Issue - meetings

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

The report explains that 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. The report requests the Area Committee to comment on the various aspects of the flood events in September and specifically incorporates the 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 are invited to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Sue Stevenson on Tel: 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 the opportunity for Councillors and members of the public to comment on the Council’s response to the extreme rainfall event which occurred on 13 September 2016 as well as on the draft Independent Section 19 Investigation report.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         A query was raised in respect to the accuracy of the river level data and how that data was arrived at and analysed.

·         Councillors asked about what additional proactive plans were being formulated.

·         If there were any areas which suffered from flooding that were not detailed in the report, councillors and residents were encouraged to inform the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.