Agenda item

The Flood and Water Management Act 2010, makes Bath and North East Somerset Council a Lead Local Flood Authority and as such the Council is responsible for managing flood risk from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses in the area. Under provisions in the Act, the Council must develop, maintain, monitor and apply a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (and assist in the management of local flood risk).

Councillor Anthony Clarke said that under the requirements in the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 the Council had had a duty to work towards the objectives set out in the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, as well as to comply with statutory duties as a Lead Local Flood Authority set out in the Flood & Water Management Act 2010.  The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 had made Bath and North East Somerset Council a Lead Local Flood Authority and as such the Council was responsible for managing flood risk from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses in the area but not from the river.

Councillor Anthony Clarke moved the recommendations.

Councillor Liz Richardson seconded the motion and thanked everyone who has worked so hard to put this together as well as all those that took part in our consultation.  This was an extremely important strategy that would help ensure a co-ordinated approach to local flood risk, clarifying roles and responsibilities and ensuring management of the risk as effectively as possible.

RESOLVED (unanimously) that the Cabinet approved the adoption of the Bath & North East Somerset Council Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.