Flood defences
Series: Daily Telegraph ; 14 March 2001, 13 | Times ; 15 March 2001, 6(2)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: A National Audit Office report has found that nearly half of England's flood defences which should be protecting 2m homes and buildings are in poor condition. The report also questions the division of flood defence tasks between the Environment Agency and local authorities, and suggests that this could have increased flood risk in some areas.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3711-18 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 111421-1001 |
A National Audit Office report has found that nearly half of England's flood defences which should be protecting 2m homes and buildings are in poor condition. The report also questions the division of flood defence tasks between the Environment Agency and local authorities, and suggests that this could have increased flood risk in some areas.