[ EA review of 2007 summer floods ]

Download EA Review 2007

Over 55,000 homes and businesses were flooded this summer. Many people are still facing several months away from their homes. The human impact is difficult to measure but insured losses are approaching £3 billion.

EA review 2007 Contents

• Chairman’s foreword
• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Environment Agency review
  • 1.2 Government review
• 2. What happened and why?
  • 2.1 Unusual weather conditions
  • 2.2 Rainfall
  • 2.3 River flows
  • 2.4 Flood impacts
• 3. Review process
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Listening to others
  • 3.3 Acting on lessons from previous reviews
• 4. Lessons identified and recommendations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Flood risk management
  • 4.3 Resilience of critical infrastructure
  • 4.4 Emergency response
  • 4.5 Transition to recovery
• 5. Conclusions
  • Annexe A
  • Urban flood management and warning: a strategic approach
• Case studies
  • Tackling surface water flooding in Hull
  • Investment and funding – a tale of two cities
  • Impacts of flooding on Lincolnshire’s farmers
  • Gloucestershire’s vital services under threat
  • Reservoir safety – learning from Ulley
  • Reducing the pressure on Sheffield’s floodplain

Download EA Review 2007