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Derwent, Ouse, Aire, Calder, Don and Trent Catchment Flood Management Plans

High level flood management plans for the Derwent, Ouse, Aire, Calder, Don and Trent.

Starting date: 29 January 2010
Closing date: 23 April 2010

Consultation summary

Catchment Flood Management Plans (CFMPs) help us to understand the factors that  contribute to flood risk within a river catchment, both now and in the future.  The plans recommend the best ways of managing the risk of flooding within the catchment over the next 50 to 100 years and take into account the predicted effects of climate change.

The CFMPs in this consultation cover a large part of England, including Yorkshire and the East Midlands.  They are linked because they all impact on East Yorkshire, with five of the catchments merging around the town of Goole, at the top of the Humber Estuary.  The River Calder flows into the River Aire upstream of Goole.

How to respond and view the consultation documents

We would prefer you to respond online through our e-consultation site here.

You can also respond by emailing necfmps@environment-agency.gov.uk or in writing to Martin Slater, Environment Agency, Rivers House, 21 Park Square South, Leeds, LS12QG

What happens next?

We will review all the comments received and use the responses to finalise the CFMPs. At the end of the consultation we will provide feedback. The completed CFMPs will be published in late summer 2010. This isn’t the end though, CFMPs are living documents and they will be reviewed every five years.