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Published:
October
13,
2009
Threat
of coastal flooding in Burnham-On-Sea to be debated
Reisdents
in Burnham-On-Sea will today (Tuesday, October 13th) be able to
have their say about the threat of coastal erosion and how our
coastline and its estuaries should be managed.
The
Environment Agency is holding an event in Burnham's Princess Hall
to present a draft version of the Somerset Shoreline Management
Plan, which considers flood and erosion risk management.
 The
event will include formal presentations and discussions between
3pm and 5pm and an open exhibition, which anyone is welcome to
visit, between 5pm and 7.30pm.
"A
Shoreline Management Plan provides an assessment of the risks
to people and the developed, historic and natural environment,
resulting from the evolution of the coast and estuaries,"
said project manager Angela Proctor from the Environment Agency.
"It
is vital that we engage as many people as possible who have an
interest in this issue during these consultation events, to ensure
we are making informed and sustainable decisions."
Coastal
Group chairman Humphrey Temperley added: "Coastal erosion
is nothing new - communities have suffered its effects throughout
history and it will go on happening. We need to look now at how
we can cope with it over the next 100 years, given what we know
about the resources that will be available and how the coast will
change."
For
further information on the Somerset Shoreline Management Plan,
including a copy of the draft document, visit here.
The three month public consultation period for Somerset will run
through until January 8th, 2010.
Pictured
are the stormy scenes in Burnham-On-Sea in October 2008
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