The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 requires councils to lead the coordination of flood risk management for surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses in their area.
Flood Risk Strategic Plan
The Flood Risk Strategic Plan begins a new chapter for flood and coastal erosion risk management in Anglesey which will work towards understanding and managing flood risk within the county.
It highlights the steps that are to be taken to improve knowledge of flood risk on the island, to work better with organisations and the public towards reducing those risks whilst aiming to balance the need of communities, the economy and the environment. This strategic plan will highlight the steps that are to be taken to ensure this happens.
Council responsibility
Isle of Anglesey County Council, as a lead local flood authority, will principally look to tackle ‘local flood risk’. This is flooding from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses such as ditches and streams.
Isle of Anglesey County Council has taken steps to identify areas across Anglesey that are at risk of flooding and to collaborate with flood risk management authorities, stakeholders and the public to share data and resources so as to reduce the risk of flooding.
An important part of the Flood Risk Strategic Plan is to ensure that communities are aware of what risks exist, the council’s and other risk management authorities’ responsibilities for flood risk and what communities can do to involve themselves. If you have any questions or require any further information, see our contact details.
Main river flooding is responsibility of Natural Resources Wales
Main river flooding remains the responsibility of Natural Resources Wales and the act requires them to develop, maintain and apply a national flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy.
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