PUBLIC SESSIONS IN CONSULTATION ON UPPER SEVERN CATCHMENT SCHEME

THE Severn Valley Water Management Scheme (SVWMS) will be sharing its emerging plan at nine public information sessions in the upper Severn catchment area in the new year.

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These sessions, which will be held throughout January and February, form a key part of the public consultation on the SVWMS’s emerging strategy to reduce flood risk and deliver wide-ranging benefits for people and the environment. The consultation launched online on 17 December and runs to 11 March.

Recent data analysis has highlighted the urgent need to temporarily store up to 100 million cubic metres of water during flood events - equivalent to 40,000 Olympic swimming pools.

The SVWMS team will be on hand to provide opportunities for the public to learn more about the emerging strategy, ask questions, and share their views on proposed solutions. The SVWMS is committed to working closely with everyone affected, ensuring that all interventions, whether nature-based or engineered, are designed to be sensitive to local needs and deliver the greatest possible benefit for people, nature, and the local economy.