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Have your say about how flooding impacts the local Weardale community | |
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2019-09-18 | |
发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
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正文(英文) | Press release Have your say about how flooding impacts the local Weardale communityInformal drop-in events will take place this month ![]() Contractor John Carrick and the Environment Agency's Kirsty Hardy September is a great month to catch up with how things are going with one of the country’s leading landmark flood alleviation projects that is being delivered in the North East of England on our very doorstep. The £2.1million Weardale Natural Flood Management (NFM) Demonstrator project has long term ambitions to deliver natural features across an 100km2 area of landscape that will hopefully reduce the risk of flooding for around 140 properties, encourage carbon capture, improve water quality, and create a haven for wildlife to thrive. This month the Environment Agency will be hosting three information events across successive days at Cowshill & Lanehead Village Hall, Stanhope Community Centre and Westgate Village Hall in County Durham (the full event details are listed below). The idea of the informal events is to capture local knowledge of how flooding affects the residents and business owners of Weardale. It will also give the team a chance to chat with residents about the Natural Flood Management project and find out how it is progressing. The project covers Stanhope Burn, Rookhope Burn, Killhope Burn, Ireshopeburn and Middlehope Burn in rural County Durham. The Weardale Natural Flood Management Demonstrator is part of a national Defra funded natural flood management project. Mr John Carrick, a local landowner and agricultural contractor talks about the importance of the flood alleviation project and why the community should be getting involved in the programme. He said:
As a landowner Mr Carrick explains why he feels it’s important to play a role in the NFM Demonstrator project. He said:
Kirsty Hardy, Flood and Coastal Risk Management Advisor at the Environment Agency, said:
The project is supported by Forestry Commission England, Natural England and North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership. The community information drop-in events are as follows: Tuesday 24 Sept / Cowshill & Lanehead Village Hall / County Durham, DL13 1DA 2.30pm–7pm Wednesday 25 Sept / Stanhope Community Centre / 11 Front Street, Stanhope, County Durham, DL13 2NQ 2.30pm–7pm Thursday 26 Sept / Westgate Village Hall / Front Street, Westgate, County Durham, DL13 1RX 2.30pm–7pm For further details about the community information events or the Weardale NFM Demonstrator project, please contact Kirsty Hardy at the Environment Agency, by emailing: Kirsty.Hardy@environment-agency.gov.uk People can also learn more about the regional and national work of the Environment Agency by visiting www.gov.uk/environment-agency
Published 18 September 2019
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/216432 |
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