Flood defences
Flood defences
- 2001
- Daily Telegraph 14 March 2001, 13 Times 15 March 2001, 6(2) .
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.
FLOOD DEFENCES
FLOODING
HOUSING
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
FLOOD RISK
PLANNING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
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.
FLOOD DEFENCES
FLOODING
HOUSING
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
FLOOD RISK
PLANNING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY