River Uck flood project revealed

10:10am Thursday 10th January 2013 in News

Flood water in Uckfield town centre – Picture by Michael Lunn Flood water in Uckfield town centre – Picture by Michael Lunn

A project to decrease the impact of flooding in Uckfield has been unveiled.

Trees on the River Uck will restore natural river features such as floodplain woodlands.

After heavy rain, the water levels in the River Uck catchment naturally rise and fall very quickly.

Years of changes to the river have increased the speed that water from the land and urban areas enters the river. These river changes have also hugely reduced the area available to naturally store floodwater upstream of Uckfield. This makes the natural design of the Uck’s river flooding even more extreme.

It is hoped by restoring the natural defences this will be reduced.

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Comments(2)

Mayan Turkey says...
11:07am Thu 10 Jan 13

If only there was some way of capturing this water and storing it for use in summer months. There could perhaps be schemes organised by the government and industry. Kind of holes in the ground and pipes or something. Users could pay for the water they use. It could all be regulated properly and waste and endless excuses would be unheard of.

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Sussex jim says...
5:15pm Thu 10 Jan 13

There is a way of restoring water. It's called a reservoir. The problem is, when it is proposed to build one, NIMBY's protest.

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