1. Flood Risk Management In Scotland: Setting Objectives and Selecting Measures

2. Scottish Government Responsible for environment & flooding issues
Transposed Floods Directive
Policy framework
as in most member states, no single body responsible for FRM

3. Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment
Flood Risk & Hazard Maps
Flood Risk Management Plans
Flood Warning
Flood Risk Advice
River Basin Management Plans

4. Local Authorities 32 Local Authorities in Scotland
Responsible for inspection and maintenance of watercourses
Powers & funding to undertake flood protection works
Responsible for road drainage
Key roles in land use planning and emergency response
picture complicated by need to work with 32 local authorities in Scotland – who are responsible for much of the delivery of FRM measures in Scotland.
Importantly, also have key local accountability through local government.

5. Scottish Water 1 Municipal Water Authority
Responsible for buildings drainage (typ. up to 1 in 30 years) and sewerage network
Duty to undertake assessment of flood risk from sewerage network
Leading 6 integrated catchment studies in main urban areas

6. General Duties Integrate and coordinate flood risk related functions
Aim to reduce overall flood risk
Aim to achieve objectives set out in Flood Risk Management Plans
All responsible bodies have been given general duties under FRM Act.

7. National Flood Risk Assessment
125,000 properties at risk
1 in 22 homes at risk
1 in 13 businesses
£720m to £850m average annual damages

8. 125,000 properties. 1 in 22 homes, 1 in 13 properties
Available online

9. Off the back of the NFRA, SEPA identified 243 PVAs
PVAs cover 90% of flooding impacts.
PVAs are focus of subsequent more detailed modelling and assessment that will inform FRM strategies and Local FRM plans.

10. FRM Plans 14 Local Plan Districts
Not river basin districts. LPDs 1 to 12 form the Scotland RBD, and 13 & 14 are part of the Solway-Tweed RBD.

11. FRM Planning framework
2011
2013
2016
Local partnerships
Partnership working between local authorities, Scottish Water and SEPA
Maps and Assessments
Identify main sources of flood risk and their impacts
Develop information about catchments and coasts
Flood Risk Management Strategies
Main hazards and impacts
Catchment information
Objectives for reducing risk
Best combination of actions to achieve objectives
Produced by SEPA, within local partnerships
Local Flood Risk Management Plans
Action delivery – what, when, who
Funding arrangements
Actions for surface water management
Covers each six year period
Produced by lead local authority, within local partnerships
National and local advisory groups
Consultation with wider stakeholders 1.

12. Appraisal process: key stages
Define the problem
Mapping and assessments
5. Prioritise Measures
Agreement with funding bodies
2. Set Objectives
Avoid, Protect, Prepare
3. Identify Measures
Selecting and screening
What’s practical and feasible?
4. Appraise Measures
Assess costs and benefits 12

13. Mapping and assessments
Define the problem
Mapping and assessments
2. Set Objectives
Avoid, Protect, Prepare
2. Set Objectives 13

14. Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely Example OBJECTIVES
AVOID
Avoid increasing the number of properties at risk
PROTECT
Reduce likelihood of flooding to homes, businesses, and infrastructure
PREPARE
Increase number of people covered by flood warning
Increase number of properties with resilience measures
Improve resilience to flooding
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Timely
Want objectives to be simple and clear, so that partners and people can engage with them and the planning process. They’ll provide a vision for FRM which will underpin the required partnership working.

15. What’s practical and feasible?
Mapping &
Assessment
2. Set Objectives
3. Identify Measures
What’s practical and feasible?
4. Appraisal of Measures
evaluate impacts 15

16. Appraise Measures Assess subset of measures using a number of criteria
adaptability to climate change
Key economic criteria – whole life costs, cost-benefit ratio
Flood Risk Impacts – economic, social and environmental criteria
Other wider social and environmental impacts
No weightings or formula – judgement/discussion will be key to decision making
Appraisal will be carried out against 5 options
A number of measures will be included in the plans as a matter of policy and agreement between partners, or to reflect statutory responsibilities.

17. Appraise Measures Assess subset of measures using a number of criteria
adaptability to climate change
Key economic criteria – whole life costs, cost-benefit ratio
Flood Risk Impacts – economic, social and environmental criteria
Other wider social and environmental impacts
No weightings or formula – judgement/discussion will be key to decision making
Appraisal will be carried out against 5 options
A number of measures will be included in the plans as a matter of policy and agreement between partners, or to reflect statutory responsibilities.

18. Strategic Appraisal Measures Options Hierarchy Property relocation
Asset Management
Flood Forecasting & Warning
Property level protection
Natural Flood Management
Other Flood Protection Works
Do Nothing
Do Minimum
Reduce risk through investment in non-structural measures (flood warning, property resilience)
In addition to non-structural measures, reduce risk through use of Natural Flood Management
In addition to above, reduce risk through use of other engineered solutions 1

19. Identification of most sustainable combination of measures to reduce flood risk in PVAs
Will likely be a combination of Measures

20. Agreement with funding bodies
Mapping &
Assessment
5. Prioritise Measures
Agreement with funding bodies
2. Set Objectives
3. Identify Measures
What’s practical and feasible?
4. Appraisal of Measures
Costs and Benefits 20