School SuDS work finished by Preston & South Ribble flood scheme
Working to reduce flood risk by temporarily storing rainwater; reducing its flow and surface water runoff. Three primary schools have benefited.
St. Leonard's Primary School. Environment Agency.
The Preston and South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme (P&SR FRMS) has worked with three local primary schools to improve surface water drainage in playgrounds.
The P&SR FRMS has delivered a trio of schemes, worth tens-of-thousands-of-pounds, installing features of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) wherever possible.聽
SuDS help reduce flood risk by temporarily storing rainwater during storms and reducing the flow and reducing surface water run-off.聽
The beneficiaries are:聽
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Frenchwood Community Primary School, Preston聽
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St. Mary Magdalen鈥檚 Catholic Primary School, Penwortham聽
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St. Leonard鈥檚 Primary School, Walton-le-Dale聽
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School. Environment Agency.
One of Many Community Benefits
Items installed include: permeable surfacing; water storage butts; living roof gazebo; rainwater planters; trees and more.
A number of other community benefits are being delivered by the Preston & South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme. These include planting more than 8,000 trees on the riverbank and Fishwick Bottoms and the creation of a small, insect-friendly wetland at Ribble Sidings. Last year, the relandscaped Broadgate Gardens were reopened.聽
Frenchwood Community Primary School. Environment Agency.
Construction of the P&SR FRMS began in 2022 and, when complete, thousands of properties will be better protected from flooding between Broadgate and Walton-le-Dale. Construction is expected to be completed in 2027.
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