continue to monitor local conditions especially at the known primary flooding areas. • Consider the checklist, Community Emergency Plan or FLAG plan for the area(s) concerned and implement any necessary local actions (such as those for Sunderland Point). • Continue to monitor weather forecasts, tide gauges and maintain liaison with the EA. • Request further assistance from AFIOs and deploy as necessary to monitor conditions. • Through DECC dispatch council response teams to areas where they are most needed but recognise the potential dangers of a Severe Flood Warning situation, and the teams limited capabilities. Ensure staff are properly briefed and do not put themselves in danger. Teams will be needed for ‘clean up’ when waters have subsided and should not be unnecessarily committed to floods. • Maintain regular contact with all deployed council staff. • Liaise with County Council Highways Department regarding the need to erect warning signs and/or close roads to traffic, under the approval and direction of the Police. • Call out further resources as necessary from Environmental Services and Contractors. • Discuss with Ops Manager at WLD the need for more sandbags to be filled or obtained. • Consider the need for extra resources from external organisations. Consult and obtain approval of the District Controller or Senior Emergency Officer as necessary. • Update the Emergency Call Centre/DECC/Customer Service Centres on a regular basis, particularly with information that can usefully be passed to the public. • Consider with other agencies the need for possible evacuation of the public in areas of risk and, if necessary, prepare to open rest centres. • Dependant on the area(s) likely to be affected be alert to the special needs of vulnerable people (e.g. sheltered accommodation, schools and care homes). • Consider with other agencies whether any properties with occupied basements may be affected and the need to warn the occupiers. • Consider the need to protect any vulnerable Council properties or infrastructure and the possibility of moving vulnerable equipment or vehicles from White Lund Depot or other premises to safer locations. • Consider the need to make parking available for vehicles displaced from flooded areas

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 • Maintain operational log of events/decisions. Ensure AFIOs maintain detailed personal log • If the flooding event is expected to continue for an extended period, the District Controller must arrange a shift rota for all personnel involved to ensure continuity of cover and adequate rest periods. • If conditions are such that major flooding and disruption is experienced, the District Controller will declare a Major Incident and bring the Council’s District Emergency Plan into operation. • Arrange the early establishment of a Recovery Group to allow parallel working and a seamless transition into the Recovery phase once the operational response has concluded. The Council’s Community Recovery Plan explains how this group and other sub-groups will work and should be used for this aspect of the Council’s response.

Post flooding actions Once flood waters have subsided and it is safe for Council staff to enter the area the following tasks form an essential part of the post incident recovery process.

Environmental Services will lead on clean-up operations, working in conjunction with the County Council and Police. Managers will redeploy staff from non-essential tasks as required to deal with the various clean-up operations. This was carried out very effectively in the aftermath of Storm Desmond in December 2015 and the flooding in November 2017.

Housing officers and the community connectors will be deployed to the flooded areas to determine the number of households affected and the levels of help needed. It can be expected that there will be an immediate clamour for information to be forwarded to central government and accurate records of findings must be maintained from the outset by this team. The distribution of any post flooding government grants will rely on this information. The team must establish links with the police so that there can be an immediate response to any homes where there is concern for the welfare of the occupants. This survey of flooded areas role proved to be an essential element of the Council’s response to flooding in December 2015 and November 2017.

Regeneration officers will be deployed to the flooded areas to determine the number of businesses affected and the levels of help needed. As with housing it can be expected that there will be an immediate clamour for information to be forwarded to central government and accurate records of findings must be maintained form the outset by this team. There will probably be a need to establish a Business Recovery Centre to advise business owners on recovery matters and availability of grants. This was a vital part of the Council’s response to the floods of 2015 and 2017. MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 30

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Central Government Learning from experience gained during recent flooding events, there is no guarantee of any offer of immediate support from Central Government and government agencies. Financial support was made available in 2015 but not 2017. Either way though will be a high level of demand for accurate and up to date intelligence about the numbers of households and businesses affected using prescriptive data portals instigated by DCLG. Alongside the need for confident decision making may be a flow of eligibility guidance for the provision of financial support. Whilst the District Controllers and local management will be encouraged to make informed and flexible decisions on the ground there will be a high degree of scrutiny and accountability after the emergency phase. For these reasons it is important that, following the handover to the recovery phase, an effective City Council recovery group is established with a nominated officer contact for coordinating DCLG reporting portal submissions. These will usually need to be made on a weekly basis (possibly more frequently in the early stages) and local officers can expect scrutiny from Ministers via teleconference about recovery progress or delays.

Other organisations Morecambe Bay Foodbank: During the November 2017 floods members of the public made large numbers of food donations directly to Galgate Village Hall, which somewhat overwhelmed the volunteers/residents there. Agreement has now been reached that in similar situations in the future such donations can be directed towards the Morecambe Bay Foodbank. They have a large team of volunteers who are experienced in putting together nutritious food parcels for individuals, couples or families. The Foodbank can be contacted on 01524 874004 (MBF Office), xxx (24hr help number). The Manager is xxx Personal XD). In any situation where the need for MBF support can be anticipated they should be notified as soon as possible so that they can begin to plan their support response.

Volunteers and local groups Following the Covid-19 outbreak 2020 a large number of spontaneous volunteers came forward and have been coordinated by the Council for Voluntary Services (CVS). Additionally, local groups have been established, especially in the rural areas, and were used to manage and support the use of the volunteers in supporting the more vulnerable in the area. The intention is to retain as many of these groups as possible and work with them to develop Community Emergency plans alongside the groups that were in place before Covid-19.

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Appendix ‘F’ Flood Warning areas in the Lancaster district

SC2 LANCASTER QUAY 012FWTSC2 FWA Quickdial Code 0222112

The Lancaster Quay Flood Warning Area lies within the Lower River Lune and Conder Flood Alert Area. The Flood Warning Area comprises the low-lying area adjacent to the River Lune in Lancaster including St. Georges Quay.

The area is most at risk from tidal flooding but high flows in the River Lune can elevate levels at Lancaster Quay. The Flood Warning Area is shown on the Lancaster Quay map. New defences now protect St Georges Quay to a 100-year standard and a 200-year standard beyond Carlisle Railway Bridge, providing the demountable gates are in place.

There are a total of 1455 properties at risk from flooding in the Lancaster Quay area. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Lead Times: The EA published local target for issuing warnings is 2 hours ahead of flooding.

Thresholds at Lancaster Quay Gauge

Flood Alert: 6.25mAOD (Actual)

This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below.

Flood Warning Flood Warning Official (2017) location name Messages issued Area Area Reference Code1 River Lune at 012FWTSC2A River Lune at Lancaster Flood Warning Lancaster Quay Quay, area around sub area Morecambe Road and Owen Road Flood Warning update

Severe Flood Warning River Lune at 012FWTSC2B River Lune at Lancaster Flood Warning Lancaster Quay Quay, between St Georges sub area Quay, River Street and Flood Warning update Damside Street Severe Flood Warning River Lune at 012FWTSC2C River Lune at Lancaster Flood Warning Lancaster Quay Quay, comprising area from sub area Lune Industrial Estate to Flood Warning update Lune Street Severe Flood Warning

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Property numbers and trigger levels for warnings The number of properties that the EA expect to be affected by flooding in the Flood Warning Area will be reported to partners in the messages received from FWD. This Flood Warning Area is divided into Sub- Areas that are listed below Flood Warning Area Trigger level Number of properties Reference Code1 (Ordnance Datum)

012FWTSC2A 6.89mAOD 327 012FWTSC2B 7.75mAOD 240 012FWTSC2C 8.05mAOD 888

The Environment Agency advise that the amount of time between warning and flooding for this Flood Warning Area is approximately two hours. They will endeavour to give at least a two-hour lead time for Flood Warnings, however this may not always be possible. There is no target lead time for Severe Flood Warnings as these may be issued before, during or after flooding. Communication of Flood Warnings Flood Warnings for this area will be sent to the public using the following methods: Flood Warning Area Quickdial Code Warning Method Reference Code1 Floodline Warnings Direct 012FWTSC2A 0222112 Loudhailers 012FWTSC2B 0222112 Media 012FWTSC2C 0222112 BBC Radio Lancashire Heart Radio

History of Flooding in this area (River defences constructed 2007-09) Year Month/Period Properties/Area affected

December Some flooding of properties (especially basements) on 2015 Quay and Lune St areas. 2013 January Surface water St Georges Quay area 2005 January Former Lune Square (Damside St) area 2002 February St Georges Quay and Aldcliffe area 2001 February Aldcliffe area

Location of EA Flood Defences Environment Agency flood defences in this area comprise flood walls and raised banks. There are other defences which are not owned or operated by EA and are not listed in this section. Additional Operational Response by EA Demountable flood defences will be installed across the road at St. Georges Quay when necessary to maintain the level of protection.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Flood Warnings:

Response

Triggers Area Affected Response Consider general items in Flood Alert checklist Flood Alert Lower Lune and (Appendix ‘D’) and in • Severe weather warnings, Conder addition: • Heavy rainfall warnings, Catchment, • Inspect and evaluate • Forecast thunderstorm activities, including • Verify conditions • Forecast rain on saturated Lancaster Quay • Check if EA will be closing catchments floodgates • Forecast snowmelts. • Monitor conditions • Escalate or downgrade as deemed necessary River Lune Lancaster Quay Consider general items in A 012FWTSC2A Flood Warning checklist Low lying land above and in addition: including Our Lady's • Bring in additional resources Catholic College, and as required Properties off and • Contact partner agencies as Flood Warning including Lune Street, required • Severe weather warnings, Earl Street, • Confirm floodgates are • Heavy rainfall warnings, Greyhound Bridge being closed • Forecast thunderstorm activities, Road, Morecambe • Consider closing main roads • Forecast rain on saturated Road and Owen Rd and implementing catchments, B 012FWTSC2B diversions • Forecast snow melts, Low lying land • Where possible warn • Rising levels (trigger point reached), including properties occupiers of properties in • Forecast level exceedance on St Georges Quay, Zones ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’, which predicted, River Street and includes properties on the • Site observations, Damside Street roads shown (left) and • Actual flooding, C 012FWTSC2C consider evacuation. • Rainfall accumulations eg Flash Low lying land • Notify vulnerable contacts flooding • Notify rest centres if including Lune Industrial Estate, conditions deteriorate. Properties off and Including Lune Street, Willow Lane and Lancaster Cricket Club.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Severe Flood Warning • Notification agreed with LRF River Lune As above, plus Partner agencies to be appropriate Lancaster Quay • Severe weather warnings, • Open rest centres • Heavy rainfall warnings, All FWAs above • Close roads and implement • Forecast thunderstorm activities, diversions • Forecast rain on saturated • For the most extreme catchments, events, give full • Forecast snowmelts, consideration to evacuation • Rising levels (trigger point reached), as these areas will be at risk • Forecast level exceedance under these circumstances. predicted, • Activate Council District • Site observations, Emergency Plan. • Actual flooding, • Rainfall accumulations e.g. Flash flooding, • Professional judgement, • Site observations of severe flooding, High trigger point exceedance

* The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails when a warning is issued by the Environment Agency Defences

The quayside defences were constructed in 2007-9 to provide a standard of protection up to 1:100 years. They comprise a rear wall with gated and demountable access points. Level of top of rear wall 7.8m

Food gates and demountable barriers will be closed/installed by the Environment Agency when river levels are predicted to be over 6.0m

Surface Water flooding ‘hot spots’: This list includes some areas not directly in the Flood Warning Area. It will be added to and updated as information becomes available 1.) Around the junction of West Road and Lune St 2.) Around Stonewell and associated roads off one-way system

Evacuation

If evacuation is necessary from Skerton the approach route should be from Morecambe Road and Slyne Road with evacuation carried out in reverse.

If evacuation from the Quayside is necessary a road approach should be via Lune Road, except in the most extreme events when this will also be flooded. An alternative, albeit restricted, access to the quayside properties would be the cycle track from Long Marsh Lane down to the quayside.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 SC3 RIVER LUNE AT SKERTON POOL 012FWFSC3 FWA Quickdial Code 0222113

The Skerton Pool Flood Warning Area lies within the Lower River Lune and Conder Flood Alert Area. The Flood Warning Area comprises the low-lying area adjacent to the River Lune from Halton to Skerton Weir plus low lying land on the east side of the river down to Damside St.

There are a total of 620 properties at risk from flooding in the Skerton Pool area. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Area Affected The localities affected and the impact of these messages within this particular Flood Warning Area is described in the table below.

Flood Warning Flood Warning Official (2017) location Messages issued Area Area Reference name Code1 River Lune at 012FWFSC3A River Lune at Skerton Pool, Flood Warning Skerton Pool areas around Riverside sub area Industrial Estate and Halton Training Camp Flood Warning update

Severe Flood Warning River Lune at 012FWFSC3B River Lune at Skerton Pool, Flood Warning Skerton Pool bordering Caton Road, sub area Damside Street and North Road Flood Warning update

Severe Flood Warning

Property numbers and trigger levels for warnings

The number of properties that the EA expect to be affected by flooding in the Flood Warning Area will be reported to partners in the messages received from FWD. This Flood Warning Area is divided into Sub- Areas that are listed below 2 Flood Warning Area Trigger level (Station Datum) Number of properties Reference Code

012FWFSC3A 2.23mASD 1 012FWFSC3B 2.99mASD 619

The EA believe that the amount of time between warning and flooding for this Flood Warning Area is approximately two hours. The EA will endeavour to give at least a two hour lead time for Flood Warnings although this may not always be possible. There is no target lead time for Severe Flood Warnings as these may be issued before, during or after flooding.

Flood Warning Area Quickdial Code Warning Method Reference Code1 012FWFSC3A Floodline Warnings Direct

1 The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that partner agencies receive when a warning is issued 2 Thresholds at Skerton Weir gauge stated in relation to Station Datum (mASD). To convert to mAOD add on 4.75m MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 36

MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 012FWFSC3B 0222113 Loudhailers 0222113 Media BBC Radio Lancashire Heart Radio Should the main methods fail the EA will endeavour to fax Flood Alerts and Warnings to those organisations covered by this plan using a fax bureau service.

History of Flooding in this area Year Month/Period Properties/Area affected

December Extensive flooding of Bus station area, Cable St, Caton 2015 Road, Skerton and Lansil Industrial 2005 January Halton, Skerton and Lansil Industrial areas 2005 January Halton and Skerton areas 2002 February Halton, Lansil and Riverside Industrial areas

Surface Water flooding ‘hot spots’: This list includes some areas not directly in the Flood Warning Area. It will be added to and updated as information becomes available. 1.) Caton Road at various points between Skerton Bridge and Junction 34 M6. Junction itself was flooded in November 2017. 2.) Back Caton Road/Bulk Road junction – Berendsen (laundrette) and the car wash both flood in part due to the river but also when extreme rainfall events compromise Mill Race capacity 3.) Aldrens Lane junction Mainway and Halton Rd (Surface water and river flooding. New flood defences should prevent the latter when constructed.) 4.) Torrisholme Road under the railway bridge.

Location of EA Flood Defences Environment Agency flood defences in this area comprise flood walls and raised banks. There are other defences which are not owned or operated by EA and are not listed in this section.

During 2020 a flood defence barrier is being constructed along the river bank, between the Holiday Inn and the Weir. When this is completed in early 2021 it will substantially improve the protection of this vulnerable FWA.

Response

Triggers Area Affected Response Flood Alert Consider general items in • Severe weather Flood Alert checklist warnings, Lower Lune and Conder (Appendix ‘D’) and in • Heavy rainfall warnings, Catchment, including addition: • Forecast thunderstorm Skerton Pool • Inspect and evaluate activities, • Verify conditions • Forecast rain on • Monitor conditions saturated catchments • Escalate or downgrade as • Forecast snowmelts. deemed necessary

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Consider general items in Flood Warning checklist Flood Warning above and in addition: • Severe weather • Bring in additional resources warnings, River Lune Skerton Pool as required • Heavy rainfall warnings, A 012FWFSC3A Low lying • Contact partner agencies as • Forecast thunderstorm area adjacent to the River required activities, Lune from Halton to Skerton • Consider closing main roads and implementing diversions • Forecast rain on Weir, including Lansil Way, saturated catchments, • Where possible warn Halton Training Camp and occupiers of properties in • Forecast snow melts, Riverside Park Industrial • Rising levels (trigger point both FWAs, which includes reached), Estate. properties on the roads • Forecast level B 012FWFSC3B Low lying shown (left) and consider exceedance predicted, land including properties on and evacuation. • Site observations, including Damside Street, North • Notify vulnerable contacts • Actual flooding, Road, Parliament Street, • Notify rest centres if • Rainfall accumulations Kingsway, The Ramparts and conditions deteriorate. e.g. Flash flooding Aldrens Lane, Lansil Industrial Estate and Riverside Industrial Estate.

Severe Flood Warning • Notification agreed with River Lune at Skerton Pool As above, plus LRF Partner agencies to be appropriate This comprises both the • Open rest centres • Severe weather above FWAs. • Close roads and implement warnings, diversions • Heavy rainfall warnings, • Where possible warn • Forecast thunderstorm occupiers of properties activities, throughout the FWAs and • Forecast rain on consider evacuation. saturated catchments, • Activate Council District • Forecast snowmelts, Emergency Plan. • Rising levels (trigger point reached), • Forecast level exceedance predicted, • Site observations, • Actual flooding, • Rainfall accumulations e.g. Flash flooding, • Professional judgement, • Site observations of severe flooding, High trigger point exceedance

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 L35 GALGATE 012FWFL35 FWA Quickdial Code 0222116

Galgate Flood Warning Area lies within the River Conder Catchment and is split into two Sub Areas based on SFRM outlines. Potentially flooding could occur from three watercourses within this FWA; the River Conder, Whitley Beck and Ou Beck. There is a Community Emergency Plan being prepared for Galgate that (once finalised) should also be consulted in any response to this location. Only one gauge is used to trigger Galgate FWA, this is situated on the River Conder at Vernon Crescent. In total there are 198 properties within Galgate FWA but further properties are being constructed around the village and may come within the FWA. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Eighteen properties flooded and the A6 was inundated to a depth of 0.5m in Oct 1998 when the upper Stoney Lane culvert on Whitley Beck surged as a result of a blockage. This blockage is likely to occur again as the UU pipe crossing the culvert around 1 metre inside the entrance cannot be moved.

In Aug 2004 eighteen properties flooded when Whitley Beck surcharged at Laund Fields access bridge due to the volume of water. Water flowed down Stoney Lane and flooded properties on Stoney Lane and Salford Road. Water only got back into the channel when residents and the fire brigade knocked down a wall at No. 10 Salford Road although one-way valves have since been fitted into this wall.

Galgate was not affected by flooding during Storm Desmond in 2015 but during a ‘cloudburst’ event in November 2017 there was extensive flooding from both Whitley Beck and the River Conder. This required evacuations and >150 properties were affected. The A6 road also had to be closed due to serious flooding.

Area Affected The localities affected and the impact of these messages within this particular Flood Warning Area is described in the table below.

Flood Warning Area Flood Warning Area Official (2017) location name Messages issued Reference Code1 River Conder at Galgate 012FWFL35A River Conder at Galgate, areas Flood Warning adjacent to the River Conder, area Whitley Beck and Ou Beck and from Leachfield Rd to Chapel St

Lead Times: Target for issuing warnings is 1 hour ahead of flooding. This may not be achievable if the source of flooding is from Whitley Beck which is a Rapid Response Catchment (RRC). Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service have an early deployment system to this Flood Warning Area because of the RRC.

Thresholds at Galgate Gauge: Flood Alert: 1.70m/18.262mAOD (Actual)

Flood Warning Area Ref Trigger level Number of properties Code* 012FWFL35A 2.15/18.71mAOD 198 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

History of Flooding in this area Year Month/Period Properties/Area affected

November A6 main road impassable through flooding. Over 150 properties affected on A6, Salford Road and Stoney Lane 2017 plus adjoining side streets. Many residents evacuated from flooded homes.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 A6 main road through Galgate and some approach roads 2015 December became impassable through flooding from Whitley Beck and River Conder. No reports of flooded properties. 2004 August 18 properties Stoney Lane & Salford Rd 1998 October 18 properties around A6 junction

Surface Water flooding ‘hot spots’: This list includes some areas not directly in the Flood Warning Area. It will be added to and updated as information becomes available 1.) Stoney Lane under M6 motorway bridge 2.) A6 road south of Hampson Island around junction with Bay Horse Lane

Evacuation routes Galgate village is effectively in two parts, due to the railway embankment. In addition, the only crossing point of the railway in the village is on Salford Road, where the River Conder is likely to flood. Therefore, in a serious flooding situation resources will have to approach the western half of the village from the Scotforth area via Highland Brow. Stoney Lane frequently floods underneath the M6 Motorway bridge and will probably not be accessible to most vehicles in a flooding situation. The nearest designated Level 2 rest centre is at Lancaster University (Sports Hall) although the A6 has flooded previously. The Ellel Village Hall should be considered as a practical alternative.

Response

Triggers Area Affected Response Consider general items in Lower Lune and Flood Alert checklist Flood Alert Conder (Appendix ‘D’) and in • Severe weather warnings, Catchment, addition: • Heavy rainfall warnings, including: • Inspect and evaluate • Forecast thunderstorm activities, Village of Galgate • Verify conditions • Forecast rain on saturated 207 properties at • Monitor conditions catchments risk in total • Escalate or downgrade as • Forecast snowmelts. deemed necessary • Consider advising Community Emergency Planning Group (CEPG) Consider general items in Flood River Conder at Warning checklist (Appendix ‘D’) and in addition: Galgate Area Flood Warning • Bring in additional resources as • Severe weather warnings, 012FWFL35A required • Heavy rainfall warnings, • Contact partner agencies as • Forecast thunderstorm activities, required • Forecast rain on saturated • Consider closing A6 main road catchments, and side roads • Advise CEPG • Forecast snow melts, • Where possible warn occupiers • Rising levels (trigger point reached), of properties in FL35A, which • Forecast level exceedance includes properties on Main predicted, Rd, Stoney Lane, Chapel • Site observations, Street, Salford Rd, Meadow • Actual flooding, Park and Leachfield Rd and • Rainfall accumulations eg Flash consider evacuation. flooding • Notify vulnerable contacts • Notify rest centres if conditions deteriorate.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 As above, plus • Open rest centres Severe Flood Warning • Put Council major incident plan • Notification agreed with LRF into action partners to be appropriate • Where possible warn occupiers of properties in Zone ‘B’, which • Severe weather warnings, comprises additional properties • Heavy rainfall warnings, on Main Road, Salford Road, • Forecast thunderstorms Chapel Street and Chapel • Forecast rain on saturated Lane, Vernon Crescent, catchments, Conder Green Rd, Leachfield • Forecast snowmelts, Rd and Bank Close, and • Rising levels (trigger point consider evacuation. reached), • If the level of water is such that • Forecast level exceedance the post and panel flood predicted, defences are felt to be vulnerable to collapse the • Site observations, following properties should be • Actual flooding, evacuated: • Rainfall accumulations e.g. a) 23 Vernon Crescent Flash flooding, b) Railway Farm • Professional judgement, c) 10 Salford Road • Site observations of severe d) 23 Salford Road flooding, High trigger point e) 25 Salford Road exceedance f) 22 Main Road, A6 g) 24 Main Road, A6 h) 24a Main Road, A6 i) 24b Main Road, A6

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 L4 HORNBY FLOOD AREA 012FWFL4 FWA Quickdial Code 0222122 (Information includes other Lune Valley Surface Water ‘hot spots’ e.g. Caton)

The Flood Warning Area comprises the low-lying area adjacent to River Wenning including Main St, Station Rd, Lancaster Rd, Stanley Drive and the Wastewater Treatment Works. 165 properties are potentially affected by flooding in Hornby village. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Area Affected The localities affected and the impact of these messages within this particular Flood Warning Area is described in the table below.

Flood Warning Flood Warning Official (2017) Messages issued Area Area Reference location name Code1 River Wenning at 012FWFL4A River Wenning at Flood Warning Hornby Hornby, affecting sub area low lying properties on Main Street Flood Warning update

Severe Flood Warning River Wenning at 012FWFL4B River Wenning at Flood Warning Hornby Hornby, between sub area Priory Lane, Main Street and Flood Warning update Lancaster Road Severe Flood Warning River Wenning at 012FWFL4C River Wenning at Flood Warning Hornby Hornby, comprising sub area Lancaster Rd, North end of Main Street Flood Warning update and St Margaret's Severe Flood Warning school

Triggers Area Affected Response Lower Lune and Conder Consider general items in Flood Alert Lower Lune Catchment, including: River Flood Alert checklist and Conder Catchment Wenning at Hornby (Appendix ‘D’) and in • Severe weather 012FWFL4A addition: warnings, 8 properties North of Hornby • Inspect and evaluate • Heavy rainfall warnings, Bridge to the junction with Post • Verify conditions • Forecast thunderstorm Horse Lane including Old • Monitor conditions activities, Vicarage Rest Home are • Escalate or downgrade as • Forecast rain on specifically at risk. The Flood deemed necessary saturated catchments Alert also applies to various • Forecast snowmelts. other communities alongside the River Lune and its tributaries.

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River Wenning at Hornby Consider general items in Flood 012FWFL4B: Warning checklist (Appendix ‘D’) A further 103 properties and in addition: including: North of Hornby • Bring in additional resources Bridge to Monteagle Drive as required Flood Warning (Hornby) junction. Properties on • Contact partner agencies as • Severe weather Monteagle Drive, Hornby Hall required warnings, Close and Post Horse Lane. • Consider closing A683 main • Heavy rainfall warnings, Properties south of Hornby road and implementing • Forecast thunderstorm Bridge on Main Street, and the diversions. Note that roads activities, first sections of Lancaster Road in Wray can also be flooded. • Forecast rain on and Station Road. Hornby • Where possible warn saturated catchments, Wastewater Treatment Works. householders in FL4A • Forecast snow melts, above, including properties • Rising levels (trigger point on the roads shown (left) reached), and consider evacuation. • Forecast level • Notify vulnerable contacts exceedance predicted, • Notify rest centres if • Site observations, conditions deteriorate. • Actual flooding, • Designated Rest Centres • Rainfall accumulations are in Lancaster but there e.g. Flash flooding are others in Lune Valley

villages. That in Hornby is likely to be affected by flooding there and it may be necessary to open rest centres to the north of Hornby. Severe Flood Warning 012FWFL4C (Hornby) As above plus a further 51 As above, plus • Notification agreed with properties including Hornby St. LRF Partner agencies to Margaret’s C of E Primary • Open rest centres be appropriate School, Stanley Drive and • Activate Council District • Severe weather further sections of, Monteagle Emergency Plan warnings, Drive, Lancaster Road and • Where possible warn • Heavy rainfall warnings, Station Road. occupiers of properties in • Forecast thunderstorm FL4B above, which includes activities, properties on the roads • Forecast rain on shown (left) and consider saturated catchments, evacuation. • Forecast snowmelts, • Rising levels (trigger point reached), • Forecast level exceedance predicted, • Site observations, • Actual flooding, • Rainfall accumulations eg Flash flooding, • Professional judgement, • Site observations of severe flooding, High trigger point exceedance

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This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below.

Flood Warning Number of properties Area Reference Code* 012FWFL4A 7 012FWFL4B 105 012FWFL4C 53 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when an Environment Agency warning is issued.

History of Flooding in this area Year Month/Period Properties/Area affected

November Isolated reports of Lune Valley properties being 2017 flooded but not from the river and not in Hornby itself. December Hornby not seriously affected by Storm Desmond 2015 floods although properties in Melling were flooded.

Surface Water flooding ‘hot spots’: This list includes some areas not directly in the Flood Warning Area. It will be added to and updated as information becomes available.

Caton & Brookhouse: 1.) A683 at junction with Low Road (Escow Beck) 2.) A683 junctions with Ashcroft Close 3.) Quernmore Rd junction with Copy Lane 4.) Copy Lane near Willow Mill 5.) Ashcroft Close 6.) Artlebeck Rd at north end 7.) Moorside Rd in dip between Tarn Beck and No. 61 Moorside Rd 8.) Caton Green Rd close to Hillcroft Nursing Home

Defences: There are Environment Agency flood defences in the Hornby area comprising earth embankments upstream and downstream of the road bridge and, in some sections, concrete retaining walls. There are other defences which are not owned or operated by the Environment Agency. These are not listed in this section.

Community Action Groups: It is intended that a Community Flood and Emergency Group can be formed during 2020 that will cover the River Wenning from Hornby through Wennington and over the county border into North Yorkshire at Bentham and beyond. If this proceeds as planned, further details will be included in future versions of the plan.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 L42 BURROW BECK 012FWFL42 FWA Quickdial Code 0222115

Burrow Beck Flood Warning Area was created in March 2011 when the potential ‘flash flood’ characteristics of the beck were identified. The beck flows through residential areas of Bowerham and Hala before passing under the A6 and the main railway line. 241 properties are potentially affected by flooding in Hala and Bowerham. Only one gauge is used to trigger Burrow Beck FWA, this being situated in the stream behind Lancaster Leisure Park. However, a camera also now points at the staff gauge and can be accessed at https://telemetry-data.com/open?profile=BurrowBeck. Burrow Beck contains numerous low bridges and culverts that easily block resulting in water flowing over the top when the stream is swollen and the green on Hala Estate is sometimes under water. During a ‘cloudburst’ event in November 2017 the beck flooded in numerous locations and a number of houses and ground floor flats from Canterbury Avenue to Lentworth Drive were flooded.

Area Affected The localities affected and the impact of these messages within this particular Flood Warning Area is described in the table below.

Flood Warning Area Flood Warning Area Official (2017) Messages issued Reference Code1 location name Burrow Beck at 012FWFL42A Burrow Beck at Flood Warning Lancaster Lancaster, around Canterbury Ave, Cranwell Avenue and Severe Flood Warning Bowerham Road. Burrow Beck at 012FWFL42B Burrow Beck at Flood Warning Lancaster Lancaster, between Newlands Avenue, Lentworth Drive and Severe Flood Warning Whinfell Drive. Lead Times: Target for issuing warnings - 1 hr but may not be achievable as rapid response catchment.

Thresholds at Lancaster Leisure Park Gauge

There is no Flood Alert phase for this FWA. The initial notification for Burrow Beck is ‘Flood Warning’.

Flood Warning Area Ref Trigger level Number of properties Code*

012FWFL42A 0.85m 71 012FWFL42B 0.98m 77

History of Flooding in this area Year Month/Period Properties/Area affected

Flooding on Canterbury Avenue and Barton Road from 2020 February Storm Ciara Flooding of properties along the length of Burrow Beck 2017 November during intense rainfall which caused the beck to flood. December Some reports of flooding around Canterbury Avenue 2015 but Hala Estate not seriously affected.

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Surface Water flooding ‘hot spots’ (including other parts of ‘South Lancaster’): This list includes some areas not directly in the Flood Warning Area. It will be added to and updated as information becomes available.

1.) A6 Scotforth Road around junction with Palatine Avenue. 2.) Gloucester Avenue 3.) Newsham Road 4.) Blea Tarn Road adjacent to the reservoir. 5.) Bowerham Road near junction with Barton Road 6.) Bridge Road near the railway bridge.

Evacuation routes Burrow Beck bisects a number of roads that may well be flooded and if that is the case access for properties on the west bank evacuation will need to be from Scotforth Road, Barton Road Cork Road and Canterbury Avenue. For properties on the east bank Bowerham Road may need to be approached via Newlands Road or Bowerham Lane and the Hala Estate via Hala Hill and Bentham Road.

Response Triggers Area Affected Response Consider general items in Flood Burrow Beck from Alert checklist (Appendix ‘D’) Flood Warning Bowerham to below and in addition: • Rising stream levels - Trigger point the Hala Estate • Inspect and evaluate reached on river gauge or other • Verify conditions factors determined by EA. • Monitor conditions

• Escalate or downgrade as deemed necessary

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 L50 RIVER LUNE AT HALTON 012FWFL50 FWA Quickdial Code 0222116

(Information includes other Lune Valley Surface Water ‘hot spots’ e.g. Denny Beck and Quernmore North)

The Halton Flood Warning Area lies within the Lower River Lune and Conder Flood Alert Area. The Flood Warning Area comprises low lying land near the River Lune from Halton to Skerton Weir.

There are a total of 156 properties at risk from flooding in the Halton area. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’ There are two Community Emergency Plans for this FWA that should also be consulted in any response to this location. One plan covers Caton & North Quernmore, including Denny Beck on the south side of the river. The other plan covers Halton village on the north side. The localities affected and the impact of these messages within this particular Flood Warning Area is described in the table below. In serious flooding situations the usual access to the village along Halton Road and Church Brow may well be blocked and alternatives such as Foundry Lane from Kellet Lane will have to be considered.

Flood Warning Flood Warning Official (2017) Location name Messages issued Area Area Reference Code1 River Lune at 012FWFL50A River Lune at Halton, Flood Warning Halton adjacent to river from sub area Forgebank Walk to M6 bridge Flood Warning update

Severe Flood Warning River Lune at 012FWFL50B River Lune at Halton, Flood Warning Halton bordering M6, Church Brow, sub area Mill Lane and Denny Beck Lane Flood Warning update

Severe Flood Warning

Property numbers and trigger levels for warnings The number of properties that the EA expect to be affected by flooding in the Flood Warning Area will be reported to partners in the messages received from FWD. This Flood Warning Area is divided into Sub- Areas that are listed below 2 FloodTrigger Warning Level Area Trigger Levels (Station Datum) Number of properties Reference Code

012FWFL50A 2.23mASD 44 012FWFL50B 2.99mASD 112

The EA believe that the amount of time between warning and flooding for this Flood Warning Area is approximately two hours. The EA will endeavour to give at least a two-hour lead time for Flood Warnings although this may not always be possible. There is no target lead time for Severe Flood Warnings as these may be issued before, during or after flooding.

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Flood Warning Area Quickdial Code Warning Method Reference Code1 Floodline Warnings Direct 012FWFL50A 0222116 Loudhailers 012FWFL50B 0222116 Media BBC Radio Lancashire Heart Radio Should the main methods fail the EA will endeavour to fax Flood Alerts and Warnings to those organisations covered by this plan using a fax bureau service.

History of Flooding in this area Year Month/Period Properties/Area affected

February Surface water flooding associated with Storms Ciara 2020 and Dennis November Properties on Penny Stone Rd affected by surface 2017 water run-off. Lower area of Church Brow flooded by beck water but the Lune remained within bank. December Several properties affected in lower area of Church 2015 Brow and also some riverside ‘park’ homes. 2005 January Halton, Skerton and Lansil Industrial areas 2005 January Halton and Skerton areas

Surface Water hot spots: 1.) High road Halton, NE end, heavy water run-off from the fields with unsuitable drainage. Run off will still flood Penny Stone road if the drains are not clear. 2.) Halton Road under the motorway bridges prone to flooding 3.) Halton Road near Red Door Cafe. 4.) Area around Halton side entrance to the iron bridge. 5.) Low Road will fill with water if the drains are not clear. 6.) Crook of Lune road bridge; dips either side of the main arch catch field run off or acute heavy river run off. 7.) Caton Road under the M6 Motorway Bridge and around the south bound junction. 8.) Denny Beck Lane at various points along length 9.) Caton Road around the Holiday Inn (See also Skerton Pool)

Location of EA Flood Defences Environment Agency flood defences in this area comprise flood walls and raised banks. There are other defences which are not owned or operated by EA and are not listed in this section.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Response

Triggers Area Affected Response Consider general items in Flood Alert checklist Flood Alert Lower Lune and (Appendix ‘D’) and in • Severe weather warnings, Conder addition: • Heavy rainfall warnings, Catchment, • Inspect and evaluate • Forecast thunderstorm activities, including Halton • Verify conditions • Forecast rain on saturated • Monitor conditions catchments • Escalate or downgrade as • Forecast snowmelts. deemed necessary • Consider advising Community Emergency Planning Groups (CEPG) River Lune Halton A 012FWFL50A Consider general items in Low lying area Flood Warning checklist adjacent to the above and in addition: River Lune in Halton • Bring in additional resources as required Flood Warning including The Boat House, Tithebarn • Contact partner agencies as • Severe weather warnings, required • Heavy rainfall warnings, Cottage, Tower House, Church • Consider closing main roads • Forecast thunderstorm activities, and implementing diversions • Forecast rain on saturated View, Clock House, • Advise CEPGs catchments, Forgebank Walk • Where possible warn • Forecast snow melts, and Mill Lane. occupiers of properties in • Rising levels (trigger point reached), B 012FWFL50B Zones ‘A’ and ‘B’, which • Forecast level exceedance Low lying area includes properties shown predicted, adjacent to the (left) and consider • Site observations, River Lune in Halton evacuation and activation of • Actual flooding, including Station Halton Community • Rainfall accumulations e.g. Flash Emergency Plan. flooding Road, Riverside • Close, Ivy Cottage, Notify vulnerable contacts White Lion Hotel, • Notify rest centres if conditions deteriorate. Church Brow,

Denny Beck Lane and Farm

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Severe Flood Warning • Notification agreed with LRF River Lune Halton As above, plus Partner agencies to be appropriate • Severe weather warnings, This comprises Area • Open rest centres • Heavy rainfall warnings, A and Area B, see • Close roads and implement • Forecast thunderstorm activities, above. diversions • Forecast rain on saturated • Where possible warn catchments, occupiers of properties • Forecast snowmelts, throughout Zones A and B • Rising levels (trigger point reached), and consider evacuation. • Forecast level exceedance • Activate Council District predicted, Emergency Plan, Halton • Site observations, Community Emergency Plan • Actual flooding, and Caton & North • Rainfall accumulations e.g. Flash Quernmore Community flooding, Emergency Plan. • Professional judgement, • Site observations of severe flooding, High trigger point exceedance

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 TL01 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT MORECAMBE 012FWCTL01 FWA Quickdial Code 0224214

There are a total of 4616 properties at risk in the Morecambe Flood Warning Area. The Flood Warning Area includes promenades and roads leading inland between Morecambe Golf Course and Lower Heysham. See Environment Agency map of Flood Warning Area at Appendix ‘G’

Area Affected The localities affected and the impact of these messages within this particular Flood Warning Area is described in the table below.

Warning Level Flood Warning Official (2017) area name Area Reference Code* Lancashire Coastline Lancashire Coastline at North Flood Warning at North Morecambe Morecambe Town, along Marine Road 012FWCTL01NA East and Central to Midland Hotel Lancashire Coastline Lancashire Coastline at North Flood Warning at North Morecambe Morecambe Town, between Great 012FWCTL01NB Hestham, Torrisholme and Bare. Lancashire Coastline Lancashire Coastline at South Flood Warning at South Morecambe Morecambe Town 012FWCTL01SA *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

Property numbers This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below.

Flood Warning Area Reference Code* Number of properties 012FWCTL01NA 403 012FWCTL01NB 4141 012FWCTL01SA 172 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

The EA will try to give at least 6 hours’ notice of flooding, but this may not always be possible.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Triggers Area Affected Response Consider general items in Lancashire Flood Alert checklist Coastline at (Appendix ‘D’) and in Morecambe addition: • Inspect and evaluate Flood Warning (Tidal) Combined factors including • Verify conditions • Monitor conditions • Forecast of high tides. • Low pressure • Escalate or downgrade as • Significant onshore winds deemed necessary • Other relevant weather or tidal • Consider deployment of factors flood boards (See next page). Engineers in liaison with CCDS staff. • If flooding does occur pay particular attention to any basement properties. Morecambe Promenade 21st February 2015

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Promenade Flood Boards – Labelling from East to West (2018) • Happy Mount Park • Lansdowne • Beach • Park • Seaborn • Broadway • Broadway • Royal • Victoria • Church • Lord • Play Park • Q • R • S • T • U • U1 • V • V1 • W • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14

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TL04 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT HEYSHAM 012FWCTL04 FWA Quickdial Code 0224221

(Information includes other local Surface Water ‘hot spots’ e.g. Overton)

There are a total of 6 properties at risk in the Heysham Flood Warning Area. The Flood Warning Area includes industrial properties, quays and grounds in Heysham Harbour. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Warning Level Flood Warning Official (2017) Area name Area Reference Code* Lancashire Coastline at Flood Warning Lancashire Coastline at Heysham Heysham 012FWCTL04A

Property Numbers

Flood Warning Area Reference Code* Number of properties

012FWCTL04A 6 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

The EA will try to give at least 6 hours’ notice of flooding although this may not always be possible.

There are no specific operational responses for this area beyond those described at Appendix ‘E’

Defences

Sloping masonry harbour wall with wave return wall at crest and cobbled toe protection. Although Heysham Power Stations are unlikely to be affected by coastal flooding, extra internal flood defences have been installed to protect critical areas of the power stations’ infrastructure.

Surface Water ‘hot spots’ 1. Junction of Lancaster Road and Downyfields Rd to north of Overton 2. Junction of Middleton Road and Borrans Lane near the Business Parks

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 TL05 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT SUNDERLAND 012FWCTL05 FWA Quickdial Code 02242221

There are 49 properties at risk in the Sunderland Flood Warning Area and properties in the village have been flooded on numerous occasions. All residences considered to be at risk of flooding now have demountable flood protection measures that are installed when flood warnings are received. There is a Community Emergency Plan for Sunderland Point that should also be consulted in any response to this location. The FWA includes agricultural land, coastal roads, caravan sites and properties in and around Potts Corner, Sunderland, Overton, Bazil and Heaton. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Warning Level Flood Warning Official (2017) Area name Area Reference Code* Lancashire Flood Warning Lancashire coastline at Sunderland, Coastline at around Sunderland Point, Bazil Sunderland Point and Potts Corner 012FWCTL05A Lancashire Flood Warning Lancashire coastline at Sunderland, Coastline at between Sunderland Brows Farm Sunderland and Hawthorne Caravan Park 012FWCTL05B

Property numbers

This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below.

Flood Warning Area Reference Code* Number of properties

012FWCTL05A 45 012FWCTL05B 4 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

The EA will try to give at least 6 hours’ notice of flooding although this may not always be possible.

There are specific operational responses for Flood Alerts and Flood Warnings for Sunderland Point village including the requirement for the Council’s Duty Emergency Incident Officer to speak to a designated community contact and assess any requirements. These are covered in detail in the Community Emergency Plan for the village.

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There are number of defences in this area. From the upper extent of the Flood Warning Area on the Lune to the lower extent of the Flood Warning Area at Shore Fields Caravan Park, including: • Section A (River Lune from Lancaster to Sunderland): On the right bank of the River Lune there are a number of flood defences that protect areas of low-lying land. At the outfall of Oxcliffe Dyke there is an embankment between Lancaster Road and high ground at the household refuge site. Farther downstream along the River Lune there is an embankment between high ground north of Oxcliffe Pool and high ground at Moss Road, and an embankment that is positioned east of Heaton. East of Overtop there are privately maintained embankments from Wandales Point to Bazil Point. North-west of Bazil Point there is an Environment Agency embankment that ties into high ground at Bazil and Overtop. From the left bank of Lades Pool, west of Overtop, an embankment runs approximately west to Alderley Bank. Another embankment, which extends to Sunderland Point, ties into this embankment west of Overtop. • Section B (Sunderland): The defences fronting Sunderland generally consist of square concrete blockwork jointed in bitumen placed on a slope of around 1 in 2 (vertical to horizontal). However, the defences do not defend the village itself or the access road across Lades Marsh, which will be flooded during regular tidal events. • Section C (Potts Corner): The defences at the site consist of a rubble mound revetment at a slope of around 1 in 2.5 (vertical to horizontal). The defences extend from Potts Corner in the north, to approximately 700 metres to the south with the exposure to wave action reducing along the length of the defence. • Section D (Shore Fields Caravan Park): No significant hard defences front the site. Rather, the defences at the site consist of a steeply eroded embankment with some ad-hoc rubble and concrete placed at areas of previous erosion along the site. The crest level of the embankment varies considerably along the length of the defence.

View from house on Second Terrace Sunderland Point 051213

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012FWCTL22 FWA Quickdial Code 02242222

There are 118 properties at risk in the Thurnham Flood Warning Area. It includes properties and agricultural land in and surrounding Hillam, Glasson and Bank Houses, including land generally west of Lancaster Road and Marsh Lane in the Thurnham Moss region. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Warning Level Flood Warning Official (2017) Area name Area Reference Code* Lancashire Lancashire coastline at Thurnham, Coastline at Flood Warning around Cockersands Abbey, Thurnham Thurnham Moss and Conder Green. 012FWCTL22A Lancashire Lancashire coastline at Thurnham, Coastline at Flood Warning between Glasson and Marsh Lane Thurnham A588. 012FWCTL22B

Property Numbers

This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below.

Flood Warning Area Reference Code* Number of properties

012FWCTL22A 30 012FWCTL22B 88 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued. The EA will try to give at least 6 hours’ notice of flooding but this may not always be possible.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 TL23 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT HEST BANK 012FWCTL23 FWA Quickdial Code 0224213

(Information includes other Surface Water ‘hot spots’)

There are a total of 29 properties at risk in the Hest Bank Flood Warning Area. The Flood Warning Area includes the wastewater treatment works, caravan park, health club and several private residences. It also covers agricultural land and part of the coastal road along the seafront at Hest Bank. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Warning Level Flood Warning Area Official (2017) Area name Reference Code* Lancashire Coastline Lancashire coastline at Hest Bank, Flood Warning at Hest Bank around Marine Drive, Coastal Rd 012FWCTL23A and railway line Lancashire Coastline Lancashire coastline at Hest Bank, Flood Warning at Hest Bank between railway line and Coastal 012FWCTL23B Road

Property Numbers

This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below.

Flood Warning Area Reference Code* Number of properties

012FWCTL23A 20 012FWCTL23B 9 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

The EA will try to give at least 6 hours’ notice of flooding although this may not always be possible.

There are no specific operational responses for this area beyond those described at Appendix ‘E’

Surface Water hot spots: 1.) A6 near southern end of Hest Bank Lane and near to Rosedene 2.) Manor Road outside the Londis store 3.) Hanging Green Lane by recreation field and junction of Peacock Lane. 4.) A5105 Coastal Road between Greenacre Park and Hatlex Lane. 5.) Bottomdale Rd near to football ground and corner of Ancliffe Lane. 6.) Hasty Brow Road near to and under the railway bridge.

Defences: There are a few properties located close to the beach to the east of Morecambe. These properties are fronted by a rock revetment that protects part of the area.

There are other defences that are not owned or operated by the EA and not listed in this section.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 TL24 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT BOLTON-LE-SANDS 012FWCTL24 FWA Quickdial Code 0224212

There are a total of 24 properties at risk in the Bolton-le-Sands Flood Warning Area. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’ Warning Level Flood Warning Official (2017) Area name Area Reference Code* Lancashire Lancashire coastline at Bolton-le- Coastline at Flood Warning Sands, around Red Bank Farm, The Bolton-le-Sands Shore and railway line 012FWCTL24A Lancashire Lancashire coastline at Bolton-le- Coastline at Flood Warning Sands, between Red Bank House Bolton-le-Sands and Coastal Road 012FWCTL24B

Property Numbers

This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below.

Flood Warning Area Reference Code* Number of properties

012FWCTL24A 24 012FWCTL24B 0 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

The EA will try to give at least 6 hours’ notice of flooding although this may not always be possible. There are no specific operational responses for this area beyond those described at Appendix ‘E’

Defences

There are EA defences in this area, which comprise earth embankments including a main one between Red Bank Farm and high ground west of Bolton-le-Sands. There are other defences which, are not owned or operated by the EA. These are not listed in this section.

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TL27 LANCASHIRE COASTLINE AT CARNFORTH 012FWCTL27 FWA Quickdial Code 0224211

(Information includes other Surface Water ‘hot spots’ e.g. Warton)

There are a total of 51 properties at risk in the Carnforth Flood Warning Area. See Environment Agency Flood Warning Area Map at Appendix ‘G’

Warning Areas are described in the table below.

Warning Level Flood Warning Official (2017) Area name Area Reference Code* Lancashire Lancashire coastline at Carnforth, Coastline at Flood Warning around Warton Bridge, Galley Hall Carnforth and Marsh House Farm 012FWCTL27A Lancashire Lancashire coastline at Carnforth, Coastline at between Warton Grange Farm, Flood Warning Carnforth Cotestones Farm and Crag Bank 012FWCTL27B *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued. Property Numbers

This Flood Warning Area is divided into sub-areas that are listed below. Flood Warning Area Number Reference Code* of properties

012FWCTL27A 19 012FWCTL27B 32 *The Flood Warning Area Reference Code is the unique code that is given to all Flood Warning Areas. This appears on all faxes and emails that Partners receive when a warning is issued.

The EA will try to give at least 6 hours’ notice of flooding although this may not always be possible. There are no specific operational responses for this area beyond those described at Appendix ‘E’ on the left bank of the River Keer extending from a point north of Marsh House Farm to high ground near Galley House. Truckhaven service area has twice been affected by flooding when the River Keer has overflowed its banks, as have some houses in Gardener Road and Midland Terrace during recent storm events.

Surface Water hot spots (including Warton): 1.) Underneath the railway bridge on Borwick Lane. Road quickly blocks when drains aren’t clear. This is main route from village to A6 and M6 Jcn 35. 2.) Junction of Sand Lane and Main St in “Town End” area of village. This is main route to and from Carnforth. 3.) Domestic properties on Gardener Rd.

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MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 Appendix ‘G’

Environment Agency Maps of Flood Warning Areas – Lancaster District

SC2 Lancaster Quay SC3 Skerton Pool L35 Galgate L4 Hornby and Lower Lune Valley L42 Burrow Beck L50 Halton TL01N North Morecambe TL01S South Morecambe TL04 Heysham TL05 Sunderland Point TL22 Thurnham TL23 Hest Bank TL24 Bolton-le-Sands TL27 Carnforth

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Appendix ‘H’

Tactical Flood Plan: Burrow Beck at Lancaster

FLOOD WARNING PHASE – INITIAL ACTIONS

Approach & Mobilisation Point

• Initial, pre-flood, RVP junction of Bowerham Rd and Barton Rd,Scotforth

(Grid Ref: 348563,460116)

• Safe approach from the direction of Lancaster to the north is via Bowerham Rd from A6 • Safe approach from the direction of Preston to the south is via Barton Rd from A6 •

Pre-flood Mobilisation Point

Situational Awareness

• Visual inspection of river level at Bowerham Rd (Grid ref: 348602,460105). NB. This is

usual point of origin of flood and is detailed on pumping strategy map. • Visual inspection of river level at Burrow Beck Bridge (Grid ref: 347935,458439) • River level information and implications for localised flooding can be accessed by searching, “flood station 5185”, online and following the link to the gov.uk website. Alternatively, the QR code below (Via app on appliance mobile phone) will lead directly to this information. • Contact the Command Support Room, if established, for area specific information on 01772 xxxxxx. • Lancaster City Council Emergency Call Centre can be contacted out of hours on 01524 67099. Early liaison, sharing of information and coordination of efforts should be considered. • Sandbags can only be supplied by Lancaster City Council for protection of vital infrastructure, NOT for individual domestic dwellings. Contact 01524 67099.

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Preventative Measures

A conventional pumping strategy may not be feasible in this location and priorities should be considered as follows: • Warn and inform residents in flood area shown above . • Early request to Highways Agency for closure of M6 J33 may prevent bottlenecking of

traffic on A6.

• Early liaison with police to request closure of A6 north and south of Scotforth due to flood waters covering roadway. • Monitoring of water levels affecting A6 at Burrow Beck Bridge (Grid Ref: 347929,458443)

EVACUATION PLAN

Vulnerable Properties/Streets in the Flood Warning Area: (use blank form premcheck on MDT)

• Residential streets fall within flood area as detailed on map. Consider early notification of

flood warning and evacuation of properties.

• Up to date community risk data should be sought via MDT and vulnerable residents

should be prioritised for evacuation. • Access from the north to St Bernadette’s Primary School, Bowerham Rd, may be restricted and early notification/evacuation should be considered. Designated Local Rest Centres:(Liaise with Council)

Rest Centre Address Contact Capacity xxx xxx

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Vulnerable Infrastructure in the Flood Warning Area: • xxx

Consider early liaison with Electricity North West to determine strategy for isolation or protection

of Electrical Sub-stations listed above.

• Potential for flood water to cut off A6 (main road connecting Preston and Lancaster). Consider early liaison with Police for road closure/traffic control. • West Coast mainline runs alongside western side of flood area and may become affected by flood water. Consider early notification to Network Rail via NWFC.

FLOOD PHASE – INITIAL ACTIONS

Assess water levels and rate of rise and consider mobilisation of additional resources to RVP’s as shown below.

Consideration of Additional Resources Safe Approach & RVP for Oncoming Resources • Safe approach from the north is via Water Rescue Tender Bowerham Rd from A6 • Safe approach from the south is via A6 Additional Pumping Appliances to north and • RVP to the south of Scotforth is on south RVP’s as required. roadway of A6 (Grid ref: Drone 347913,458346) • RVP to the north of Scotforth is junction of Bowerham Rd and Barton Rd (Grid Ref: 348563,460116)

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Operational Priorities: • Safety of personnel. Ensure maintenance of communications, use of appropriate PPE – No lone working. • Preservation of life. Rescue of persons not already evacuated pre-flood. Confirmation of

properties cleared within flood area (use premises check sheet). Known community risk

premises to be prioritised if not already evacuated. • Consider requirements for decontamination of personnel. If necessary, consider mobilisation of HMU to RVP at Bowerham Rd where sufficient space exists for separate dirty and clean areas.

Associated Documents & Aide Memoires:

• Premises check sheet – premcheck

• Aide Memoire – Wide Area Flooding • Aide Memoire – Rescues in Water and Ice • Aide Memoire – Biohazards • Aide Memoire – Decontamination • Aide Memoire – Railway Incidents

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Tactical Flood Plan: River Conder at Galgate

FLOOD WARNING PHASE – INITIAL ACTIONS

Approach & Mobilisation Point • Initial, pre-flood, RVP junction of Stoney Lane and Chapel Street,Galgate (Grid ref: 348388,455363)

• Safe approach from the direction of Lancaster to the north is via A6 • Safe approach from the direction of Preston to the south is also via A6

Pre-flood Mobilisation Point

Situational Awareness • Visual inspection of Whitley Beck entering the culvert at the rear of 41 Chapel Street NB. This is usual point of origin of flood and is detailed on map above.

• Visual inspection of River Conder at junction of A6 and Chapel Lane • River level information and implications for localised flooding can be accessed by searching, “flood station 5054”, online and following the link to the gov.uk website. Alternatively, the QR code below (Via app on appliance mobile phone) will lead directly

to this information.

• Contact the Command Support Room, if established, for area specific information on 01772 xxxxxx. • Lancaster City Council Emergency Call Centre can be contacted out of hours on 01524 67099. Early liaison, sharing of information and coordination of efforts should be considered. • Sandbags can only be supplied by Lancaster City Council for protection of vital

infrastructure, NOT for individual domestic dwellings. Contact 01524 67099.

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Preventative Measures

A conventional pumping strategy may not be feasible in this location and priorities should be considered as follows: • Warn and inform residents in flood area shown above. • Early request to Highways Agency/Police for closure of access to A6 north from J33 of M6 may prevent bottlenecking of traffic on A6 north.

• Early liaison with Police to request closure of A6 north and south of Galgate due to flood

waters covering roadway. • Roadway at Galgate under M6 is subject to severe surface water flooding. Consider notification of Police for traffic control.

EVACUATION PLAN

Vulnerable Properties/Streets in the Flood Warning Area: (use blank form premcheck on MDT) • Residential streets fall within flood area as detailed on map. Consider early notification of flood warning and evacuation of properties. • Up to date community risk data should be sought via MDT and vulnerable residents should be prioritised for evacuation. • Galgate Pre-school, Stoney Ln, (Grid ref: 348421,455309) may become cut off by flood water. Consider liaising with staff to arrange evacuation of children.

Initial Place of Safety for Evacuees: • Ellel Village Hall, Main Road, Galgate, LA2 0LQ – Contact: xxx

Designated Local Rest Centres:(Liaise with Council)

Rest Centre Address Contact Capacity Lancaster University Salt Ayre Leisure Centre

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PROTECTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Vulnerable Infrastructure in the Flood Warning Area: • A6 can become submerged, cutting off Galgate from Lancaster to the north and Preston to the south. • xxx Consider early liaison with Electricity North West via NWFC to arrange isolation or protection of electrical substations. • West Coast Mainline runs through Galgate flood area. Consider early notification to Network Rail via NWFC

FLOOD PHASE – INITIAL ACTIONS Assess water levels and rate of rise and consider moving appliance to Flood Phase RVP’s as shown below.

Consideration of Additional Resources Safe Approach & RVP for Oncoming Resources Water Rescue Tender x 2 Safe approach is via A6 from either north or Additional Pumping Appliances to North and south of Galgate. South RVP’s as required. RVP to south of Galgate is The Plough Pub, Main

Drone Rd, Galgate, LA2 0LQ Grid ref: 348276,455144 HMU for Decontamination Procedures RVP to north of Galgate is the roadway of A6 to north of flood area

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Operational Priorities: • Safety of personnel. Ensure maintenance of communications, use of appropriate PPE – No lone working.

• Preservation of life. Rescue of persons not already evacuated pre-flood. Confirmation of properties cleared within flood area. Known community risk premises to be prioritised if not already evacuated. • Consider requirements for decontamination of personnel. If necessary, consider mobilisation of HMU to RVP at The Plough Pub where sufficient space exists for separate dirty and clean areas.

Associated Documents & Aide Memoires:

• Premises check sheet – premcheck

• Aide Memoire – Wide Area Flooding

• Aide Memoire – Rescues in Water and Ice • Aide Memoire – Biohazards • Aide Memoire – Decontamination • Aide Memoire – Railway Incidents

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• APPENDIX ‘J’

POLICY LOGS

OPERATIONAL LOGS

For use in any circumstances where LANDIL logging system is not available

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OPERATIONS LOG

Date Sheet Number of

Serial No. Time From To Incident or Occurrence Action Taken

Signed: Print Name:

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This decision-making log MAFP PTII Lancaster V3.2 June 2020 template replicates hard copy log books retained in the District Emergency Control Centre. Log sheets should normally be Decision making and policy log handwritten, kept in DECISION REF No: duplicate, consecutively numbered, timed and dated. DATE OF DECISION…………………. ……………………………………….. OFFICER MAKING POLICY DECISION TIME OF DECISION…………….. DECISION………………….. POLICY

REASON(S)

OFFICER MAKING ENTRY (if different) SIGNATURE OF OFFICER MAKING POLICY

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