SRA Annual Report 2022-23: Minehead 25 Year Action Plan
The SRA is the main funder of the development of a 25-year action plan for dealing with serious flood risks from all sources across the whole catchment in and around Minehead.
Other funders – and also project leaders – are Somerset Council (as it now is) and Wessex Water.
In 2022-23, consultants WSP finished building a 2D Integrated Catchment Model, to get a much better understanding of the combined impacts of river, surface water and drainage flood risks. Sensitivity runs were also conducted to assess the impact of the tide on local infrastructure.
After the model’s outputs were reviewed and validated, the project team identified potential flood alleviation measures across the catchments that flow into Minehead.
A final report is expected by summer 2023, which will particularly take into account the effects of new developments around Minehead and climate change.