Boxing Day 2015 saw serious flooding along the River Foss in York, when the control room that operates a flood gate designed to prevent water backing up from the River Ouse was itself flooded. Following that event a substantial sum was spent on upgrading that part of the city's flood defences.
Subsequently a major review was carried out to review all the defences. The outcome was to support raising the height of many of the defences, since the average height of a flood has risen by 3ft (almost 1 metre) over the last 100 years, and is projected to rise by a simular amount over the next 100 years.
Some of the proposals are now being implemented, and here a section of earth bank between Clifton and the city centre is being increased in height. A future piece of work will raise the bank along Clifton Ings, close to where we live.
A great project for the inhabitants. But I wonder - if the height of the retaining wall is raised by 3 metres that would ruin the view for the ground floor residents across the road. I may be wrong and I hope so.
very well, I am happy that these defense works are being done, here at this moment in Italy there are many countries unfortunately destroyed bad weather, by floods...
Thank you all for your lovely comments and fav, they are very much appreciated.
This photo is a little deceptive due to the effect of a zoom lense. Between the houses and the flood bank there is a school field large enough for a rugby pitch, so it won't have too much effect on these houses. In some areas a wall is used instead of a bank, and there some of the height increase will be accomodated by using glass panels. Some £45 million is commited to these projects, though further unfunded proposals are also being examined.
Hope it will help. We are now more of : give the water space to flood in protected area`s
Thank you all for your lovely comments and fav, they are very much appreciated.
This photo is a little deceptive due to the effect of a zoom lense. Between the houses and the flood bank there is a school field large enough for a rugby pitch, so it won't have too much effect on these houses. In some areas a wall is used instead of a bank, and there some of the height increase will be accomodated by using glass panels. Some £45 million is commited to these projects, though further unfunded proposals are also being examined.
Ian
Thank you Nina - much of this section of the bank is already complete, just this short section to finish.
Ian