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This page last updated 1st June 2009 |
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Morpeth Flood Action Group’s aims are to support the community of Morpeth in the aftermath of the events of 6 September 2008, and to engage with relevant authorities to plan future flood defences. |
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CONTACT US enquiries@morpethfloodaction.org.uk |
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Our presentation to Hilary Benn |
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The Case for Morpeth’s Flood Defences
This document was produced by members of Morpeth Flood Action Group for presentation to Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs, on his visit to Morpeth 11 May 2009. |
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For a copy of the presentation click the image. For a copy of the press coverage go to the Morpeth Herald site. |
Our take on why we need walls |
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Morpeth Flood Action Group has come down firmly in favour of a flood alleviation scheme that includes upstream storage. The trouble with the EA options is that the upstream dams will only restrict the water coming in to Morpeth from the Upper Wansbeck and Hart Burn catchments.
There are no plans, for various reasons, to have upstream storage on the Font.
We need walls in because if there were a 1 in 200 year deluge on the Font catchment area parts of Morpeth would still flood.
For more information on this got to our Flood Alleviation web page. |
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Flood Alleviation — the Options |
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The Environment Agency has agreed for us to publish section 1 of their document about the various options for the flood alleviation scheme. It goes in to a bit more detail than the leaflets they handed out at the public consultation. To download a copy click on the image to the right. |
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High Stanners with no upstream storage |
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What it could look like with upstream storage |
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