 The flooding research work took three years to complete |
A three-year project to predict areas of the River Trent valley that may be at risk of flooding has been completed by the Environment Agency. The project also aims to protect homes which may be vulnerable because of climate change by pinpointing the risk.
Information from the project will be used by planners to help decide which developments should go ahead.
Agency spokesman James Trafford says work has already begun designing new flood defences based on the work.
Work started
"Work has begun on flood defences at Beeston, Queen's Drive, West Bridgford, Newark and Colwick to bring them to a higher standard," he said.
"There may be some flooding there, so that's why we are putting these changes in place within the next three to five years."
Mr Trafford said the Trent Fluvial Strategy report looked at flood risk on the river from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire to Cromwell Weir, downstream of Newark in Nottinghamshire.
The report was started in 2002 and investigated flood management options and offered an opportunity to identify areas that may be at risk from increased flooding due to climate change.
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