Cottingham and Orchard Park Flood Alleviation Scheme (Copfas) Lagoons
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COTTINGHAM AND ORCHARD PARK FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME Following the devastating effects to the thousands calculate the most cost effective solution and of homes and businesses from the 2007 floods, East provide the required standard of protection to Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) have formed a Cottingham and Orchard Park. From the economic partnership with Hull City Council (HCC) with the evaluation an application will be made for circa £20m to fund the project with a proposed single purpose of investigating solutions to reduce completion for the end of 2019. the threat of repeat flooding. With the assistance of the Environment Agency (EA), ERYC carried out ground surveys and complex computer modelling of rainfall for the whole Hull & Haltemprice catchment area. Please Email any comments or queries to: As a result, the proposed Cottingham and Orchard Park Flood Alleviation Scheme (COPFAS) was [email protected] identified as part of a suite of schemes that will reduce the risk of flooding to Cottingham in the Alternatively you can write to us: East Riding and Orchard Park in Hull area. The flood model has been verified by comparing the Civil Engineering Services simulated events with the experiences and records East Riding of Yorkshire Council of the 2007 floods. County Hall Cross Street The COPFAS proposals include nine lagoons for Beverley rainwater storage along Eppleworth and Westfield East Riding of Yorkshire Road (in the Raywell Valley) and a further lagoon HU17 9BA adjacent to North Moor Lane, Cottingham. These lagoons will resemble formalised grazing areas and for the majority of the time will remain as dry pasture land only to be filled during severe wet weather events. Economic evaluation in accordance with EA standards has been carried out by ERYC to COTTINGHAM AND ORCHARD PARK FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME (COPFAS) LAGOONS Orchard Park Option RaywellValley Preferred Potential Raywell tunnel option to replace the Keldgate Lagoon Orchard Park Lagoon Keldgate Lagoon A164 North Lagoon DS Stackyard Castle Hill Lagoon Hospital A164 South Lagoon Golf Course Green Lane Lagoon Lagoon US Stackyard Lagoon Railway Embankment Lagoons This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty's Statione ry Office Crown Copyright 2013. Unauthorised reproduction infrin ges Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil p roceedings. ©Crown Copyright and database right 2013 . Ordnance Survey 100023383 . East Riding of Yorkshire Council. .