Barrow in Furness strategic flood risk assessment Keywords Flood Risk Mapping & Flood Risk Assessment Reservoirs Act Waterside Development Coastal Engineering Breach Analysis FEH, ISIS TUFLOW & MapInfo Client, Architect & Other Organisations Barrow Borough Council Westlake Urban Renaissance Ltd Associated British Ports Environment Agency ABP Mer (External Link) Description Barrow Borough Council in conjunction with Westlake Urban Regeneration Company appointed ABP Mer and JYA Ltd to undertake the development of a strategic flood risk assessment for the borough. The area covered by Barrow Borough Council is on the Furness Peninsula on the Cumbrian coast of the UK. The borough has a number of potential rural and urban flooding problems. In particular, Barrow in Furness is at risk of both tidal inundation and fluvial flooding with over 1,800 properties identified as being vulnerable and within the EA's high flood risk mapping area. Barrow in Furness is currently undergoing significant development to raise the profile of the town.  This includes the construction of a cruise liner terminal, waterside business park and a new marina village. All of these facilities are close to the Walney Channel and the EA mapping suggests that they were vulnerable to tidal inundation. The SFRA was divided into two phases. Phase 1 included collating data, identifying flooding problems and developing a strategy for the future. The consultations and work undertaken for Phase 1 identified four key issues relating to flooding in Barrow-in-Furness which were of critical imporatance. Fortunately these issues has a high degree of overlap and the scope of Phase 2 was designed to address each one in parallel.

Mill Beck, Barrow in Furness Scope of Work  The project included:- The construction of an ISIS model of the Poaka / Mill Beck to assess the risk of fluvial flooding to Barrow in Furness and a re-evaluation of extreme tidal water levels at the Port of Barrow. The construction of a TUFLOW model to assess the impact on flooding as a result of breaching the Long Embankment. The development of a Flood Determination Study in accordance with the requirements of the Panel Engineer and Reservoirs Act to determine the risk of flooding as a result of overtopping from Cavendish Dock Reservoir. Revising the Flood Risk Mapping for Barrow-in-Furness based upon the results of the above modelling. A Flood Risk Assessment to identify areas allocated in the LDP and on the Westlake Renaissance site at risk of flooding due to tidal inundation and fluvial flooding from the Mill Beck and Walney Channel. A Pre-feasibility Study including an economic assessmentof flooding to identify options to mitigate flooding.