The flood risk management actions or measures should be appropriate to the local need and meet the objectives that have been set.
How to choose measures or actions
Measures should be appropriate to the local setting and the consequences of flood risk. You should work with others to maximise the outcomes (flood risk or other benefits) that can be achieved. To develop the strategy:
- Review measures or actions in the strategy – do they align with updated objectives?
- Include any linked measures in other flood risk plans
- What new measures are needed?
- Which measures can also facilitate better outcomes for others?
- Consider funding from a range of sources
- Consider the costs and benefits of each element
Find out more on measures or actions
| Measure | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Natural flood management (NFM) |
An approach to work with natural processes to help reduce the risk of flooding from all sources. It primarily focusses on working to reduce flood risk close to the source of flooding, or across a river catchment or coastline, rather than a focus on protecting receptors at the locations where flooding takes place. NFM reduces flood risk by increasing infiltration, slowing the flow of water, storing water and holding back sediment. It can provide additional benefits beyond a reduction in flood risk, which can increase the cost-effectiveness of installing measures and help attract additional funding or involvement from partners. |
Construction Industry Research and Information Association NFM manual Working with Natural Processes evidence base Scottish Environment Protection Agency NFM handbook |
| Sustainable drainage systems (SuDs) |
SuDS can take many forms and be located both above and below the ground. They are primarily concerned with managing rainfall or surface water close to where it falls. There are four main categories of benefits from using SuDS, reducing water quantity, controlling water quality; improving amenity and enhancing biodiversity. |
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| Property flood resilience (PFR) |
PFR measures are a range of techniques to reduce flood risk to individual properties or groups of properties. These can be either:
They reduce the flood risk at the receptor (i.e. the property). |
Code of practice for property flood resilience C790 (ciria.org) Retrofitting for flood resilience Access to Environment Agency SharePoint site for all with an interest in PFR. Contact: |