SRA funds new climate change project, helping people adapt to flood and drought
SRA support enables Somerset to take part in a new project that will help people adapt to the water-related effects of climate change - flood and drought.
Farmers urged to bid online for flood works
Farmers across Somerset are being invited to bid in the UK’s first countywide auction for works to help stop flooding. The auction will be run online from February 26 - March 12 at www.nfmauction.org.uk.
Flood risks reduced as online auction proves ‘win-win’ for Somerset farmers
Somerset farmers successfully bid for £30,000 in first online auction for natural flood management works. A second auction is now being planned for 2019.
Villagers delighted as SRA funds work to reduce flooding
15 properties in Monksilver to benefit as Somerset Rivers Authority gives £170,000 for two-pronged attack on flooding.
Farmers invited to bid in Somerset’s first online auction for flood works
Farmers in the Tone and Parrett catchments within Somerset are urged to bid for natural flood management works as part of the award-winning Hills to Levels project.
SRA helps flood wardens Slow the Flow
Major natural flood management works near Yeovil, funded by Somerset Rivers Authority, help to protect villages, hamlets and roads.
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.
Video: Increasing floodplain storage – a case study
See works to re-connect a river with its floodplain, which will help to prevent flooding on the Somerset Levels. With Joanna Uglow of FWAG and engineer James Hector.
Video: Riverbank stabilisation on the River Isle
See rock rolls installed on the River Isle to prevent erosion and stop soil from the riverbank causing problems downstream. The video's presented by Joanna Uglow of FWAG SW.
Video: How leaky ponds can help stop flooding
In times of flood, it helps to store water higher up in river catchments. Leaky ponds hold water back, then release it safely.