Flood Response and Recovery Tony Hanson Environmental Protection Manager Jarrow and Boldon Community Area Forum Thursday 25 th October 2012

Summer Floods 2007

Flood and Water Management Act 2010 New Flood Risk Management Responsibilities: Flood Risk Strategies Reporting to Environment Agency Responsibility for management of Surface Water Consenting of Structures on Ordinary Watercourses Register of Flood Risk Management Structures Duty to Investigate Flooding Incidents

Lead Local Flood Authority The Council as the highway authority are responsible for the maintenance of highway drainage systems including cleaning gullies. Approval and adoption of Highways drainage systems Strategic Flood Risk Assessment – To avoid development in flood risk areas Sustainable Urban Drainage Approval Body – The Council must establish once the commencement of the national standards is undertaken.

‘Alerts’ and Flooding  28 th Jun – Yellow = MAJOR Widespread Flooding  6 th July – Amber = MINOR Localised Flooding  7 th July – Amber = No FLOODS  5 th Aug – Yellow = MAJOR Widespread Flooding  6 th Aug – Amber = MINOR Localised Flooding  21 st Sept – Yellow = No FLOODS  24 th Sept – Amber = Localised Flooding

Response South Tyneside declared incident –28 th June –5 th August –24 th September Major incident response team called to Barrington Street: –Corporate Directors –Trained emergency response staff –Social Care and Health –Other Key Council staff –Northumbria Police

Response “To return the Borough to normality as quickly as possible” Vulnerable people were assessed Elderly Disabled Poor Health Specialist equipment Welfare list checked Need for rest centre at Temple Park Leisure Centre Need for Humanitarian Assistance Centre Infrastructure Checks (roads, bridges etc)

Multi Agency Partners on site in many areas of the Borough and wider region to deal with the response Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue South Tyneside Homes South Tyneside Council Northumbria Police Environment Agency Met Office Highways Agency Response

Response and Recovery Since 29 June Borough Wide Clean up On-site support to residents, households and businesses Pick up’s arranged for damaged household goods with advice re insurers Gully Cleaning and liaison with Northumbria Water Response Team in place for further Weather alerts –Detailed plan for flood risk areas shared –Risk Zones –Staff rota –Equipment in key locations –Partnership approach

Flooding to many areas Robin Hood Lindisfarne Roundabout Ocean Road Estimated that some properties reported as affected Businesses affected Roads Closed A194 Fellgate

Concerns Raised Council Gully Programme Planned Maintenance Cleansing and debris disposal Field Drains Drainage capacity Grass Cutting and removal Northumbria Water Main Sewer Network Geographic location of response staff – staff simply could not get to areas affected due to flooded roads

Immediate / Short Term Actions Strategic Flood Risk Group Established Additional cleansing vehicles hired Increased Council Gully Cleaning and Inspection Programme Northumbria Water to clear mains system of silt and debris CCTV surveys of drainage assets Demountable pods with flood response equipment Geographic location of response staff already in place for prompt support Letter and survey sent to affected areas Surface Water Management Study commenced Attending residents meetings Working with key partners, such as South Tyneside Homes, Environment Agency, Northumbrian Water and local landowners

Medium / Long Term Actions Medium Term – Engineering Measures -Improvements to the existing drainage networks -Property Level Protection -Implementation of the Sustainable Drainage Approval Body -Implementation of Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy Long Term – Strategic Investment -Northumbria Water and Environment Agency strategic investment -Council capital investment / contribution -Implementation of flood defence schemes

Available Funding The Environment Agency  Flood and Coastal Resilience Partnership Funding  Local Levy  Water Framework Directive Funding (Emerging) Northumbrian Water Where drainage incapacity exists Local Landowners / Beneficiaries South Tyneside Council / South Tyneside Homes Local Development Sites

Questions and discussion