Investigating a flood: guidance for lead local flood authorities | WEBINAR

Hosted by the CIWEM Central Southern branch

Event description

Section 19 (S19) of the Flood and Water Management Act places a clear duty on lead local flood authorities (LLFAs) to investigate significant flooding incidents and publish findings that help communities and partners learn from what went wrong. With increasing public scrutiny of flood response, greater expectations for transparency, and climate-driven changes in flood frequency and severity, effective S19 investigations are now more important than ever.

This webinar will explain the purpose and practical value of S19 work and consider the implications of the new S19 guidance recently published by the government, highlighting where current practice may need to change or be strengthened.

Attendees will hear about the practical steps for carrying out S19 investigations. The session is aimed at LLFA officers, local authority managers, emergency planners, councillors, consultants and partner organisations seeking pragmatic guidance to deliver robust, transparent and impactful S19 investigations and will include a Q&A session at the end of the presentations.

CIWEM members and non-members are welcome to join the webinar.

Part of the CIWEM Flood Resilience and Adaption series.

Who should attend this webinar

• Those with an interest in flood investigation.
• Anyone at any stage of their career in the flood management sector.

Why attend this webinar

• Obtain an overview of the recently released S19 guidance on investigating floods.
• Get an insight into what the new guidelines mean to you.
• Expand your knowledge and enhance your continuous professional development.
• Opportunity to network with professionals in the sector.

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Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM. The webinar is hosted on the Zoom platform and will be recorded.

Please register your place by clicking on the registration button. Non-members who have not registered for the CIWEM system can create an account on the booking page in order to reserve their place. This should not take more than two minutes.

If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact branches@ciwem.org.

Please note that registrations will close at 09:00 on the day of the event. If you have not registered before that time, unfortunately we cannot add you to the event.

If you have any queries about this talk, If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Francesca Hurt at francesca.hurt@tetratech.com or Anne Beasley at Anna.beasley@jbaconsulting.com