Flood risk planning cycles
How the Environment Agency and lead local flood authorities manage flood risk by following a 6 year cycle of planning.
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Linked documents
- Guidance Planning stages to manage flood risk
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The Environment Agency is responsible for managing flood risk from:
- main rivers
- the sea
- reservoirs
Lead local flood authorities are responsible for local sources of flood risk, in particular:
- surface water
- groundwater
- ordinary watercourses
To manage flood risk both the Environment Agency and lead local flood authorities must follow a 6 year cycle of planning. The planning stages are:
- complete a preliminary flood risk assessment and identify flood risk areas
- prepare flood risk maps and flood hazard maps for rivers, the sea, surface water and reservoirs
- prepare flood risk management plans (FRMPs)
Each stage is completed for all river basin districts in each cycle.
Additional information
Read the Flood Risk Regulations 2009.