Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you please send me details of forthcoming, approved flood
alleviation schemes and tidal defense projects which will commence
in the next three (3) years in the UK. I would also like details of
identified sluice and flow control structures that have been
assessed as requiring immediate attention or replacement.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.J Davis

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Dear Mr Davis,

Thank you for your query that you submitted via email relating to
forthcoming approved flood alleviation schemes and tidal defence
projects.

This has been logged as a Freedom of Information request, your reference
number is FOI 735.

We received your request on 7 July 2008, we aim to respond to you within
20 working days as per the Environment Agency Customer Charter (deadline
4 August, 2008).

Kind regards

Jill Rhodes
Freedom of information Team
National Customer Contact Centre

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For the attention of: Jonathan Davis

Dear Mr Davies

I would just like to advise you that we are in the process of compiling
a response to your questions, however, we are currently awaiting some
further information before we can send you a full response.

We apologise for the delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.

Yours sincerely

Marilyn Mitchell
FRM Support Officer

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Dear Marilyn,

Today is the 11th of August and your formal response is now 5 days
overdue. I appreciate you are awaiting further information but
could you give me some kind of indication as to when this might
become available?

Yours sincerely,

Jon Davis

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For the attention of Mr Jonathan Davis

Dear Mr Davis

Further to my email to you of 4 August, please now find below a response to your request.

Kind Regards

Marilyn Mitchell
FRM Support Officer

Dear Mr Davis

Thank you for your letter of 6 July requesting information on forthcoming flood defence schemes within the UK. I would like to clarify that the Environment Agency holds a general supervisory role for flood defence in England and Wales only. For the remainder of the UK there are similar functions for Scotland and Northern Ireland, and I would suggest that you contact SEPA , Erskine Court, Castle Business Park, Stirling, FK9 4TR web address: www.sepa.org.uk <http://www.sepa.org.uk/> and the Rivers Agency for Northern Ireland's address is Hydebank, 4 Hospital Road, Belfast BT8 8JP, web address: www.riversagencyni.gov.uk <http://www.riversagencyni.gov.uk/>

The enclosed tables have been compiled in response to the first part of your request. Data gathered in September 2007 has been used to formulate the tables. Since that time, changes will have occurred in response to a number of possible factors impacting on the programme. I would therefore like to stress that this response can only be viewed as representing a "snapshot" in time, and it must be recognised that budgets and forecasts will have changed and will continue to do so.

The tables show schemes underway and those with full approval to start. Additional schemes will start when they are approved and if they are of a high enough priority to attract funding from the constrained funds in place at that time.

Although you will find most of the column headings in the tables are self explanatory, it may be helpful to note the following:

Committee Name refers to the name of the Regional Flood Defence Committee within whose area the scheme sits.

Coastal Erosion (CE) or Flooding (FL) states whether the scheme is primarily addressing a Coastal Erosion or Flood Defence problem

Funding Code - refers to the type of work eg CM denotes capital maintenance

Priority Score - refers to a scoring system used to indicate a national priority for delivery of schemes. The system of scoring has now changed and is based on the delivery of Outcome Measures agreed with Defra.

Referring to the second part of your request asking for "details of identified sluice and flow control structures that have been assessed as requiring immediate attention or replacement". As we do not hold this information nationally, I have been advised that to obtain this level of detail, from 23 Areas, for the whole of England and Wales would take much of our time to try and collate. It would also be an extremely expensive exercise for which we would have to make a charge. This is currently estimated at taking more than 4 working days work (£1,000 @£25/hr staff time), but could probably take longer, thus detracting staff away from their other duties, therefore under Reg. 12(4)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulations we consider this to be unreasonable.

If you are not satisfied with our decision not to supply this second part of your request, you can contact us to ask for our decision to be reviewed. If you are still not satisfied following this, you can then make an appeal to the Information Commissioner, who is the statutory regulator for Freedom of Information.

Yours sincerely

David Rooke

Head of Flood Risk Management

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For the attention of Mr Jonathan Davis

Dear Mr Davis

Please accept my apologies for not attaching this spreadsheet with my
email yesterday.

Kind Regards

Marilyn Mitchell
FRM Support Officer

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Dear Marilyn,

Many thanks for the information supplied, i understand that it
would be very time consuming to detail all failed structures.
Although i believe it is in the public intrest to have this
information i will limit my future request to specific "at risk"
areas.

Once again, your efforts are very much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Jon

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