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Somerset Levels and Moors: reducing the risk of flooding

What the Environment Agency is doing to reduce the risk of flooding on the Somerset Levels and Moors.

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Environment Agency
Published:
11 April 2014
Last updated:
29 September 2026
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  1. This guidance has been updated following 2026 flooding and includes updated information. Pumping criteria and local triggers have been updated, with new information added for Currymoor, Northmoor, Saltmoor, Monksleaze and the River Brue.

  2. Text updated to reflect recent changes to trigger point information - we have reviewed the trigger levels throughout 2023 and updated them where appropriate.

  3. Complete text change - updated with trigger point information.

  4. Reducing flood risk in Somerset update added

  5. Online survey into River Sowy and King's Sedgemoor Drain enhancement options has ended.

  6. Briefing note on the effectiveness of additonal dredging added.

  7. Information added about the River Sowy and King's Sedgemoor Drain enhancement options.

  8. Dredging of Parrett and Tone completed, therefore page updated.

  9. Dredging 8km of river now complete, so dredging schedule removed.

  10. Briefing note for 24 October added in place of briefing note for 10 October.

  11. Briefing note for 17 October added in place of briefing note for 3 October.

  12. Briefing note for 10 Octboer 2014 added in place of 26 September

  13. Briefin note for 3 October added in place of the briefing for 19 September.

  14. Briefing note for for 26 September added in place of briefing note for 12 September.

  15. Briefing note for 19 September added in place of briefing note for 5 September 2014.

  16. Briefing note for 12 September 2014 added in place of briefing note for 29 August 2014

  17. Briefing note for 5 September 2014 added in place of briefing note for 22 August 2014.

  18. Briefing note for 22 August added in place of briefing note for 8 August.

  19. Briefing note for 15 August added in place of briefing note for 1 August 2014.

  20. Briefing note for 8 August added in place of briefing note for 25 July 2014.

  21. Briefing note for 1 August added. Note for 18 July removed.

  22. Dredging briefing note for 25 July added and briefing note for 11 July removed.

  23. Dredging briefing note for 18 July 2014 added.

  24. Information on dredging assessments added.

  25. New briefing note for 11 July added and briefing note for 27 June removed.

  26. Briefing note for 4 July 2014 added.

  27. There have been minor changes to the Parrett and Tone dredging schedule.

  28. Dredge briefing note for 27 June 2014 added.

  29. New Dredging Briefing note

  30. 13 June 2014 dredging briefing note added.

  31. Information added on Parrett barrier workshop and link to presentations on Facebook.

  32. Briefing note for 6 June 2014 added.

  33. Latest briefing note (30 May 2014) added.

  34. New update added

  35. New briefing note now available

  36. 16 May 2014 dredging project briefing note added.

  37. Schedule of dredging on the Rivers Tone and Parrett added, and map showing locations of dredging operations.

  38. New briefing note added (2 May issue).

  39. New briefing note added as an attachment.

  40. First published.

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This document explains the actions the Environment Agency takes when flooding is forecast on the Somerset Levels and Moors. It also explains the work that has been carried out to reduce the risk of flooding on the Levels and Moors.

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