By David Meilton
18 August, 2009
The government has awarded £9.7m to 77 local authorities in areas at greatest risk of surface water floods.
Local authorities for all other areas will also be able to bid for a share of £5m to help them deal with known local flooding problems. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is also spending £1m on making training, data and other tools available to help all local authorities manage flood risk.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said: ‘We want to make sure [the funding] gets to where it’s most needed and where it can make the biggest difference – especially as we know that climate change will cause increased severe rainfall in future and bring with it an increased risk of surface water flooding.’
18 August, 2009
The government has awarded £9.7m to 77 local authorities in areas at greatest risk of surface water floods.
Local authorities for all other areas will also be able to bid for a share of £5m to help them deal with known local flooding problems. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is also spending £1m on making training, data and other tools available to help all local authorities manage flood risk.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said: ‘We want to make sure [the funding] gets to where it’s most needed and where it can make the biggest difference – especially as we know that climate change will cause increased severe rainfall in future and bring with it an increased risk of surface water flooding.’
