Flooding
Flooding
The Council as a Category 1 responder under
the Civil Contingencies Act has to consider risks within its area
and have plans/contingencies to tackle such risks as caused by
flooding.
To view what the Council's responsibilities are and the role of
the Environment Agency - click here.
Environment Agency flood warning system
If you sign up for the Environment Agency’s new public flood
warning service - it will send you messages to warn you about
flooding.
There are three types of warning - Flood Alert, Flood Warning
and Severe Flood Warning.
A Flood Alert will be issued to tell you that
flooding is possible.
A Flood Warning will be used to warn you
of expected flooding and encourage you to take action to
protect yourself and your property.
A Severe Flood Warning will be used when there
is a significant risk to life or significant disruption to
communities and to follow the advice of the emergency services.
The Environment Agency currently
offer a Flood Warning Service to the communities of Coven,
Someford, Congreve, Penkridge, Acton Bridge, Wedges Mills,
Standeford and Kinver.
To check if you're at risk from flooding or to register
for their free Floodline Warnings Direct service, please
call Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or
visit their website.
You can also get the latest flood warnings from:
- Teletext page 159
- BBC Ceefax page 419; and
- Digital Ceefax page 405.
Contact
Environment Agency
Floodline
0845 988 1188
Environment Agency Floodline Minicom
Service
0845 602 6340
Environment Agency Customer Service
Line
08708 506 506
Help for victims of
flooding
National Flood Forum
The National Flood Forum is a charitable
organisation providing support and advice to communities and
individuals that have been flooded or are at risk of flooding.
Their advice is free and includes some of the
top tips on how to protect your home or business with flood
defences.
External Link: The National Flood Forum
Flooding - am I at
risk?
W
e have two
main rivers flowing through the district:
- the Penk which runs through Penkridge;
and
- the Stour which runs through
Kinver.
To view the EA flood maps for these areas click on the links
below.
Key to the flood maps:
Dark blue - 1 in 100 year floodplain (1%
chance of happening every year).
Light blue - 1 in 1,000 year floodplain (0.1%
chance of happening every year).
Penkridge Flood Map (1.73MB)
Kinver Flood Map (1.17MB)
Other useful information
What to
do if you are flooded
Insurance Advice on
flooding
Sandbag instructions
(391KB)
EA leaflet - Before a
flood (386KB)
EA leaflet
- During a flood (318KB)
EA leaflet - After
a flood (240KB)
External Links
The Association of British
Insurers
Information on flooding risk and insurance.
The Flood
Protection Association
This body represents manufacturers of flood protection
products.
Contact
Phil Hardy
Electoral & Emergency Planning
Manager
Telephone: (01902) 696119
Go back to the
emergency planning homepage