Agenda for Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) Board meeting on 5 December 2025
A meeting of the Board of Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) will be held at 9.45am on Friday 5 December 2025 at the offices of Somerset Council, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BT.
Below are lists of people expected to attend the meeting from across the SRA partnership, followed by the meeting’s agenda and reports.
If you would like to put a public question to the Board, about any matter that relates to the SRA, please email sra@somerset.gov.uk by 12 noon on Monday 1 December.
Note: parking on site at the council offices in Shepton Mallet is very limited. Visitors are generally asked to park nearby, for example in the Commercial Road car park.
Members of SRA Board:
Cllr Mike Stanton – Chair (Somerset Council)
Tony Bradford – Vice-Chair (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr Steve Ashton (Somerset Council)
Cllr Mike Caswell (Somerset Council)
Ian Collins (Wessex Regional Flood & Coastal Committee)
Andrew Gilling (Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board)
Rebecca Horsington (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr Liz Leyshon (Somerset Council – substitute)
Claire Newill (Natural England)
Cllr Nick O’Donnell (Somerset Council)
Cllr Claire Sully (Somerset Council)
Matt Wheeldon (Wessex Water)
Trevor Whitcombe (Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board)
Ian Withers (Environment Agency)
Cllr Ros Wyke (Somerset Council)
In attendance:
Jennie Channing (Somerset Rivers Authority)
James Divall (Somerset Council)
Caroline Dunn (Somerset Rivers Authority)
Ross Edwards (Environment Agency)
Sam Hitchcott (Somerset Council)
Piers Hooper (Environment Agency)
David Mitchell (Somerset Rivers Authority)
Iain Sturdy (Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium)
Andy Wallis (A W Water Engineering)
AGENDA
1 Introductions and apologies for absence
Purpose: Welcome and clarification
Lead: Chair
2 Declarations of interest
Purpose: Transparency
Lead: Chair
3 Minutes of previous meeting held on 12 September 2025
Purpose: To agree accuracy, and discuss any matters arising from the minutes
Lead: Chair
Document (downloadable PDF): ITEM 3 Draft Somerset Rivers Authority Board Meeting minutes 12 September
4 Chair’s update
Purpose: To update on any matters of relevance to the SRA Board since its last meeting
Lead: Chair
5 Public Question Time
Purpose: To give the public chance to ask questions
Lead: Chair
6 Administration
Purpose: To agree SRA Board 2026-27 meeting dates
Lead: Chair
Document (downloadable PDF): ITEM 6 SRA Board Paper SRA Administration 5 December 2025
7 Investment in water storage in the Somerset Levels and Moors
Purpose: Environment Agency presentation on investment to protect and enhance the Somerset Levels and Moors
Lead: Ross Edwards
8 Finance report and Enhanced Programme performance monitoring
Purpose: To update the Board
a) Quarter 2 2025-26 Finance Report
b) Quarter 2 2025-26 Enhanced Programme performance monitoring
Leads: Sam Hitchcott, Caroline Dunn
Documents (downloadable PDFs): ITEM 8a SRA Board Paper Quarter 2 2025-26 Finance Report 5 December 2025
ITEM 8a Appendix 1 Quarter 2 2025-26 Finance Report
ITEM 8b SRA Board Paper Quarter 2 2025-26 Performance Monitoring Report 5 December 2025
9 SRA Proposed 2026-27 Enhanced Programme and Budget
Purpose: To review and approve the draft 2026-27 Proposed Enhanced Programme and Budget
Lead: David Mitchell
Documents (downloadable PDFs): ITEM 9 SRA Board Paper 2026-27 Enhanced Programme and Budget 5 December 2025
ITEM 9 Appendix 1 2026-27 SRA proposed Enhanced Programme action summaries with grant amounts 5 December 2025
10 River Sowy – King’s Sedgemoor Drain (KSD) Enhancements Scheme
Purpose: To update the Board on
a) 1.9km bank raising and outfalls
Lead: Iain Sturdy
Document (downloadable PDF): ITEM 10 SRA Board Paper KSD Outfalls and Banks Update 5 December 2025
11 River Brue Modelling update
Purpose: To update the Board on final project outputs
Leads: Andy Wallis
Document (downloadable PDF): ITEM 11 SRA Board Paper River Brue 5 December 2025
12 Strategic risk register
Purpose: Annual review of the risk register
Lead: David Mitchell
Document (downloadable PDF): ITEM 12 SRA Board Paper Strategic Risks 5 December 2025
13 Any Other Business (AOB)
Purpose: Please notify the Chair of AOB in advance of the meeting
Lead: Chair
Board meeting information
For more information relating to this Friday 5 December SRA Board meeting, such as public attendance and access, please see the Public Guidance notes below:
Document (downloadable PDF): SRA Board Meeting Agenda and Public Guidance Notes 5 December 2025
Next SRA Board meeting: 6 March 2026, 9.45am at Somerset Council’s offices in Brympton Way, Yeovil.