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EA SOUTH WEST Environm ent A gency Making an impact on the ground I—^ Key Achievements in 2002 - Somerset area ^ THE CATCHMENT FLOOD MANAGEMENT GENERAL PLAN (CFMP) • Programme of investigations into potential The Parrett CFMP is the first national pilot to reach draft improvements at pumping stations on the River final plan, and its production has influenced national Tone and tributaries in Taunton, Washford River, guidelines. By the end of this financial year, inception Watchet, Wellington and Kingsbury Episcopi. reports will be complete for the Brue and Axe, North Somerset Rivers and West Somerset Rivers. Somerset Local Flood Defence Committee Income Plan 2002/03 SEA DEFENCES Interest, Sale of • Steart to Stolford: Catsford Common shingle hauling Assets etc Somerset County Counol to recharge ridge low area. • Stolford: Installation of 50-metre length armour stone to main defences. NORTH SOMERSET Internal Drainage Boards North Somerset • Banwell River: Dredged. Council • Blakes sea defences: Monitoring of Blakes Pool and possible major scheme for the future. • Blind Yeo Sluice: Major refurbishments carried out. Somerset Local Flood Defence Committee Expenditure Plan 2002/03 • Congresbury Yeo: Cate and fencing repairs and Operations and Improvements Maintenance Service Level Agreement maintenance. • Cooseum Rhyne Congresbury Yeo: Floodbank repairs. • Hurditches sea wall: Repairs to main defence embankment facing. Flood Warning Strategic Planning • Land Yeo: Jacklands Bridge floodbank repairs. • Portbury Ditch: Dredging and gates and fencing replaced. • Sand Bay: Tidal defence work carried out. THE PARRETT CATCHMENT PROJECT • Sandy Rhyne: Cate and fencing work carried out. The Environment Agency has played a major active part • Tree vegetation: Pioneering scheme on B3133 to M5 in the completion of actions in the Parrett Catchment motorway. Water Management Strategy Action Plan, published in • Uphill sluice: Major refurbishment planned for March March 2002. The Agency was also influential in obtaining 2003 and new hinges fitted to outfall flap May 2002. the € 2.5 million funding from Europe. • Wick St Lawrence: Floodbank repairs. Uphill sluice Hawkcombe Stream lower shingle trap EiPr SAjrtAV^yT Making an impact on the ground -----(^Key Achievem ents in 2002 - Somerset area ) ------ The Water Master dredging the River Parrett Church Bridge, Bruton TONE BRUE • New Bridge to Knapp Bridge: Left bank • Bruton: Silt removal at strengthening. Church Bridge. • Baltmoor Wall: Flood defence scheme completed. • Highbridge Clyse: • Stanmoor bank: Flood defence scheme completed. Construction of new access. • Hookbridge spillway: 300 metres of temporary raising • Mark Yeo: Construction of of spillway. new tilting weir structure at • Curload: Silt removal under overhead wires. Stook House, replacing • Tree and blockage removal at Bradford-on Tone, original structure. Taunton, Hele Bridge and Creech St Michael and • Barton St David: Dredging raising the low areas of flood bank at Firepool. of Barton and Lydford • Creech St Michael: Repairs to flood defence wall. Millstream. • Currymoor pumping station: Refurbishment of eaves Baltmoor Wall to ensure building watertight and repairs to WEST SOMERSET Archimedean screw. • Hawkcombe Stream, Porlock: Repairs to flood walls • Ham flood defence scheme: Outfall pipe and culvert and shingle traps upstream of Porlock village. clearance. • Monksilver Stream, Williton to Swill Bridge: • Bathpool: Replacement of flap door. Watercourse maintenance. • Doniford Stream: Watercourse maintenance. PARRETT • Minehead beach, Minehead sea defences: Sand re • Parrett: Dredging between New House Farm and distribution. Burrowbridge. • Northmoor and Andersea: Emergency bank repairs. • Emergency piling works at Saltmoor and Rose FLOOD WARNING Cottage and Wickmoor. Work continues in encouraging the development of flood • Emergency bank repairs at Saltmoor pumping warden schemes in localities such as Queen Camel, station. Williton, Congresbury, Burrowbridge, North Curry, Creech • Oath: Bank revetment. St Michael, and Ruishton. In addition to checking the • Westover: Bank repairs. details of individuals already on the Automated Voice • Langacre Rhyne: Emergency bank repairs. Messaging (AVM) service, residents within the indicative • West Sedgemoor: Bank repairs. floodplain in Bruton, locations on the Cam, Creech St • Westonzoyland pumping station: Construction of Michael, Norton Fitzwarren, Ruishton and Sherborne have access. been offered the direct flood warning service. • Decoy Rhyne: Bank repairs. • King's Sedgemoor Drain: Repairs to bank at Dunball. • Long Sutton Catchwater: Dredging. • Huish Episcopi pumping station: Upgrade of security fencing. • River Yeo: Repairs on Yeovilton flood defence Published by the Environment Agency South West Region scheme. 6 December 2002. • Ablake: Repairs to sluice. For further copies contact North Wessex Customer Services • Barwick Stream: Repairs to flood wall at Stoford. 01278 457333. • Cam at West Camel: Dredging of bypass channel. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FLOODLINE INCIDENT HOTLINE 126587 0845 988 1188 0800 80 70 60 SW-12/02-250-C-BGZP on Printed 100% recycled paper.