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Environment Agency June 2019 Newsletter June 2019 Keeping you informed York Flood Alleviation Scheme We are dedicated to better protecting 2,000 properties in York from flooding. The aim of this newsletter is to update you on our progress with the scheme and inform you of upcoming public drop-ins and events. Talking about traffic management The Ouse and Foss rivers and their tributaries are of great importance to the city of York. Construction begins for North Street Another milestone is reached at the Riverside views are valued by property and War Memorial Gardens Foss Barrier owners and businesses along the river, whilst Scarborough Bridge to Ouse Bridge The Foss Barrier and St George’s Fields the surrounding flood plain acts as a natural From 3rd June our contractors will be starting corridor for people and wildlife to safely move The upgrade to the Foss Barrier pumping construction in the area between Scarborough station is one step closer to completion as around the city. Regrettably, this means that Bridge and Ouse Bridge. The work will take another milestone is reached. when we construct new flood defences or place in two parts; the construction of the new improve existing ones along the river front, wall and embankment in War Memorial Immediately after the floods in 2015 work Speaking to residents at our public drop-in disruption is to be expected. Gardens, and raising the height of North began to repair and upgrade the Foss Barrier. Street flood wall and Lendal Bridge flood gate. We recently held public drop-ins to inform Clementhorpe During the summer of 2016 a new platform The site compound will be located outside the residents about traffic management and was built next to the old building to temporarily On Wednesday 8th May we held a drop-in at Aviva building on Wellington Row. access restrictions in two of our flood cells: house the equipment and generators needed Southlands Methodist Church to share our to run the pumps. This allowed us to carry out Coppins Farm to Scarborough Bridge plans for access whilst the Clementhorpe construction work to increase the size of the scheme is being built. As the area is quite built On Monday 13th May, we held a drop-in at original building for the larger equipment and up, we have very few choices about how York Youth Hostel to speak to local residents back-up generators that were needed for the construction vehicles can access the area and about our access plans for the raising and bigger pumps. all of them will, regrettably, cause some extension of the embankment in St Peter’s disruption to the community. Based on a Last week we successfully tested the four new School field, and the raising of the flood wall desktop assessment, the most viable option is generators in their new home on the roof of and gates along Almery Terrace. We are War Memorial Gardens, Leeman Road to reinstate Terry Avenue as a highway so that the Foss Barrier building and the old ones on currently proposing a one-way route for we can take construction traffic down Butcher the temporary platform were taken away. With construction vehicles, down Westminster Terrace to the upstream end of Terry Avenue, During this time, there will be some traffic the generators gone and the control Road to a site compound based in the school avoiding the height restricted Skeldergate management and access restrictions in place. equipment already in place in the new field, and out along The Avenue. When we Bridge. Since the drop-in, a large number of The section of Leeman Road adjacent to the building, the platform was no longer needed. It commence work on the Almery Terrace flood people have voiced their concerns about the Memorial Gardens will be closed for the was built using over 200 large concrete blocks wall in the autumn, it is likely that we will need negative impact this could have on cyclists, duration of the work and some parking will be weighing more than two tonnes each and they to divert the path along the riverfront. Whilst pedestrians and wildlife in the area. We can suspended within Esplanade Carpark (8 bays will be removed from site and re-used at these proposals were widely accepted by assure you that we are listening to these from the end of May to the end of October), numerous EA depots in the area. The rest of residents who attended the event, we will hold concerns and are working with City of York Tanners Moat (duration of the scheme) and the redundant equipment from the platform will more events closer to the time when Council, Sustrans and local community groups North Street (July to mid-October). We will also be re used elsewhere or recycled. construction starts to provide information and also be using traffic lights to manage traffic to find a solution which minimises the impact We still need the area that the platform sat on update those living further afield. along North Street/Wellington Row during the our work will have on the community. for now but it will revert back to St Georges wall-raising work. We expect the scheme to be Field car park when the work to the Foss completed by autumn 2019 before Barrier is finished. Remembrance Sunday. Do you have evidence of flooding Ground investigations at St Nick’s from Bur Dyke? Nature Reserve What’s happening in our other flood cells? Coppins Farm to Scarborough Bridge Tang Hall and Osbaldwick Beck The Foss Storage Area Bur Dyke is a small watercourse which joins We are currently considering options to We are conducting an Environmental the River Ouse just north of the city centre in reduce the risk of flooding from Tang Hall and Westfield Beck Impact Assessment and are currently the Coppins Farm to Scarborough Bridge Osbaldwick Becks. One of these is to remove We are carrying out some more analysing the drainage impact of the flood cell. We are aware that homes along the the culvert over Osbaldwick Beck in St Nick’s appraisal work to find the best solution scheme on surrounding land. extent of Bur Dyke have flooded in the past. Nature Reserve to prevent water from backing for this flood cell. We are in discussions However we do not fully understand the cause up and flooding properties upstream. St Nick’s with Yorkshire Water regarding their or extent of this flooding. used to be a landfill site so we will be carrying sewer infrastructure and City of York out ground investigations throughout July to Council regarding surface water flooding. find out what lies underground. This could cause some noise disruption for surrounding properties and release harmless gases which Clifton and Rawcliffe may smell. We will provide residents living South Beck near to St Nicks with more information about The planning application for this work closer to the time. this flood cell is expected to We are continuing to review the go to CYC’s Planning options for this area. There is potential to improve the route of Committee in July/August. the beck in the Southern end of this cell. This will improve flood protection for 17 properties. Lower Bootham We are proposing to raise the existing flood embankment, Birds-eye view of St Nick’s Environment Centre wall and gates between New Walk Scarborough Bridge and Flood resilience surveys Lendal Bridge. have been completed for Find out how to make your garden all properties in New Bishopthorpe Walk. We are now more flood resilient confirming which Has your garden ever flooded? If so, then you We are investigating the properties will be included Bur Dyke flood warning area may understand the devastating and long- feasibility of installing a new in the scheme. flood wall and gate and lasting impact that flood water can have on a modifying an existing Yorkshire garden. Whilst you may never be able to We are currently modelling water flows to find Water asset ahead of engaging completely prevent your garden from flooding, out how Bur Dyke contributes to flooding in with the wider public in June/July there are ways you can reduce the amount of this year. the area. To help us establish the cause of damage it causes. To find out how, drop in to Fulford flooding, we are inviting you to send us any the Hub on Wellington Row in York city centre photos or anecdotal evidence of flooding in Acaster Melbis Naburn Flood defence work in where we’ll have information on display about Clifton and Lower Bootham which you suspect this cell will be led and how to make your garden more resilient to Property Flood Resilience Further economic delivered by CYC in has been caused by flooding in Bur Dyke. flooding. has been determined as appraisal is required to partnership with us. Please email your evidence to the best option for this determine the best option, [email protected] flood cell. following engagement with with your consent for us to use these in our Naburn Flood Group . study. .
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