Pilot description
Area description
Size of the pilot area: 1,386 km2 (Environment Agency, 2017)
Number of inhabitants: to be added
Relevant characteristics of the water system: Rivers Medway, Beult, Teise, Bourne and Eden, as well as their tributaries
Flood risks
River + rainfall
Impacts: The catchment has suffered significant flooding in 1968, 2000/01 and most recently in 2013/14 leading flood organizations work together with communities to improve flood resilience. Generally, a total of 9000 properties (2.246 homes and businesses) are at risk in the Medway catchment. After the flood in 2013/14 the Medway Flood Partnership involves authorities at different levels (Environment Agency, 2017).
Referenties
- Medway Flood Action Plan, Environment Agency, 1 november 2017.
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment level 1 and level 2 Tunbridge Wells, JBA Consulting, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, 1 juli 2019.