Flood Resilience Roadshow: Dumfries, Thursday 7th October
Written by author on October 4, 2010
The Council, along with a range of partner agencies, is holding a Flood Resilience Roadshow on Thursday 7 October 2010, from 6pm to 8pm, in the Municipal Chambers, Buccleuch Street, Dumfries.
Dumfries and Galloway Council is offering flood resilience products at discounted prices to people whose property is at risk.
If your home or business is at risk of flooding, you should come along to see flood resilience products, arrange a free flood survey, and to take advantage of grants and discounts available.
Councillor Roger Grant, chairman of the Planning, Housing and Environment Services committee, said, “If your home or business was in an area of high crime, you would take precautions to protect your business, such as fitting burglar alarms and security devices. So, if your home or business in an area that is at risk of flooding, you are similarly responsible for taking appropriate precautions to protect your property. The Council is, therefore, as part of a range of flood prevention measures, offering discounts on effective and affordable products that can help people avoid the misery of flooded premises.”
Agencies taking part will include the Council, Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Flood Forum.
For more info on flood protection products and the Council’s subsidy scheme, see: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8814
or contact Steven Wylie, Dumfries and Galloway Council, t: 030 33 33 3000, or Paul Hendy, Scottish Flood Forum, t: 07747 702 299
D R Slater On October 7, 2010 at 3:36 pm
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PLEASE FIND RECENT FLOODING OF THE WHITESANDS DUMFRIES SCOTLAND.
D R Slater On October 6, 2010 at 10:39 pm
ALMOST A YEAR HAS NOW PASSED SINCE DUMFRIES WAS FLOODED YET AGAIN WITH THE HIGHEST FLOOD IN OVER THIRTY YEARS. THE WINTER IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING. WE HAVE HAD SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN RECENTLY CAUSING THE RIVER NITH LEVELS TO RISE TO THE RIVER WALL LEVEL. DURING THE SUMMER RIVER LEVELS ON THE NITH WERE AT THERE LOWEST FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE RIGHT TIME TO REMOVE THE THOUSANDS OF TONS OF SILT AND GRAVEL THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS AND NOW ALMOST BLOCK ONE OF THE ARCHES OF OUR ICONIC DEVORGILLA BRIDGE. A FILM SHOT IN 1967 BY OUR BORDER TELEVISION CLEARLY SHOWS THE RIVER NITH CLEAR OF SILT TREES AND DEBRIS. IT ALSO SHOWS AROUND THIRTY SWANS SWIMMING AT THE TOP OF THE CAUL. THE RIVER MANY YEARS AGO WAS A BUSY SHIPPING PORT WITH THE RIVER AT THAT TIME BEING DREDGED AND CLEANED. ALAS THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR MANY YEARS. SO CAN WE PLEASE HAVE OUR RIVER CLEAND AND MAINTAINED, ALONG WITH A GOOD FLOOD PREVENTION SYSTEM THAT WOULD BENEFIT ALL.
D R SLATER
D R Slater On October 6, 2010 at 2:38 pm
There have been in the region of 100 flooding events in Dumfries since 1990. In 2004 the Scottish Executuve made a fund of almost £90 million for councills to draw up flood prevention plans submit them to the Scottish executive and if approved there a 80% grant would be made available. Alas Dumfries and Galloway council did not take up this offer of financle help that would have made Dumfries at last a flood free town. Instead the businesses and residents have to continue to endure the continual flooding of our largest regional town with no real solution in site. When the town is flooded it causes major disruption for residents and businesses alike. It also causes major disruption for our local emergency services and can increase the times for people to get to our local hospital. Surely it is time now to solve this Dr. jekyl and Mr. Hyde scenario once and for all. As we are now in the 21 century.
D R Slater
Dumfries
Flood free dumfries On October 6, 2010 at 2:57 am
In 1994 there was almost 80m set aside by the Scottish executive for flood defences. Councils has to have workable flood defence plans drawn and submited to the Scottish executive. If approved there were 80% grants available. Alas pen was never put to paper, resulting in dumfries having to continually be known as the town that floods causing great disruption to our town it’s people and severely restricts our emergency services .