Flooding
There are 29 areas that have been identified as being potentially vulnerable to flood risk across the Forth Estuary Local Plan District. These include 14,000 residential and 3,800 non- residential properties. The estimated annual average damage of these flood risks is £36 million.
The Local Flood Risk Management Plan presents actions to avoid and reduce the risk of flooding, and prepare and protect ourselves and our communities within these Potentially Vulnerable Areas and across the Local Plan District.
Grangemouth Flood Scheme
The Grangemouth Flood Scheme website has been created by the Project Team to provide current information on the scheme, as well as providing updates on its progress and the opportunity for you to feedback.
Live flood warnings and sign up
You can call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or visit the flood Updates page for live flooding information.
Floodline provides live flooding information and advice on how to prepare for or cope with the impacts of flooding 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can also sign up to receive messages from Floodline direct to your phone to tell you when flooding is forecast in your area, we will send you a message by phone or text, advising that a Flood Warning or Flood Alert has been issued and where to go to find out more about the flooding situation.
Receiving advance notice of flooding means that you have time to prepare and reduce the impact of flooding on your life and your property.
You can view the area covered by our flood warning scheme for the Grangemouth area on our website.
SEPA’s flood warning development plan
As flood warning authority under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009, and in undertaking our Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Category 1 duties, we aim to develop and improve our flood forecasting and warning service to reduce the impact of flooding on our most vulnerable communities. SEPA has developed a Flood Warning Development Framework, which covers the period 2017 to 2021 and explains how we intend to deliver and develop our service over the next five years.
Water level monitoring for area
We monitor and record water levels on lochs, rivers and coastlines around Scotland, producing valuable information used by businesses, households and leisure users.