Summary
Around 469,000 households and businesses in England are at
risk of flooding with this figure likely to rise in the next century due to
factors such as climate change. The Environment Agency is responsible for
managing the risk from main rivers and the sea in England and Wales.
'Building
and Maintaining River and Coastal Flood Defences in England' (HC 528) looks
at the maintenance of 24,000 miles of flood defences and the construction of
new defences by the Environment Agency.
It notes the progress made since
the last report
'Inland
Flood Defence' (HC 299) published in 2001 and sets out the areas where
there is room for further improvement.
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me?
If you live in an area that is susceptible to flooding or work in
flood defence, this affects you.
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