Floods Directive and Flooding Bill Flood Risk Management Planning

1. Floods Directive and Flooding BillFlood Risk Management Planning

2. Floods Directive The Directive requires action by member states in three main areas- • Preliminary flood risk assessment • Flood hazard/Risk mapping • (Catchment) flood risk management planning Catchment Management plan/strategy Flood Risk assessments Flood Risk Mapping

3. Timetable • Draft Bill- June 2008 • Up to 2+ years developing secondary legislation and guidance.

4. ‘resilience’’ Resilience

5. EU Floods Directive Implementation Option 1

6. Flood Management planning • Many elements to flood risk management planning • Different types of plans will be required • Different bodies (or groups of bodies) responsible for different plans or parts of plans. Two dominant types of plans Strategic plans and Implementation plans Plans must work in harmony- requires careful planning (e.g. timing) and collaboration

7. Strategic Plans- Competent SEPA • Sets framework for addressing significant flood risk through sustainable approaches to flood management • Implements EU Flood directive • Sets policy framework • Preliminary Flood risk assessments and identification of significant risks • Flood risk mapping • Integrate with other plans and objectives (e.g. WFD) • Sets objectives and summarises measures • Identifies requirements for implementation plans • Timetable

8. Implementation Plans- appropriate responsible authority • More detailed appraisal and planning of measures within specific catchments. Used to deliver the objectives outlined in the strategic plan • Could include- • Integrated Urban Drainage Plans • Local Authority Flood Alleviation Plans, • Forestry Plans • Key Role for LA in producing local implementation plans

9. EU and National Legislation Flood Risk Directive, Water Framework Directive, WEWS, Flood Protection... National Policy Framework Sustainable Flood Management, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, urban and rural land management… Integrated water and land management Flood Management Plans (Strategic) Water management and regulation Land use and development planning River Basin Management Planning (WFD) Local and National development planning Flood Management Plans (Implementation) Water regulations (CAR) Rural Development Plans Water Utility Plans Forestry Plans Strategic Drainage Plans Projects and implementation Flood Management planning

10. Flood Management Planning What scale should plans be produced over? Strategic plans Could be based on the Sub-Basin districts defined under for the WFD. Implementation plans Scale should not be fixed- should be should set at an appropriate scale for implementation planning purposes

11. Flood Management Planning Current WFD sub-basin districts

12. Strategic Plan Implementation Local Authority Flood Alleviation Plan Catchment focused plan of alleviation works to address identified significant flood risk. Should be viewed as a sub-plan of the Area Flood Management Plan

13. Flood Risk Management Planning Implementation Lead- Appropriate Responsible Authority Flood Risk Management Plan/strategy Lead- Competent Authority Advisory Groups Stakeholder Forums Steering Group Catchment Management plan/strategy Data Collation/ catchment understanding Flood Risk assessments Flood Risk Mapping Implementation/ implementation plans The implementation of measures would be taken forward by the appropriate responsible authority. Implementation plans, for instance integrated urban drainage plans or Local Authority alleviation plans, may be required to help organise and plan the implementation of some measures. These plans would be set within the context of the wider Flood Risk Management Plan. The competent authority would fulfil a strategic, coordinating role in flood management. They would be responsible for delivering flood risk assessments, flood maps and Flood Management plans. Responsible authorities would have a duty to actively support production and delivery of this work. This work would be supported by advisory groups with representation from all responsible authorities and stakeholder forums.

14. EU Floods Directive Implementation Option 1

15. Alternative • SEPA – Responsible for Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment and Flood Mapping and production of a National Plan • LA- Responsible production of Catchment Plans Includes- duty to determine significant risk These plans would cover all forms of flood risk management and duties not undertaken by LA’s, e.g. flood warning. Potential for 50+ catchment plans SEPA would be responsible for collating these plans and producing a plan to submit to Europe.