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Appendix B Hertfordshire County Council Review of Hertfordshire’s Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Issues & Options Consultation document June 2016 LFRMS Issues and Options Consultation Document June 2016 LFRMS Issues and Options Consultation Document Table of Contents Revision schedule ............................................................................................................ i Glossary & acronyms ...................................................................................................... iii 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background .................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Local Flood Risk Management Strategy ....................................................... 1 1.3 Review of 2013 Local Flood Risk Management Strategy ............................. 2 1.4 Legislation .................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Engagement & Consultation Process ........................................................... 4 2. Update on activities and the emerging evidence base since the first LFRMS......... 5 2.1 Understanding of Flood Risk in Hertfordshire ............................................... 5 2.1.1 Flood Incident Record...................................................................... 5 2.1.2 Flood Investigations ......................................................................... 5 2.1.3 Options and Feasibility Studies ....................................................... 6 2.1.4 Surface Water Management Plans (SWMP’s) ................................. 8 2.2 Ordinary Watercourse Regulation ................................................................ 9 2.2.1 Ordinary Watercourse Regulatory Activity ....................................... 9 2.2.2 Service Standards for Ordinary Watercourses .............................. 10 2.3 Register of Structures and Features........................................................... 12 2.4 Statutory consultee role on surface water and SuDS ................................. 12 2.5 Sources of Funding .................................................................................... 13 2.5.1 Additional Funding Bids in 2016/17 and beyond ............................ 15 2.6 Contributing to Sustainable Development .................................................. 15 3. Issues and Options for the second LFRMS .......................................................... 16 3.1 Overall View of Local Flood Risk ................................................................ 16 3.2 Investment in Flood Risk Management Projects ........................................ 17 3.3 Land Use Planning and Surface Water Drainage ....................................... 18 3.4 Highways .................................................................................................... 19 3.5 The LLFAs Regulatory Role ....................................................................... 19 3.6 Approach to Asset Management ................................................................ 20 3.7 Climate Change ......................................................................................... 21 4. Next Steps ............................................................................................................ 22 Appendix 1. Consultation Response Form ................................................................... 23 June 2016 LFRMS Issues and Options Consultation Document List of maps Map 2.1 Flood Incidents in Hertfordshire Recorded by the LLFA .......................... 7 Map 2.2 Extent of Bedfordshire and Ivel Internal Drainage Board Area in Hertfordshire ........................................................................................... 9 Figure 2.3 Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Boundaries ............................. 14 List of Tables Table 2.1 Ordinary Watercourse Risk Classifications ......................................... 10 Table 2.2 Risk Designations of Ordinary Watercourse by District ....................... 10 Table 2.3 Summary of LLFA Service Standards for Ordinary Watercourses ...... 11 Table 2.4 Thames RFCC Secured Funding ........................................................ 14 June 2016 LFRMS Issues and Options Consultation Document Revision schedule Hertfordshire County Council Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Issues & Options Consultation May 2016 Revision 3 – Panel draft Rev Date Details Author Checked and Approved by 1 06/04/2016 First draft Suzanne Phillips John Rumble 2 20/04/2016 Pre-Panel draft John Rumble John Rumble 3 12/05/2016 Panel draft John Rumble John Rumble 4 13/06/2016 Final draft John Rumble 5 i June 2016 LFRMS Issues and Options Consultation Document ii June 2016 LFRMS Issues and Options Consultation Document Glossary & acronyms Term / Acronym Explanation Department of Food The UK government department responsible for safeguarding and Rural Affairs our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food (Defra) and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Flood Risk management comes within the department’s remit. Flood and Water An act to make provision about water and the management of Management Act risks in connection with flooding and coastal erosion. 2010 (FWMA) Flood Risk Regulations which transposed the European Floods Directive Regulations 2009 into English and Welsh legislation. They set out the requirements for the Environment Agency and LLFAs to carry out high level assessment of flood risk (PFRA), identify areas at the greatest risk of flooding nationally (Flood Risk Areas FRAs) and the production of plans (Flood Risk Management Plans FRMPs) to manage the risk in FRAs. There are no FRAs in Hertfordshire. Flood Defence Funding from Defra to the Environment Agency which includes Grant in Aid contributions towards the development capital works through (FDGiA) Partnership Funding which can be accessed by all Risk Management Authorities through Regional Flood and Coastal Committees. Flooding and Maps published by the Environment Agency depicting the risk Surface Water of flooding from Main Rivers, the coast and surface water. maps They can be accessed through this link. http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?ep=maptopics&lang=_e Groundwater (As defined in s6 FWMA 2010) - means all water which is below the surface of the ground and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil. Internal Drainage IDBs are the land drainage authority within defined drainage Board (IDB) districts and their functions include the supervision of land drainage, mainly funded by landowners and local authorities, and flood defence works on ordinary watercourses or other flood sources as requested by local authorities or the Environment Agency. A small area of North Hertfordshire is served by an IDB. Land Drainage Act An Act to consolidate the legislation relating to internal 1991 (LDA 1991) drainage boards, and to the functions of such boards and of local authorities in relation to land drainage, as amended by the FWMA 2010. Lead Local Flood In England, either the unitary authority for the area, or if there Authority (LLFA) is no unitary authority, the county council for the area. Local Flood Risk A statutory strategy for local flood risk management which is Management developed, maintained, applied and monitored by the LLFA. Strategy (LFRMS) iii June 2016 LFRMS Issues and Options Consultation Document Term / Acronym Explanation Local Planning The Local Planning Authority (LPA) is empowered by law to Authority (LPA) exercise planning functions. In Hertfordshire the borough or district councils are local planning authorities as well as the county council which is the LPA for waste and minerals matters and its own services such as schools, libraries and highways. National Flood and The strategy sets out a national framework for managing the Coastal Erosion risk of flooding and coastal erosion. It will help risk Risk Management management authorities and communities understand their Strategy for different roles and responsibilities. It aims to encourage the England use of all of the available measures in a co-ordinated way that (NFCERMS) balances the needs of communities, the economy and the environment. National Flood Risk See National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Management Strategy for England. Strategy National Planning The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the Policy Framework Government’s planning policies for England and how these (NPPF) are expected to be applied. National Planning The NPPG supports and informs the government's National Policy Guidance Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which was published in (NPPG) March 2012 and sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. Main River A statutory designation of watercourse in England and Wales, usually larger streams and rivers, but also include some smaller watercourses which have been historically identified as having an impact on flood risk. A main river is defined as a watercourse marked as such on a main river map, and can include any structure or appliance for controlling or regulating the flow of water in, into or out of a main river. The Environment Agency's powers to carry out flood defence works apply to main rivers only. Ordinary As defined in s6 FWMA 2010 - a “watercourse” that does not watercourses