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Exeter new flood defence scheme gets Government funding boost
More than 2,000 homes will be better protected from the devastating effects of flooding after a proposed Exeter flood defence scheme was given a boost by additional government funding today.
For the first time ever, the Government has provided additional funding for projects that will unlock economic growth through a recent growth through flood alleviation bid of £6 million. The £26 million scheme will be funded from Flood Defence Grants in Aid (FDGiA) money of £14 million, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council contributions of £3 million each plus the shortfall money from the Government’s additional growth fund, that was bid for last year.
Estimated project completion is expected to be late 2017 and will provide £204 million of direct economic benefit to Exeter.
Exeter’s new flood defences will create over 1,000 jobs and protect businesses which employ 4,700 people. They will provide better protection of land for business development as well as major
rail and sewerage infrastructure and over 2,000 homes. Exeter suffered from severe flooding in 1960 when over 1,000 properties were flooded twice within a few months and the city was cut in half. A major flood alleviation scheme was subsequently designed and built (1965 to 1977) to defend the city against similar floods.
Recent studies have shown that the existing flood defences in Exeter only protect the city from a 1 in 40 year annual probability flood event. More extreme events could affect over 5,000 properties and critical infrastructure, and devastate the local economy. The Environment Agency therefore established a partnership with Exeter City Council and Devon County Council to jointly fund and promote an improvement scheme which would increase the level of protection up to a 1 in 100 annual probability event.
As a result of the re-assessment of the level of flood risk, the Environment Agency initiated a project in 2010 to promote a major improvement scheme. Following the 2011 launch of Defra’s new funding policy it became clear that significant external financial contributions would be needed to fund such a scheme.
South East Littlehampton
Protection for 14,000 homes in the South East
Vital funding for flood defence and coastal protection schemes in the South East has been given the green light, ensuring better protection for more than 14,000 homes across the region, Defra and the Environment Agency announced today.
Major schemes set to receive funding across the South East will include: • Littlehampton Tidal Defences This scheme on the east bank of the River Arun at Littlehampton in West Sussex will reduce the risk of flooding to 750 homes. It will receive £1.7 million funding 2013/14 (total scheme cost is £10.8 million). • Sandwich Town Tidal Defences
This scheme will reduce the risk of tidal flooding to the town of
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