Businesses in Charnwood will get earlier warnings of potential flooding thanks to a new service being launched by the Environment Agency.
The Agency has installed three upgraded and modernised gauges in Charnwood Borough, and will be fully integrated into existing incident systems, including River Levels Online for public consumption.
This development is allowing the Environment Agency to expand its Flood Warning Service to three additional communities, including those impacted last winter, and those still relying on a legacy flood siren system.
The flood warning service will go live on August 14, covering the following areas:
- Barkby Brook at Syston – 481 properties
- Rearsby Brook at Rearsby – 36 properties
- Sileby Brook at Sileby – 154 properties
Businesses and residents are encouraged to develop a personal flood plan. If they receive a flood warning they could be prepared with a bag containing medicines, insurance documents and anything else they wouldn’t want to lose if flooding were to take place.
Paul Lockhart, Flood and Coastal Risk Manager for the East Midlands said: “We know how devastating flooding can be and saw last winter the impact of flooding on communities in the East Midlands. These new flood warnings will help people to get early warnings and know what actions they need to take if there is risk of flooding in their area.”
The Environment Agency will be writing to all businesses and residents within the new Flood Warning areas to let them know about the service and how to register.
Residents are able to register directly after the service has gone live by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188
