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Flood prevention first for Moray
25/05/2004
The ongoing threat of flooding to the village of Lhanbryde could soon be a thing of the past.
Deputy Minister for the Environment Allan Wilson today gave the green light to a flood prevention scheme for the Morayshire village which has suffered from frequent flooding in recent years. The latest flooding occurred in 2000, but the worst incident was in 1997 when 30 properties were badly affected.
Mr Wilson said:
"The Scottish Executive is determined to help councils protect vulnerable areas from flooding.
"I am well aware of the distress and misery caused by flooding, in the village of Lhanbryde. This scheme will provide important protection to homes and businesses in the Morayshire village.
"Confirmation of the go-ahead for this scheme is a significant milestone in addressing the historic flooding problems in Moray."
Under the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961, councils are required to obtain the confirmation by Scottish Ministers of Flood Prevention Schemes before proceeding to construction. Construction of confirmed Schemes meeting certain criteria attract grant funding from the Executive.
Moray Council submitted this Scheme to protect 44 residential and business properties in Lhanbryde which have a history of flooding from the Lhanbryde Burn. The Scheme provides for the construction of a flood detention basin on farm land outside the village to temporarily store flood flows together with a series of channel improvements to the burn through Lhanbryde. The Scheme will reduce the present risk of flooding of more than 10% annual risk to less than 1% annual risk taking into account the impacts of climate change over the life of the scheme.