Future Flood and Water Management Legislation - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Contents

Written evidence submitted by Peter Russell

  A major cause of the current flooding is due to the increase in surface water run-off that has occurred over many years. The Rivers are only able to take "Greenfield Run-off". Therefore all future developments (whether Brownfield or Greenfield Site) should only be permitted to discharge at "Greenfield Run-off Rate" (not "existing" rate). This is the only way to "reduce" current flooding in the long term.

22 September 2010

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Prepared 22 December 2010