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Flood Alleviation – Protecting all premises from flooding
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Priority Number 7
Flood Alleviation – Protecting all premises from flooding
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Outcomes: 12
Evidence
The Partnership has identified flood alleviation related issues as priorities.
Damaging floods in 1997 and 2002 have necessitated flood schemes in Lhanbryde, Elgin, Forres and Rothes. In 1997 floods in
Moray caused 1,200 people to be evacuated from 400 homes in the Elgin area. The damage to the Council directly was calculated at more than £3.5 million, in April 2000 flood damage caused a further
£600,000. In 2002 flooding cost £3.2 million damage to Council properties. The losses to businesses and industry over the
same period, along with households ran into tens of millions of pounds. The risk of flooding continues to threaten homes,
businesses and other premises in the Moray area. Flood Alleviation Schemes are essential to prevent or deal with future high
water levels.
Relevance to National Outcome 12The most significant improvement which can be made in Moray is to protect the community for future generations through flood
alleviation schemes.
Progress & Achievements in 2008-9
The Council has put in place flood alleviation schemes for the main communities affected by flooding. Good progress has been
made on the Lhanbryde scheme (completed) the Forres (Burn of Mosset) and Rothes schemes are under construction, proposals
for Elgin and Forres (River Findhorn and Pilmuir) are still at the procedural stages.
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