The Environment Agency is installing property flood resilience (PFR) measures to better protect 21 homes at Trowell, in Nottinghamshire, that are at risk of flooding.
The community in Trowell has been affected by flooding from the Boundary Brook on four occasions in the last 15 years, with several properties experiencing internal flooding and many more narrowly escaping floodwater coming into their homes. The events have taken a significant toll on the community.
The £293,600 scheme will install measures such as flood doors, flood barriers, non-return valves, self-closing air bricks and pumps that help to reduce the risk of water entering people's homes during a flood. The installation will run until the start of March with funding provided from the Environment Agency, Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and with support from Nottinghamshire County Council.
One of the flood doors installed in Trowell to keep the water out
Environment Agency Area flood risk manager Dave Turnbull said:
"With our changing climate, we are unable to eliminate the risk of all flooding but we can help communities become more resilient to it. We hope that the property flood resilience measures will help to give the community some reassurance by ensuring a flood does less damage and life can get back to normal much quicker."
Carole Bulloch, who is among the residents in Trowell benefiting from the scheme, said:
"We are over the moon to have been offered property flood resilience measures on our house. Now that they are installed, we feel we have greater peace of mind that, should the rain come, we are more resilient to it. The quality of the products on offer is high; our replacement front and side doors are very similar to what we had before, albeit more secure and now flood resilient. We are extremely grateful."
Non-return valves stop water flowing into the house, only out
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, cabinet member for transport and environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, added:
"We know that flooding devastates communities, and that is why we are committed to working with our partner organisations to deliver solutions, both big and small, to protect residents and their homes. These measures will undoubtedly bring reassurance to residents previously affected by flooding in Trowell, and this is just one step towards our aim of creating more flood resilient communities."
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