What is the Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy?The Strategy is the Environment Agency's plan to manage tidal flood risks in the Severn Estuary. It covers the coast from Gloucester to Lavernock Point near Cardiff and from Gloucester to Hinkley Point in Somerset. The three main objectives of the strategy are:
We held our second consultation on the draft Strategy in 2013. The consultation was hosted on this website though also included local drop-in sessions plus presentations to Parish Councils and interested local groups.
We are pleased that the 2013 consultation showed a general acceptance of the proposed way forward. We shall therefore update the on-line material shortly taking account of comments received so that there will be a working draft of the strategy available for all to refer to, whilst the strategy is put forward for acceptance by Defra and Welsh Government.
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