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UK has been hit by flash flooding 51 times since 2007  

OTLEY’S flood defence scheme has been completed - dramatically cutting the risk to properties near the bridge.

AMBITIOUS proposals to reduce flood risk in the River Aire catchment have been submitted to Leeds City Council and Bradford Council. The multi-million pound plans, developed by Leeds City Council, Bradford Council and the Environment Agency, include a new flood storage area between Horsforth and Rawdon and flood defences at Apperley Bridge. The proposals are part of a series of measures to reduce flood risk to 1,048 homes and 474 businesses along the River Aire. The flood storage area makes use of an existing flood plain and will be operated by a control gate system. This means that w...

OTLEY residents have been updated about the likely works schedule for the town’s long-awaited flood defence scheme. A Flood Alleviation Scheme was announced by the Government in 2016 after the town had suffered a string of severe floods at the end of 2015 - the worst of which was ushered in by Storm Eva on Boxing Day. A £3.3 million proposal, which will involve creating a flood embankment along the west of Billams Hill, was agreed in March this year. The COVID-19 crisis, however, has delayed progress and work on the main scheme is not expected to begin until Spring, 2021. Leeds Cit...

Future of Floods | Slowing the River Aire in Leeds An extensive project in Leeds has been designed to reduce flood risk and provide major environmental benefits. A flood alleviation scheme in Leeds is using “ground breaking” Natural Flood Management (NFM)  techniques to slow the flow of the River Aire and reduce the risk of flooding. The £112M Phase two of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme is now underway. Alongside engineering works such as flood walls and a flood storage area, the NFM approach will reduce flood risk and provide better protection for 1,048 homes and 474 local busine...