Money spent on flood defences across Eden District
Dear Eden District Council,
I would like to know how much has been spent on flood defences over the last 5 years. In addition, I would also like to find out how much the council has spent repairing flood damages.
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Elizabeth
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Dear Lauren
Freedom of Information request relating to Money spent on flood defences across Eden District
Further to your FOI request which was logged under FOI Ref No 05634, I am now in a position to provide a response to your request for information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Cumbria County Council are the Lead Local Flood Authority and authority over surface water flooding (man made drainage structures e.g. ditches, drains and culverts) and the Environment Agency have authority over main rivers; therefore Eden District Council have no budgets for flood defences.
However, Eden District Council are a Risk Management Authority and have some responsibility for emergency planning. Therefore, under point 4 of Eden District Council's Sandbag policy the Council has provided sandbags and sand to a number of community groups to the value of £4052.44
Under the Property Level Flood Resilience Grant, centrally funded by government, but administered by Eden District Council, the Council has have awarded grants to the value of £1,658,978.18. This was not for repair work, but work that would help properties become more resilient and resistant to flooding in the future (for example bridging the cost difference of replacing carpets with tiles, modern plasters with lime mortars where appropriate, or flood doors, barriers and airbricks).
I hope this satisfies your query. However if you are dissatisfied with this response, you can have your complaint heard under the Council’s Complaints Procedure. To do this you will need to contact the Deputy Chief Executive (Matthew Neal) by emailing: [email address], or by writing to the Deputy Chief Executive at: Eden District Council, Town Hall, Penrith CA11 7QF, within 10 working days of receipt of this email.
You can also complain to the Information Commissioner (ICO) at: Information Commissioner’s Officer, Wycliffe House, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF or by telephoning 0303 123 1113. Generally the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Eden District Council.
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Yours sincerely
Eden District Council
FOI Team
Eden District Council, Town Hall, Penrith CA11 7QF
Tel: 01768 817817
E-mail: [Eden District Council request email]
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