Cleadon Flood Alleviation Scheme

What has been constructed

Construction work was carried out at:

We constructed an embankment and storage area north of the Cleadon Lea estate to capture overland flows from the fields.

The area has been seeded with wetland wildflowers.

This has created a valuable area for habitat which can be viewed by residents from a platform to the back of the public footpath behind Cleadon Lea.

On most occasions this area will have little or no water stored.

During extreme weather, it will fill up and then be slowly released.

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Improvement works were carried out to the drainage ditches on West Hall Farm.

Some new sections of drainage ditch were created.

There was some improvements made to existing ditches to increase the capacity for surface water.

The scheme will reduce the amount of surface water that enters the drainage on Sunderland Road, freeing up space within the road's drainage system.

It will also divert and slow the flows that come across the fields to the back of Sunderland Road.

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