Contents of Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2022-23
The Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) Annual Report 2022-23 covers activities funded by the SRA between the start of April 2022 and the end of March 2023.
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Foreword
Foreword to the SRA Annual Report 2022-23 by SRA Chair Councillor Mike Stanton
Workstream 1 (W1): Dredging and River Management
Introduction to Dredging and River Management 2022-23
Water injection dredging and silt monitoring 2022-23
River Sowy – King’s Sedgemoor Drain enhancements scheme (Phase 1) 2022-23
Bridgwater Tidal Barrier 2022-23
Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation Improvements Scheme 2022-23
‘Resetting’ the River Aller on Exmoor 2022-23
Strategic Approach to Mitigation 2022-23
Workstream 2 (W2): Land management including Natural Flood Management
Introduction to Land Management including Natural Flood Management 2022-23
Natural Flood Management capital grant schemes across Somerset 2022-23
Natural Flood Management Online Auctions 2022-23
Highways Referrals and Soil Visits in 2022-2023
Natural Flood Management for Doniford catchment farms 2022-23
Somerset Beaver Strategy 2022-23
Somerset Levels and Moors peat trials 2022-23
Wellhams Brook water storage study 2022-23
Trees for Water Action Fund 2022-23
See also: placed under W5 but with strong connections to this workstream and others
Workstream 3 (W3): Urban Water Management
Introduction to Urban Water Management and SuDS 2022-23
SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems) inspections 2022-23
Somerset-specific SuDS guidance and SuDS website 2022-23
Flood risk reduction works in Rode and Beckington 2022-23
Minehead 25-Year Flood Action Plan 2022-23
River Sheppey catchment action plan 2022-23
Workstream 4 (W4): Resilient Infrastructure
Introduction to Resilient Infrastructure 2022-23
A358 Combe Florey drainage improvements 2022-23
Creech Heathfield drainage improvements 2022-23
Marston Magna drainage improvements 2022-23
Chadmead bank improvements 2022-23
Enhanced maintenance of highways and structures 2022-23
Asset upgrades at frequently jetted sites 2022-23
A note for serious seekers of drainage knowledge: the Enhanced maintenance page includes links to pages providing lists of all 844 places which had extra SRA-funded gully-emptying in 2022-23. The Enhanced maintenance page also lists the 132 places which benefitted from extra SRA-funded drain jetting. This additional information about gully-emptying and drain jetting is not provided in PDFs of the Annual Report, because it would take up too much space.
Workstream 5 (W5): Building local resilience
Introduction to Building Local Resilience 2022-23
Somerset Community Resilience event 2022 and Somerset Water Forum
Grants to communities for equipment and training 2022-23
(Note: The section about Adapting the Levels includes details about moor associations, a climate adaptation toolkit and two video animations, about Somerset’s Peat and Floodplain Connections.)
Financial Summary
Financial Summary, including Local Partner Funding 2022-23
Flood Action Plan Review
Progress with the review of Somerset’s 20 Year Flood Action Plan 2022-23