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Plans for £9.5m South Cave flood scheme announced
Plans have been announced for a £9.5m flood alleviation scheme in an East Yorkshire Cave, north of Brough, has suffered from flooding on a number of occasions, including in 2007 and 2014, when a significant number of properties were Riding of Yorkshire Council said it had secured government funding to construct a new flood storage area to reduce the risk during heavy approved, work could begin in 2028, a spokesperson added.
The proposals involve constructing an embankment on South Cave Beck to intercept and temporarily store excess flows from upstream, which officials said would help to protect the village's 166 residential and 20 non-residential scheme has been awarded £7.4m from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, administered by the Environment Agency, as well as a £790,000 local levy contribution from the Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee. The council will also make a Paul West, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: "I'm extremely pleased we've been able to secure funding for this vital scheme designed to help shield the residents and businesses in South Cave from the devastation of flooding."The continued investment by the local authority and partner agencies will help to mitigate future demands on the network as a result of environmental change."Dean Hamblin, a senior advisor on flood risk management at the Environment Agency, added: "While we expect more extreme weather with the impacts of climate change, the scheme will reduce the likelihood of flooding and limit the wider impacts and disruption it brings in the future."
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