Leeds City Council and the Environment Agency are working together to reduce the risk of flooding in Leeds. Leeds has suffered localised flooding in recent years which caused significant disruption to local residents, businesses and commuters. However, Leeds is at risk of a much larger flood from the River Aire. If this flood occurred, the consequences could be
- nearly £400 million of direct damage
- affect over 3,700 residential and almost 700 non-residential properties near the river
- close Leeds train station, transporting over 120,000 passengers a day
- close key access routes, such as Kirkstall Road used by over 45,000 vehicles a day
Leeds City Council is working in partnership with the Environment Agency, Yorshire Water, British Waterways and Yorkshire Forward in developing a strategic approach to flood risk management for Leeds. Part of this work looks at areas at risk from flooding, and proposals for flood defence along the River Aire corridor. The project is known as the Leeds Flood (River Aire) Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS).
You can see how we plan to tackle the flooding in Leeds by downloading the pdf document on the right hand side of this page.
Public events
We have been consulting key groups and partners for some time. We are now working with the Environment Agency on a two month consultation period with three public events in the city centre, Kirkstall and Woodlesford.
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Leeds Town Hall
27th, 28th, 29th and 30th May 2009 open from 10am to 7pm
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Swillington Social Club
4th, 5th and 6th June 2009 open from 10am to 7pm
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Milford Sports Club, Kirkstall
7th, 8th, and 9th June open from 10am to 7pm