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Westbourne
A rural village in West Sussex
Flood Awareness - Westbourne Page maintained by Joanna Howard - Westbourne Parish Council
March 2011
What is the likelihood of your home being flooded?

Here are ways to check:
Find your house on this map or enter your post code on the Environment Agency website, Flood Map Page
Sign up for flood warnings on Floodline 0845-988 1188 or you can sign up on their website to receive warnings by telephone, mobile, text, SMS, email or Fax at: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/default.aspx
Talk to the Environment Agency : 01903-832203
Look for local risk forecasts at: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/default.aspx  (This site has plenty of useful advice)
Floodline Warnings Direct is a free service which sends you a direct message when flooding is possible and may affect your property. Flood warnings will give you time to prepare for flooding, which could save you  time, money and heartache. If your house or premises are in a possible flood zone, then it makes sense to be prepared, even though a flood may not be very likely.
There are a number of ways to check if your house might be vulnerable. See our links section to find companies who provide various barriers to flooding to help protect your home
Talk to your neighbours and see what their plans are
If you are new to Westbourne, ask neighbours who have been here for longer than you about their experience
Put contact numbers that you may need, somewhere where you will always find them
Decide what you’d take if you did have a flood and needed to evacuate your property

Your questions or comment to the Parish Council

Flood  Awareness
 Please use this form to contact the Parish Council co-ordinator
Useful telephone numbers and links to helpful web sites:
Floodline
0845 988 1188 (24 hour)
Defra
www.defra.gov.uk
Environment Agency
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Flood Plan UK
www.floodplanuk.org
INFORMATION TAKEN FROM AGENCY FLOOD MAP
  Shows furthest extent of possible  flood risk from Environment Agency Maps  
Some ideas and links for you to consider:
Alternatives to  sandbags
 www.aqua-sac.com “The Aqua-Sac™ S.O.S bag needs 'no sand' therefore, storing 25-50 bags will take up no more space than a couple of thick folded blankets.”
 www.absorbeez.com/Products.php “sandbags” made of a light material that absorbs water but is very light when dry.
www.floodsax.co.uk  “FloodSax are the modern alternative to sandbags but they’re like pillow-cases full of hundreds of absorbent crystals…. it absorbs 19.8 litres of water in just 3 minutes. …..FloodSax® mould into doorways and become taut in five minutes”
Floodproofing your airbricks
 www.flooddefender.co.uk shows a picture of the kind of airbrick that prevents water flowing through
 www.ecocoverage.co.uk has another example
Flood barriers for doors etc.
 There are many examples of these – here is one example
 www.ukfloodbarriers.co.uk/waterwall_waterdoor.asp
and here are two more
 www.carofds.co.uk flood defence systems
 www.damfast.co.uk/

 Backflow protection from sewage
 www.ukfloodbarriers.co.uk/backflowvalve.asp
www.floodtite.com/toiletpanseal.html stops water from flowing up through your toilet
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