Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project
We're working to increase flood resilience in the Lower Witham Fens.
This page is for all communities and other stakeholders with an interest in the future flood resilience of the Lower Witham. Here you will find information about the Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project led by the Environment Agency including our latest news, progress, and importantly how you can get involved.
What is the Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project?
The Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project aims to increase flood resilience in the Lower Witham Fens and reduce the harm cause by flooding where possible. This is to benefit residential properties, business, farmland, and infrastructure. It is the overarching name used for the following projects:
Lower Witham projectsYou can find out more about the background to these different projects on the right of this page.
Get involved
We're really pleased to share updates with you on the Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project. We understand the importance of our stakeholders being informed and involved in the project and we value your feedback and local knowledge to help make the project a success.
Now that the page is live, there are plenty of ways you can get involved.
- Register with Engagement HQ to take part in polls, surveys and other interactive tools that we'll be using on this page- look for the button on the right.
- Subscribe to this page to add it to those that you follow- look for the button on the right.
- Check the Newsfeed section at the bottom of the page for regular project updates. We'll be posting new information often so please visit again soon.
- If you would prefer updates in a different format, feel free to contact the team at lowerwitham.floodresilience@environment-agency.gov.uk
- Got a question about the project? Email the team at lowerwitham.floodresilience@environment-agency.gov.uk
- Do you have a suggestion for the page? Click the Tell us what think tab and let us know.
- Keep an eye on our Community events section for information on any upcoming meetings or events.
Our Embankments survey is now live — share your views and help shape the project.
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Sustainable Recovery Pilot project
Throughout May the project team have been continuing face-to-face farm and landowner meetings within the project area with contractors, Arup. These meetings have helped to deepen the team's understanding of past flooding impacts, people's aspirations for the area, and how some of the proposed measures could work within the landscape.
After gaining first hand insights into the area, Arup have been assessing the short list of potential measures against specific criteria. Their analysis aims to help us understand which measures may be technically viable, determine how well these could work together to form a master plan for the area, and if they contribute towards achieving the project's goals.
We have recently sent a draft of this report to our project partners to gain their feedback. Next, we will share this information with our Stakeholder Steering Group, which includes farmers and landowners for further discussion.
Channel desilting work has taken place on the Lower Barlings Eau, between Short Ferry Bridge and the pumping station inlet. This is to allow water pumped from the River Trent and into the River Witham to move up the channel to the Short Ferry Pumping Station. From there it is pumped via a pipe into the River Ancholme to alleviate low water levels.
The Sustainable Recovery Pilot project is a Fens 2100+ pilot project. Fens 2100+ is developing a Fens-wide approach to managing flood risk in a way that balances the needs of people, the environment and agriculture, both now and in the future.
Channel desilting work on the Lower Barlings Eau.
