Langport and Huish Episcopi Community Flood Plan
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LANGPORT AND HUISH EPISCOPI COMMUNITY FLOOD PLAN Draft 0.1 20/08/2018 Langport and Huish Episcopi Community Flood Plan Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Areas Covered ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Sponsoring Authority ............................................................................................................ 4 1.4 Environment Agency Alerts ................................................................................................... 4 2 Actions to be Taken Before a Flood .............................................................................................. 5 2.1 Locations at Risk of Flooding / Flood Warnings..................................................................... 5 2.2 Locations at Risk of Flooding / Map Showing Direction of Flooding ..................................... 7 3 Actions to be taken during a Flood ............................................................................................... 8 3.1 Local Flood Actions ............................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Local Volunteers/ Flood Wardens ....................................................................................... 10 3.3 Important Telephone Numbers........................................................................................... 11 3.4 Available Resources ............................................................................................................ 12 3.5 Arrangements Between Authorities .................................................................................... 14 3.6 Vulnerable Residents, Properties and Locations ................................................................. 14 4 After a Flood ............................................................................................................................... 15 4.1 Reputable Contractors ........................................................................................................ 15 Table of Appendices A Flood Warden Coordinator Role ................................................................................................. 16 A.1 Flood Warden Coordinator Responsibilities ........................................................................ 16 A.2 Your role BEFORE a flood .................................................................................................... 16 A.3 Your role DURING a flood .................................................................................................... 17 A.4 Your role AFTER a flood ....................................................................................................... 18 A.5 Flood Warden Coordinator Action Card .............................................................................. 20 B Flood Warden Role ..................................................................................................................... 22 B.1 Flood Warden Responsibilities ............................................................................................ 22 B.2 Your role BEFORE a flood .................................................................................................... 22 B.3 Your role DURING a flood .................................................................................................... 23 B.4 Your role AFTER a flood ....................................................................................................... 24 B.5 Flood Warden Action Card .................................................................................................. 26 Draft 0.1 20/08/2018 Page 2 of 27 Langport and Huish Episcopi Community Flood Plan Copyright Acknowledgement Figure 1: Langport Flood Risk Map was downloaded from the Environment Agency Website and contains the following data: Ordnance Survey Data © Crown Copyright and database right [2012] Royal Mail Data © Royal Mail Copyright and database right [2012] Bathymetry Data by GEBCO © [2012] Data by Land and Property Services (Northern Ireland) © Crown Copyright [2012] Distribution To be agreed To Do This document is currently in an early draft and not ready for general release. The sections identified below require further work. Section Number Work Required Distribution The distribution list for the Flood Plan needs to be agreed 2.1 Locations at Risk of Flooding/ Flood Confirm Locations, is the level of Warnings detail/breakdown of areas sensible. Are there any at risk areas missing? 3.1 Local Flood Actions Review actions for the specific areas and update 3,2 Local Volunteers/ Flood Wardens Flood Wardens need to be identified. 3.5 Arrangements Between Authorities The hierarchy of control and responsibilities of the relevant authorities needs to be identified. 4.1 Reputable Contractors Add more contractractors etc. Draft 0.1 20/08/2018 Page 3 of 27 Langport and Huish Episcopi Community Flood Plan 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview This document is the Community Flood Plan for the Langport Area. It covers the town of Langport, the village of Huish Episcopi and adjacent areas of the parishes of Curry Rivel and Drayton that are in the same flood risk areas. It is based on the Environment Agency document “Flooding- Minimising the Risk” and includes the following: Actions to be taken before a flood: locations at risk of flooding, sources of flooding and directions of flooding are identified based on the published Environment Agency data and local knowledge. Actions to be taken during a flood- this includes local actions to be taken, local flood wardens, important telephone numbers, available resources, arrangements between authorities, vulnerable residents, properties and locations. Actions to be taken after a flood- organisations offering support are identified. 1.2 Areas Covered This Flood Plan covers the town of Langport and adjacent areas of Huish Episcopi and Curry Rivel that are subject to risk of flooding based on Environmental Agency data: Langport town around Bow Street Mill Brook, Wagg Drove, Pibsbury Corner and Wincanton Road Huish Epsicopi Huish Episcopi Allotments Bicknells and Black Bridges Frog Lane 1.3 Sponsoring Authority This Flood Plan is sponsored by: Langport Town Council Town Hall Langport TA10 9PR 1.4 Environment Agency Alerts The applicable Environment Agency Flood Warnings are: River Parrett Catchment, Lower River Parrett/ Westover (Flood line option: 164030) River Yeo and wider areas upstream and downstream (Flood line option: 04312) To check the Environment Agency Floodline call 0345 988 1188, choose Option 1 and enter the appropriate option number for the area of interest as above. Draft 0.1 20/08/2018 Page 4 of 27 Langport and Huish Episcopi Community Flood Plan 2 Actions to be Taken Before a Flood 2.1 Locations at Risk of Flooding / Flood Warnings The Environment Agency flood risk map for the Langport area, see Figure 1, identifies areas at risk of flooding in the Langport area. This flood risk map has been used to define a set of flood warning zones for the Langport area that are identified in Table 1. It should be noted that the Langport area is dependent on flood defences to protect it from flood. These defences and effective flood management have reduced the risk from flooding for many years. Local flood warning areas are listed in Table 1. Zone No Location At Risk Trigger Level Action 1 Westover South Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 2 Westover North Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 3 Pibsbury Corner and Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more Wincanton Rd (South) information using quickdial number 04312 4 Huish Episcopi Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more Allotments) information using quickdial number 04312 5 Bicknells and Black Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more Bridges information using quickdial number 04312 6 Frog Lane Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 7 Lower Bow Street Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 8 Upper Bow Street Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 9 Moor Park Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 10 Whatley Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 11 Cocklemoor Car Park Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 12 Parrett Close Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 164030 13 Lower Wagg Drove Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more information using quickdial number 04312 14 Mill Brook, Huish Flood Alert Call EA Floodline 0345 988 1188 for more Episcopi information using quickdial number 04312 Table 1: Langport Area Flood Warnings Draft 0.1 20/08/2018 Page 5 of 27 Langport and Huish Episcopi Community Flood Plan Figure 1: Langport Flood Risk Map Draft 0.1 20/08/2018 Page