Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

On the 13th September 2016, extreme rainfall events hit parts of south west England and the south Pennines, with significant flooding observed across Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, and also in parts of west Cornwall.  The rainfall event significantly affected Stockport, with the borough receiving approximately 44% of its total monthly rainfall in just one day. Leading up to this day Stockport had experienced a period of warm dry weather and as a result ground conditions were not saturated and water levels within the local watercourses were quite low. However, the volume and intensity of rainfall overloaded the local drainage system, causing surface water flooding throughout large parts of the borough.

This report presents the various aspects of the flood events in September and specifically incorporates a draft Independent Section 19 Investigation Report in accordance with the Flood & Water Management Act (FWMA) on the investigation into the flooding events undertaken by Jacobs Consulting Engineers.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on the draft Jacobs Section 19 Report for the September 2016 floods in Appendix A and recommend that the Executive approves the final report.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161-474-4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing a commentary on the various aspects of the flood events in the Borough on 13 September and specifically incorporating a draft Independent Section 19 Investigation Report in accordance with the Flood & Water Management Act on the investigation into the flooding events undertaken by Jacobs Consulting Engineers.

·         Members in affected wards needed to be promptly informed of appropriate emergency contacts.

·         Bramhall did not factor significantly within the report as it fell below the reporting threshold, however the locality did suffer from flooding and had proven to be susceptible to flooding.

·         Concern was expressed that the report did not fully explore the responsibility of United Utilities and the potential contribution of their drainage network in the recent flooding incidents.

·         The report provided a good commentary on the incident of flooding, however the recommendations contained within the report were weak and did not identify any actions beyond those that a reasonable authority would be expected to already be undertaking.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

On the 13th September 2016, extreme rainfall events hit parts of south west England and the south Pennines, with significant flooding observed across Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, and also in parts of west Cornwall.  The rainfall event significantly affected Stockport, with the borough receiving approximately 44% of its total monthly rainfall in just one day. Leading up to this day Stockport had experienced a period of warm dry weather and as a result ground conditions were not saturated and water levels within the local watercourses were quite low. However, the volume and intensity of rainfall overloaded the local drainage system, causing surface water flooding throughout large parts of the borough.

This report presents the various aspects of the flood events in September and specifically incorporates a draft Independent Section 19 Investigation Report in accordance with the Flood & Water Management Act (FWMA) on the investigation into the flooding events undertaken by Jacobs Consulting Engineers.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on the draft Jacobs Section 19 Report for the September 2016 floods in Appendix A and recommend that the Executive approves the final report.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161-474-4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing a commentary on the various aspects of the flood events in the Borough on 13 September and specifically incorporating a draft Independent Section 19 Investigation Report in accordance with the Flood & Water Management Act on the investigation into the flooding events undertaken by Jacobs Consulting Engineers.

It was commented that skips had been provided by the local authority for residents during previous flooding incidents, but no mention was made in the report of whether such provision was made on this occasion.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.