Dalry to benefit from Multi-million pound flood prevention
12 December
Dalry homes at risk from flooding could benefit from a £21million council project.
The flood management scheme will provide protection for almost 380 properties in the Garnock Valley at serious risk and will build upon Dalry’s existing defences.
The council’s executive considered several options – including doing nothing, to maintaining the existing defences – but chose the most thorough approach.
Work will now commence to develop the design of the flood scheme.
Councillor Tom Barr, spokesman for the environment, said: “There has been a significant increase in severe flooding in the Garnock Valley over the last two decades.
“We already work closely with the local community, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and the Scottish Flood Forum to improve the Garnock Valley’s resilience to flooding and will continue to do so.
“It is right that we take the plan for a full flood management scheme forward and seek a share of the anticipated funding which the Scottish Government makes available.
“In the meantime, we will continue to work on managing flood risk across North Ayrshire.”
Councillors have agreed to submit the full flood management scheme to the Scottish Government. However, the timeline for consideration of the plan by the Scottish Government has yet to be announced.
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