Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) Board decisions 6 June 2025
A summary of what happened at the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) Board meeting on 6 June 2025. Not every item on the agenda is covered. Only items that required decisions to be taken are featured below.
Item A: Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA) Board of Directors Elections
It was agreed that the SRA Board supported Councillor Mike Stanton’s bid to be elected to the Association of Drainage Authorities’ Board of Directors as a Local Authority Representative by instructing the SRA Senior Manager to submit a vote for him by 12pm on Friday 6 June.
Item 3: Minutes of previous meeting 7 March 2025
It was agreed that the minutes of the SRA Board meeting on 7 March 2025 should be signed as accurate.
Item 5: Community Flood Action Fund (CFAF) Update
As recommended, the Board noted the update on applications submitted to the SRA Community Flood Action Fund.
Item 6: Annual Report 2024-25
As recommended, the Board reviewed and commented on the Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2024-25.
The Board approved the publication of the Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2024-25, with the proviso that the names of all Board Members who were on the Board during the 2024-25 financial year should be added to the Annual Report before its formal publication.
Item 7: SRA Finance Report
Item 7a: Quarter 4 2024-25 Finance Report
As recommended, the Board noted the financial performance as at the end of Quarter 4 of 2024-25.
The Board approved the re-allocation of funds to and from contingency as per Part Two.
Item 7b: Quarter 4 2024-25 Performance Monitoring Report
As recommended, the Board noted the financial position of the SRA as at 1 April 2025.
Item 7c: Quarter 4 2024-25 Performance monitoring report
The Board noted the overall delivery status of the schemes and activities within the current SRA Enhanced Programme for Quarter 4 2024-25 and the whole year 2024-25.
Item 8: Grant amendment and top-up funding requests
Item 8a: Upper Barle catchment project – deferral of funding request
As recommended, the Board approved the change in the use of SRA funding from the development phase to the delivery phase of the project.
As recommended, the Board approved the request to defer the approved grant funding from the 2025-26 budget to the 2026-27 budget.
Item 8b: Act to Adapt – Top Up funding
As recommended, the Board approved the top-up funding request of £40,000 for the continued support of the Act to Adapt project to enhance community resilience.
Item 8c: Somerset Prepared – Community Resilience equipment and training grants
As recommended, the Board approved funding for £60,000 to top-up the small grants fund operated by Somerset Prepared.
9 River Sowy – King’s Sedgemoor Drain (KSD) Enhancements Scheme
As recommended, the Board confirmed the Parrett IDB as the delivery partner for KSD bank raising.
The Board also allocated up to £915,000 of previously set aside funds to the Parrett Internal Drainage Board to complete the KSD bank raising work.
Item 11: River Brue Modelling Update
As recommended, the Board noted progress and next steps on the River Brue modelling project.