SRA, Author at Somerset Rivers Authority

Sarah Elliott Of Ham Village Flood Committee Points To A Raised Earth Bund Created As A Flood Defence By The Environment Agency.

Video: How two Somerset flood groups have helped their villages

3rd November 2020
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Volunteers in Ham and Martock have helped to reduce flood risks in and around their villages. For the benefit of people living elsewhere in Somerset, six key figures share lessons they have learned. They point out some of the equipment that can now be used and some of the drainage, flood defence and natural flood management works that have been carried out locally.

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Two Volunteers In Misterton With A Lot Of Useful Equipment Bought With A Somerset Prepared Grant Funded By Somerset Rivers Authority.

Video: Get a grant, get better prepared for emergencies

21st October 2020
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Somerset communities who want to get better prepared for emergencies can apply for grants of up to £5,000 for training and equipment. Learn more about how to apply. Hear from people who have been successful.

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North Drain Pumping Station Seen High Up From A Drone In Its Strategically Important Position Between North Drain And The River Brue.

Video: River Parrett Field Team, North Drain Pumping Station

20th October 2020
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See the Environment Agency's River Parrett Field Team in action and learn about improvements at North Drain Pumping Station, part-funded by Somerset Rivers Authority in 2020.

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View Looking Up Bonnings Lane In Barrington Of Newly Completed Silt Trap With With Builders' Equipment Including A Wheelbarrow, Generator And Pick-axes.

New silt trap benefits 25 homes

12th October 2020
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A new silt trap has been installed in Barrington, as part of a series of moves by Somerset Rivers Authority to reduce flood risks in the village.

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SRA Community Engagement Support Officer Dawn James Talking To Derek Johnson, Jenny Pike And Sarah Elliott About The Work Of Ham Village Flood Defence Committee, With Some Of The Committee's Equipment Laid Out Nearby.

Help your Somerset community get ready for winter

29th September 2020
News

People across Somerset are being offered free interactive online training between Tuesday 20 October and Thursday 22 October to help communities prepare for what could be a challenging winter. Subjects covered include recovering from crises, dealing with flooding and snow, and co-ordinating community volunteers. New short local films will also be shown.

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The River Sowy Full Of Water Downstream Of Beer Wall Near Othery With Existing Inconspicuous Flood Embankments.

Consultation now closed: Environmental Statement on River Sowy – King’s Sedgemoor Drain enhancements

15th August 2020
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A milestone has been reached with the River Sowy-King's Sedgemoor Drain (KSD) Enhancements Scheme, which is being delivered for Somerset Rivers Authority by the Environment Agency. The Environmental Statement for this scheme's first phase is out now for consultation until 13 September.

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Out now: Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2019-20

29th July 2020
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Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2019-20 shows in great detail how nearly £2.8million was spent on a wide range of extra flood protection and resilience works across Somerset. A summary offers interesting countywide highlights.

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Three Samples Of Metalwork - A Knife Blade, A Chain Link, Part Of A Hinge Strap - Excavated From The Lost Somerset Hamlet Of Tappingweir Near The River Parrett.

Report reveals history of lost Somerset hamlet

22nd July 2020
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Remains from the lost 16th century hamlet of Tappingweir were uncovered as part of dredging works carried out along the River Parrett. People there led humble lives in centuries gone by, with inferior pots from West and South Somerset.

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View From Track Of Black Membranes Fixed On Banks Near A Water Control Structure On Westmoor That Needs Improvement Works.

39 steps to better water control

20th April 2020
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Membranes have been fitted for Somerset Rivers Authority near 39 water control structures at Moorlinch and Westmoor on the Somerset Levels. The membranes will - temporarily - stop vegetation growing and deter water voles, so the structures can be improved later this summer.

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Tractor And Sward Slitter In Action On Field In Exmoor In Somerset With Grassland Showing Results Of Efforts To Aerate Soil And Improve Infiltration Of Water.

Farmers bid online for Somerset flood works

4th March 2020
News

Farmers across Somerset made well over 100 bids in the county’s biggest auction yet for works to help stop flooding. The auction ran online in the second half of March. Somerset Rivers Authority, the Environment Agency and the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group SouthWest offered farmers a choice of up to seven different methods of natural flood management. Bids are now being checked.

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