1. Calderdale Catchment Plan Update July 2016 Helen Batt: Calderdale Catchment Director Environment Agency

2. A plan to reduce flood risk in Calderdale is due to be completed by October 2016. The purpose of the plan is to drive action and facilitate partnership working It will take a ‘catchment wide’ approach including natural flood management Cumbria also produced a plan in June Catchment Plan: A collaborative approach to flood risk

3. Emerging Catchment Plan Scope How the catchment can be changed to reduce flooding and increase flood resilience by: Natural flood management Strengthening defences Supporting community resilience Maintenance of channel and assets Use of existing water infrastructure e.g reservoirs, mill ponds, canal

4. Accountability The Environment Agency is facilitating the process of producing the Catchment Plan and is the ‘accountable body’ However the plan will be owned and delivered by the Calderdale Flood Resilience and Recovery Partnership and be signed off by the Board The ‘buy-in’ of the delivery partners is essential.

5. Catchment Plan Opportunities Provides a ‘shop window’ for projects Collaborative process – identify joint working opportunities Public commitment to action Transform recommendations into actions Problem solve Build trust

6. Catchment Plan Inputs: Calderdale MBC Flood Risk Strategy Flood Commission findings Data to understand the catchment Partner information on projects and proposals under development Problem solving, developing ideas, sharing information: community/partner workshops

7. Development of the Catchment Plan What? APRIL - JUNE Development of scope Community consultation to design collaborative process Develop JULY - AUGUST Input into the Action Plan from Calderdale Flood Resilience and Recovery Partnership, local community knowledge, plus technical and academic expertise Series of workshops, evidence and project data collection Produce Output SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER Produce first draft for consultation with partners and public Produce hard and digital copies. Ongoing Engagement

8. Workshop schedule Design the process: 18 th June Governance: 2 nd July Resilience: 9 th July NFM/defences/water assets: 16 th July Maintenance: 23 rd July Please come along and get involved!

9. Questions/comments/discussion Helen Batt: Calderdale Catchment Director helen.batt@environment-agency.gov.uk