Your chance to quiz Environment Agency flood expert

11:26am Monday 31st December 2012 in News By Ben James

Your chance to quiz Environment Agency flood expert Your chance to quiz Environment Agency flood expert

Flooding has caused misery across the county this year.

Houses have been abandoned, livelihoods ruined and crops washed away.

But what can we do?

The Environment Agency is tasked with protecting the public from the country’s unpredictable weather.

And this is your chance to quiz one of their experts.

Do you think funds have been unfairly distributed? Do we need to rethink housing policy? Have we been let down by those in power?

Whatever your question, let us know and we’ll put them to Agency flood expert David Robinson.

Leave your question in the comments section below, call 01273 544536 or email ben.james@theargus.co.uk.

Comments(16)

lordenglandofsussex says...
12:03pm Mon 31 Dec 12

The Environment Agency: Just another quango organisation that British taxpayers can ill-afford. Scrap it now.

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Algeria Touchshriek says...
12:27pm Mon 31 Dec 12

I have a question:

With all this blooming rain we've been having, will we still have a hosepipe ban when the sun shines for a few days in the summer?

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Nitrous_McBread says...
12:47pm Mon 31 Dec 12

Hello David. Would you like to come on a date with me? We could go to the cinema, and maybe later hold hands and exchange double entendres about hosepipes.

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phewar says...
1:46pm Mon 31 Dec 12

David, how come Bewl Water reservoir is only 93% full at present? I would also like to see reservoir levels published on TV weather bullitins/web sites and newspapers so that the public are more aware of levels at all times of the year like they do for pollin levels.

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BornInBrighton1968 says...
2:03pm Mon 31 Dec 12

lordenglandofsussex wrote:
The Environment Agency: Just another quango organisation that British taxpayers can ill-afford. Scrap it now.
What a stupid, ignorant and unintelligent comment

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Sudseax says...
2:15pm Mon 31 Dec 12

Hello David, What is your assessmemt of the risks of tidal flooding in Sussex? Diggers shoring up shingle beaches seem to be an almost permanent feature in some places. With rising sea levels that looks like a losing battle. What is the Environment Agency's long-term strategy? Are government cut-backs increasing the risk?

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Nosfaratu says...
5:22pm Mon 31 Dec 12

phewar wrote:
David, how come Bewl Water reservoir is only 93% full at present? I would also like to see reservoir levels published on TV weather bullitins/web sites and newspapers so that the public are more aware of levels at all times of the year like they do for pollin levels.
Is this statistic correct, if so it would go along with the statistic that the 'Lower Aquifers' are still not full, from Southern Water.

So do we need to have 'Rain' 365 days of the year to keep the supply going.

I seriously suspect this is so. Build 'Resevoirs'!

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NickBrt says...
6:42pm Mon 31 Dec 12

My questtion? How come environment problems only started becoming problems when Caroline, Jason et al came on the scene? Don't bother replying, that lot aren't worth it.

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NAMVAP says...
6:46pm Mon 31 Dec 12

Start building more reservoirs and save all the rain that most companies just want to divert to avoid flooding. Diverting the water is just going to make somewhere else flood. We are given all this extra rain for a reason so the water companies had better start saving it, or is the plan to keep the water in short supply in order the increase the cost???

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BornInBrighton1968 says...
8:11pm Mon 31 Dec 12

NickBrt wrote:
My questtion? How come environment problems only started becoming problems when Caroline, Jason et al came on the scene? Don't bother replying, that lot aren't worth it.
Having worked at the Environment Agency's site in Llandarcy (near Swansea) for a couple of years, I can assure you that the EA holds no love for the Green Party!

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ourcoalition says...
9:41pm Mon 31 Dec 12

BornInBrighton1968 wrote:
lordenglandofsussex wrote:
The Environment Agency: Just another quango organisation that British taxpayers can ill-afford. Scrap it now.
What a stupid, ignorant and unintelligent comment
Agreed - what a fantastic 24/7 job they have done over xmas - put them in charge of security for the next Olympics - at least the public sector turns up!!!

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george smith says...
8:18am Tue 1 Jan 13

At Cuckmere Haven you are allowing nature to take its course, is this going to be the policy in other areas as well?

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george smith says...
8:18am Tue 1 Jan 13

At Cuckmere Haven you are allowing nature to take its course, is this going to be the policy in other areas as well?

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george smith says...
8:18am Tue 1 Jan 13

At Cuckmere Haven you are allowing nature to take its course, is this going to be the policy in other areas as well?

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Beethoven says...
10:28am Tue 1 Jan 13

What effect is new house building, often reported as being on flood plains, having on the risk of flooding in the County?

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nocando says...
6:16pm Wed 2 Jan 13

Why can't you get the floodwater by lancing college on the a27 to obey the laws of physics and flow downhill into the river adur? Do you actually talk to the other overpriced and equally useless quango that's supposed to be responsible for the roads?

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