1. Cornwall Council’s new role as Lead Local Flood Authority - what this means for Cornish communities Cornwall Community Flood Forum Conference 21 September 2012 Andrew Houghton – Flood & Coastal Risk Team Leader Dave Watkins - Hydrologist Cornwall Council

2. Background to Cornwall Council’s new role Summer 2007 floods 55000 properties flooded across England High proportion of surface water flooding Pitt Review recommended “local authorities lead the co- ordination of flood risk in their area”

3. Background - Continued Pitt Review prompted Floods and Water Management Act 2010 Cornwall Council are now the Lead Local Flood Authority Lead for flood risk from surface run-off, groundwater & Ordinary Watercourses

4. New Role: Local flood investigation

5. New Role: SuDS approval & adoption

6. New Role : Consenting on Ordinary Watercourses

7. New role : To maintain a flood risk management asset register Asset Register Power to designate

8. New Role: To develop a local flood risk management strategy Opportunity for communities to input to local flood & coastal risk management What role could Cornwall Community Flood Forum play?

9. Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA) Submitted June 2011. Resubmit June 2017 Assessment of information on flooding (historic and potential future flooding) Risk analysis for surface water flooding Identifies national level flood risk areas Assessed 180 communities in Cornwall Identified 28 highest risk communities for priority Local Flood Risk Management Strategies

10. PFRA Risk analysis Emphasis on surface water No of people at risk No of businesses at risk No of critical services at risk Combination of the above

11. Flood Risk Areas Defined for England as > 30,000 people at risk None in Cornwall, during this round 10 areas in England, nearest is Bristol Bar may be lowered for next round

12. PFRA  Local Strategy Surface water, fluvial and tidal risks Critical Drainage Areas (29) Multi-Agency High Priority Communities (22) Need for Surface Water Management Plans (18) Strategic Flood Risk Assessments for Planning Frameworks (24) Rapid Response Catchments (11)

13. CommunitySurface water risk ranking SFRA2 required Flood Plan required SWMP required CDARRC Truro1  × Bodmin2  × Redruth3  St Austell4  × Camborne & Pool5 & 30  × Penzance6  Liskeard7  ××  × St Ives8  Hayle9  Newquay10  ×××× Bude18  ×  × Par & St Blazey19 & 20  × Helston14  × Wadebridge11  × Callington12  ×××× Launceston13  ×  × Penryn & Falmouth15 & 23  Perranporth16  ××  Polperro17×  ××  Lostwithiel21  ×  Looe (East & West)22 & 25  ××× Mevagissey24×  ×  Camelford26  ×××× Portreath 27 ×  ××  Porthleven28  ×  ×× St Agnes29××××× Padstow32  × Mousehole31××  ××

14. Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Initially for 28 high priority communities 2 strands: Profile & Plan Local flood risk Profile - Data, issues, risks, evidence base Local flood risk Plan -Needs, actions, applications for funding Community input at CNA or Parish level

15. A new funding approach

16. Flood & coastal erosion schemes Cornwall IPP scheme Altarnun flood scheme Annual bid to the EA for Grant in Aid Supplemented by local funding Programme of schemes

17. Relevant Contacts Dave Owens - Assistant Head of TWE, Environment & Waste Martin Clemo -Principal Environment Projects and Technical Officer Andrew Houghton -Team Leader Land Drainage & Environment Steve Blatchford -Senior Land Drainage Engineer Steve Schotel -Coast Protection Engineer Dave Watkins -Hydrologist Dave Harvey -Land Drainage Consenting Officer