Flood Risk and River Basin Consultation

CLASP has teamed up with the Environment Agency to offer a special event for CLASP Members to influence and find out more about the Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP) and updated River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) for the North West.

These plans will influence critical areas of work to tackle climate impacts and improve environmental quality across the North West. This event will enable you to find out more about these important plans, discuss them with Environment Agency staff involved in their production and have your say on how they might be improved.

Both plans are currently out to consultation – the FRMP is out to consultation until 31st January and updated RBMP runs until 10th April – and this event will be an opportunity to feed your views directly and inform formal responses from your organisations.

See the plans at:

www.gov.uk/government/consultations/update-to-the-draft-river-basin-management-plans

www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-flood-risk-management-plans

Who Should Attend?

This event will be of interest to Sustainability Officers, Strategic Planners, Planning Officers and others with a part to play in reducing flood risk to people and property and conserving or improving the environment near to water.

What’s Covered?

The event will:

• explain the areas covered by each FRMP and RBMP
• set the plans in context in relation to previous plans
• describe some of the key issues and challenges facing parts of the North West
• outline the measures and the role of Environment Agency, Local Authorities and other key partners in implementing these
• outline what is being consulted on and what is already ongoing or agreed, including implications for Local Authorities
• explain how Local Authorities have been involved so far and support Local Authority input into these consultations