Surface Water Management Plan - Hampshire County Council

Although the actions are identified within the Action Plans, a brief summary ofactions for each authority or responsible body is identified below:Hampshire County Council (as LLFA and Highway Authority)• To publicise this SWMP and the information within it so as to raiseawareness of the information available to assist the public in identifyingthe potential level of risk in their area and to assist in the provision ofproperty level protection information.• To take the lead in ensuring that there is a suitable level ofcommunication with the public and other stakeholders as well asappropriate links made with other work / strategies.• To ensure suitable maintenance is carried out on highway drainageand ensure others are aware of their maintenance responsibilityparticularly riparian landowners in relation to ordinary watercourses.• To take the lead on the additional investigations and assessmentsidentified with section 7.2 and within the Action Plan• To work with stakeholders to develop proposals for capital works whichshould be fed through the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy inorder to bid for funding.Eastleigh Borough Council• To ensure future development takes into account those areashighlighted as being at risk both through potential surface waterflooding and where drainage has been identified as being at fullcapacity.• To promote the use of sustainable and suitable drainage systemswithin developments taking into account the information within thisSWMP.• To work with the LLFA to reduce the impact of flooding where possiblein the Borough of Eastleigh.Environment Agency• To promote the use of the flood warning / alert service where available,for both groundwater and river flood risk.• To ensure suitable maintenance is carried out in relation to main rivers• To work with the LLFA to reduce the impact of flooding where possiblein the Borough of Eastleigh.Southern Water• To provide, maintain and extend a system of public sewers in theirarea.• To work with the LLFA to reduce the impact of flooding where possiblein the Borough of Eastleigh.Riparian Landowners• To ensure the appropriate level of maintenance is carried out towatercourses and ditches on or adjacent to their properties.30