Clyde Catchment - Motherwell to Lesmahagow (Potentially Vulnerable Area 11/17/2)
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Clyde catchment - Motherwell to Lesmahagow (Potentially Vulnerable Area 11/17/2) Local Plan District Local authority Main catchment Clyde and Loch Lomond North Lanarkshire Council, River Clyde South Lanarkshire Council Summary of flooding impacts Summary of flooding impacts flooding of Summary At risk of flooding • 420 residential properties • 210 non-residential properties • £1.1 million Annual Average Damages (damages by flood source shown left) Summary of objectives to manage flooding Objectives have been set by SEPA and agreed with flood risk management authorities. These are the aims for managing local flood risk. The objectives have been grouped in three main ways: by reducing risk, avoiding increasing risk or accepting risk by maintaining current levels of management. Objectives Many organisations, such as Scottish Water and energy companies, actively maintain and manage their own assets including their risk from flooding. Where known, these actions are described here. Scottish Natural Heritage and Historic Environment Scotland work with site owners to manage flooding where appropriate at designated environmental and/or cultural heritage sites. These actions are not detailed further in the Flood Risk Management Strategies. Summary of actions to manage flooding The actions below have been selected to manage flood risk. Flood Natural flood New flood Community Property level Site protection protection management warning flood action protection plans scheme/works works groups scheme Actions Flood Natural flood Maintain flood Awareness Surface water Emergency protection management warning raising plan/study plans/response study study Maintain flood Strategic Flood Planning Self help Maintenance protection mapping and forecasting policies scheme modelling Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Section 2 280 Clyde catchment – Motherwell to Lesmahagow (Potentially Vulnerable Area 11/17/2) Local Plan District Local authority Main catchment North Lanarkshire Clyde and Loch Lomond Council, South River Clyde Lanarkshire Council Background This Potentially Vulnerable Area The area has a risk of river and surface extends from Mossend and Holytown in water flooding. The majority of damages the north towards Kirkmuirhill and are caused by river flooding. Lesmahagow. It is approximately 140km2 (shown below). There are approximately 420 residential properties and 210 non-residential properties at risk of flooding. The Annual Average Damages are approximately £1.1 million. River 61% Surface water 39% © Crown copyright. SEPA licence number 100016991 (2015). All rights reserved. Figure 1: Annual Average Damages by flood source Summary of flooding impacts River flooding is primarily from the River Clyde and its tributaries. The River Clyde flows through the Potentially Vulnerable Area from Dalserf, through Overtown towards Hamilton in a generally north westerly direction. The majority of the risk from river flooding is to non-residential properties, whilst there are residential properties and agricultural land at risk of flooding to the south of Motherwell. The road network is also impacted with notable sections of the A71, A72, A723 and the M74 at risk. Surface water flooding has the largest impact in terms of the number of properties, with 320 properties at risk. However, this flooding is typically shallow, therefore, the potential damages to each property is less than from river flooding. In the south, local road networks around the town of Kirkmuirhill are at risk. The areas at highest risk from surface water flooding will require the preparation of surface water management plans. 281 Section 2 Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District The risk of flooding to people and property, as well as to community facilities, utilities, the transport network, designated sites and agricultural land is summarised in Table 1. The damages associated with floods of different likelihood are shown in Figure 2. Residential properties affected by river flooding experience the highest economic impact at approximately 35% of the damages. Within this Potentially Vulnerable Area it is estimated that climate change will increase the number of residential properties at risk of flooding from approximately 420 to 820 and the number of non-residential properties from approximately 210 to 250. The location of the impacts of flooding is shown in Figure 3. The greatest concentration of risk is in Motherwell, with impacts to properties, people and infrastructure. Sections of the M74 are also at risk of flooding including at Larkhall. History of flooding There have been numerous incidents of flooding within this Potentially Vulnerable Area. The floods which caused the highest impact to properties and people are detailed below: • In 1994 the River Clyde was identified to have reached its highest level in 150 years, covering an area of 50km and resulting in damages estimated at £100million; • South Lanarkshire – 27 October 1998. Properties were evacuated for five days; • North Lanarkshire – 30 May 2003. Torrential rain / hailstorm resulting in the flooding of roads and community facilities; • In May 2003 surface water flooding caused flooding in Wishaw and Overton; • In 2008 there are several records of sewer flooding which resulted in road closures within North Lanarkshire. Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Section 2 282 1 in 10 1 in 200 1 in 1000 High likelihood Medium likelihood Low likelihood Residential properties (total 80 420 730 47,000) Non-residential properties (total 120 210 230 3,600) People 170 1,100 1,700 Community <10 Educational <10 Educational 0 facilities buildings buildings Utilities assets <10 30 40 5.2 (of which 1.5 is 14.6 (of which 3.8 is 19.0 (of which 5.0 is Transport links- motorway and 0.1 is motorway and 0.6 is motorway and 0.8 is roads (km) A road) A road) A road) Transport links- 1.6 6.7 8.9 rail (km) Environmental designated areas 0.4 0.4 0.4 (km²) Designated cultural heritage 15 16 17 sites Agricultural land 2.2 2.9 3.3 (km²) Table 1: Summary of flooding impacts1 Figure 2: Damages by flood likelihood 1 Some receptors are counted more than once if flooded from multiple sources 283 Section 2 Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Figure 3: Impacts of flooding Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Section 2 284 Objectives to manage flooding in Potentially Vulnerable Area 11/17/2 Objectives provide a common goal and shared ambition for managing floods. These objectives have been set by SEPA and agreed with flood risk management authorities following consultation. They were identified through an assessment of the underlying evidence of the causes and impacts of flooding. Target areas have been set to focus actions; they do not necessarily correspond to areas at risk in SEPA’s flood map. The objectives below have been set for the Clyde catchment - Motherwell to Lesmahagow Potentially Vulnerable Area. Reduce the risk of river flooding to residential properties in Greenacres Indicators: Target area: • 60 residential properties • £47,000 Annual Average Damages Image found and displayed. Objective ID: 11037 ©Crown copyright. All rights reserved. SEPA lic.no. 100016991 (2015) Reduce the risk of flooding to residential properties in Holytown Indicators: Target area: • <10 non-residential properties • £8,600 Annual Average Damages Image found and displayed. Objective ID: 11038 ©Crown copyright. All rights reserved. SEPA lic.no. 100016991 (2015) 285 Section 2 Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Reduce the risk of flooding to residential properties, non-residential properties and transport routes along the River Clyde, upstream of Strathclyde Park Indicators: Target area: • 160 residential properties • 20 non-residential properties • £570,000 Annual Average Damages • 2.0km of road Image found and displayed. Objective ID: 11068 ©Crown copyright. All rights reserved. SEPA lic.no. 100016991 (2015) Reduce the risk of river flooding to non-residential properties in Bothwellhaugh Indicators: Target area: • <10 non-residential properties • £16,000 Annual Average Damages Image found and displayed. Objective ID: 11203 ©Crown copyright. All rights reserved. SEPA lic.no. 100016991 (2015) Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Section 2 286 Target area Objective ID Indicators within PVA Clyde Reduce the physical risk, or disruption risk, 11306 • 340m of the M74 at Catchment – related to areas of the M74 at risk of 15 locations Motherwell to flooding Lesmahagow Motherwell and Reduce the economic damages and risk to 11113 * See note below Wishaw people from surface water flooding in Motherwell and Wishaw Applies across Avoid an overall increase in flood risk 11127 • 420 residential Clyde and Loch properties Lomond Local • £1.1 million Annual Plan District Average Damages Applies across Reduce overall flood risk 11132 • 420 residential Clyde and Loch properties Lomond Local • £1.1 million Annual Plan District Average Damages Applies across Organisations such as Scottish Water, Clyde and Loch energy companies and Historic Lomond Local Environment Scotland actively maintain Plan District and manage their own assets, including the risk of flooding. These actions are not detailed further in the Flood Risk Management Strategies. * This objective will be monitored using surface water flood risk across the Potentially Vulnerable Area. For 11/17/2 there are 280 residential properties at risk and Annual Average Damages of £440,000. 287 Section 2 Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Actions to manage flooding in Potentially Vulnerable Area