Leeds united in fight to stop downpours swamping system

24 May 2006

A cross-departmental response to severe flooding in south Leeds is reducing the risk of further incidents, according to a progress report to the city council.
Intense rainfall in August 2004 and May last year overwhelmed drains, causing significant flooding. Last summer, the council executive allocated more than £500,000 from contingency funds to begin implementing the recommendations of a working group, set up just months before the second event, which brought together officers from across the council. Full-year funding of £1.1M for 2006/07 and future years has also been pledged.
A contract has recently been awarded to step up preventative and reactive maintenance of council-owned watercourses, drains, gulleys and culverts. Maintenance has been enhanced at highway ‘hot spots’ and two extra gulley-cleaning vehicles and operators retained, while a company now sweeps watercourses for abandoned shopping trolleys at no cost to the council.
GIS systems recording the location, ownership and risks of water-related assets are also being set up. Around 630 highway culverts have been surveyed and a further 160-plus larger culverts and 118 bridges are being assessed to gauge the risk of blockage and priority for upgrading.

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