York Flood Alleviation Scheme: an overview | Part 1 | WEBINAR

Hosted by the CIWEM Tyne & Humber branch

Event description

This webinar is the first of a two-part event hosted by the CIWEM Tyne & Humber branch showcasing the York Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS). The webinar provides an overview of the scheme and will be followed by a site walkover in York city centre to view parts of the scheme in-person on 27 September. The webinar and walkover will both be led by Mark Fuller, Senior User at the Environment Agency for the Foss Flood Cell.

The city of York is prone to frequent flooding, situated on low-lying land where the River Foss joins the River Ouse. Climate change and land management have caused floods to become more severe. The York FAS aims to manage water better by implementing a host of measures across 18 flood cells in the city, including upgrades to the Foss Barrier, raised defences, seepage mitigation and flood storage.

Join us for one or both events to learn more about the scheme as it nears completion. Separate registrations are required for the webinar and walkover. Both events are open to all however numbers will be limited to 15 places for the walkover.

Part of the CIWEM Flood Resilience series.

Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM.

This webinar will be hosted on the Zoom platform and will be recorded. Please note that registrations will close 24 hours before the event starts. If you have not registered before that time, unfortunately we cannot add you to the event. You will receive an email with joining instructions after you have successfully registered for the webinar and the registration has been approved by our team. If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact barbara.woods@ciwem.org.

Please make sure you add this event to your calendar, all you need to do is copy the body text of the joining instruction email, go to your Calendar, create a new calendar appointment, set the start and end date and time, paste the text and click the "Save & Close" button.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Rosie Hampson at rosie.hampson@jbaconsulting.com.