By being better informed and prepared for flooding you may be able to reduce the damage it can cause and help you to recover from the effects more quickly. There are lots of things you can do to prepare yourself and your home- a short summary of what you can do now, where to get flood updates and what to do when you get a flood warning is provided by the EA:
The personal flood plan includes a list of things you should do to prepare for a flood.
The National Flood Forum has compiled a catalogue of flood protection products and providers known as the Blue Pages. In addition, you can access Flood Re- an initiative between the Government and insurers to provide affordable insurance for residential properties in flood risk areas or with a history of flooding.
Property Flood Resilience (PFR) is an important aspect of flood risk management. PFR involves installing measures on a building to reduce the impact of flooding. PFR can reduce the risk of floodwater entering a property and it can also be used to minimise the damage caused by floodwater if it does enter the property. PFR aims to help households and businesses to reduce the damage caused by floods and speed up recovery and reoccupation.
You can click here to find out more about what PFR measures are available and find information on the BeFloodReady campaign. This was launched by the South West PFR Pathfinder Project (2019-2021), which CCFF was a delivery partner in.
New Cornwall PFR Delivery Scheme
Cornwall Council has run Property Flood Resilience (PFR) schemes in the past. These schemes have installed PFR to over 230 properties at flood risk across Cornwall. The Council is currently preparing a new scheme to deliver PFR to up to 68 properties over the next three years. The scheme will be jointly funded by Cornwall Council and the Environment Agency and will hopefully be live in Autumn this year. Homeowners interested in signing up can complete an expression of interest form. Properties on this list will be screened for suitability and then accepted onto the scheme if space allows.
The link to the EOI form is: Property Flood Resilience Scheme | Let’s Talk Cornwall
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