Bridgwater Tidal Barrier public drop-in session – Monday, 10 July
A public drop-in session to let people know the latest news about the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier scheme is being held on Monday, 10 July at Bridgwater Town Hall.
Mells River work ‘good for homes and wildlife’
Somerset Rivers Authority creates more flood capacity near Frome, with works along the Mells River through Orchardleigh and the old Mill Race in Spring Gardens.
Natural flood defence scheme launched on Quantocks
Pioneering work to slow the flow of water from the Quantock Hills down to the Somerset Levels is being funded by Somerset Rivers Authority. The project is partly a reaction to three unusually intense, localised storms that washed away around 1,200 tonnes of soil and gravel.
“Great news” for Carhampton as flood risks reduced
Somerset Rivers Authority has funded work to clear a thickly overgrown brook in Carhampton, to cut flood risk in the village and along the A39. Few other places in Somerset are currently being targeted with such a range of flood alleviation activities as Carhampton.
Site and design chosen for Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
A site on the River Parrett between Express Park and Chilton Trinity village has been selected as the optimum location for a Bridgwater Tidal Barrier.
Volunteers bag SRA grant for sandbag machine
A grant from Somerset Rivers Authority has helped to buy an automatic sandbagging machine for the Somerset branch of the Rapid Relief Team. Rapid Relief Team members previously used shovels for the back-breaking job of filling thousands of sandbags to protect people and properties.