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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=793}]"><cms:name>flooding-793</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Flooding</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=793}]"><cms:name>flooding-793-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>General Public</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>flooding</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=793}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Fire and Emergency Services</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>The Environment Agency operates a flood warning system, giving information to the public, media, emergency services and local Authorities.   </i></p><hr/><p>
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Using the latest
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available technology, staff monitor rainfall, river levels and sea conditions
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24 hours a day and use this information to forecast the possibility of flooding.
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If flooding is forecast, warnings are issued using a set of four easily recognisable
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codes. The following codes are used:
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</p><p>
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<strong>
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Flood
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Watch </strong>- Flooding possible. Be aware! Be prepared! Watch out!
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</p><p>
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<strong>
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Flood
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Warning </strong>- Flooding expected affecting homes, businesses and main roads.
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Act now! </p><p>
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<strong>Severe
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Flood Warning</strong> - Severe flooding expected. Imminent danger to life and
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property.
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</p><p>
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<strong>
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All
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Clear </strong>- An all clear will be issued when flood watches or warnings are
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no longer in force.
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</p><p>
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For more information on the current flooding situation, visit the
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<a href="http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/">
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<strong>Environment Agency</strong>
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</a>
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<span class="gen">link to external website</span> website.
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</p><p>
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When there is a risk of flooding the Agency issues warnings through
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the media; they are broadcast on TV weather bulletins and on radio weather
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and travel reports. Make sure you know which is your local radio station. </p><p>Flood
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warnings are also displayed on ITV Teletext regional weather pages (page 154)
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and on BBC Ceefax (page 419).
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</p><p>
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The Environment Agency
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provides the <strong>Floodline Service - Telephone Number 0845
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988 1188 </strong>.
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You can listen to recorded flood warning information or speak to an operator
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for general information and advice 24 hours a day.
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</p><h2>
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What this Council Will
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Do
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</h2><p>
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The Council's
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approach to providing emergency assistance during times of flooding is as
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follows:
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</p><ul>
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<li title="*">The Council has no
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legal responsibility to provide assistance to residents during times
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of flood, however the Council has provided emergency assistance on an
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ad hoc basis dependent upon local knowledge and experience of the
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situation.</li>
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<li title="*">The Council will provide
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sandbags or other such equipment as it feels appropriate, if they are
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available, to assist with the defence from flooding to persons or property
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within the area.</li>
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<li title="*">The Council will keep
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a stock of filled sandbags during times of potential flooding to aid
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the speed of response. The Council will deliver the sandbags or other
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equipment where the owner/occupier is unable to collect them from Council's
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depot. It will be the responsibility of the property
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owner/occupier to dispose of the sandbags once they are satisfied the
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risk of flooding has subsided.</li>
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<li title="*">The Council will provide
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engineering advice on ways residents can alleviate the risk of flooding
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to their properties if requested and issue general guidance to all properties
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in the area of their roles and responsibilities under the Land Drainage
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Act 1991. The Council will provide, if possible, during times of severe
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flooding, engineering advice on site to assist with the use of resources
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and control the situation where appropriate.</li>
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<li title="*">The Council will assist
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with the dissemination of Environment Agency flood warnings where appropriate.
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The Council will keep the necessary equipment at their depot to carry
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out the above functions, or have facilities to get access to the appropriate
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equipment rapidly.</li>
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<li title="*">Very serious flooding
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resulting in the need for evacuation of houses, provision of temporary
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accommodation and the like is covered by the Council's Emergency
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Plan.</li>
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</ul><p>
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If you live near the coast, there is always a possibility that a combination
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of high tides and bad weather will threaten your property with flooding, even
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though engineers will have done as much as possible to reduce the risk of this
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happening.</p><p> However, even if you live inland, events over the past few winters have demonstrated
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that exceptional storms can cause flooding even on hill slopes, when the
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drainage system is simply overwhelmed by the amount of water it is expected
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to carry.</p><p> In addition, when the ground is saturated even small additional amounts of
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rainfall will find it difficult to drain away from gardens and enclosed spaces.</p><p>The Council, at times of
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emergency, will be endeavouring to protect the public at large
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and will not be able to assist a large number of individual homeowners who
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may
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find their properties threatened.
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</p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=793"> Providing Information
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(793)
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