Preston Candover & Nutley Parish Council
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FLOOD ALERT - 17 December 2024 .
Flooding is possible for: Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in
Preston Candover, Chilton Candover, Brown Candover and Old Alresford in Hampshire.
Be prepared.
In Preston Candover and Old Alresford, groundwater levels are high and rising slowly. In the
last 3 months, prolonged, higher than average rainfall (353mm), has been recorded in Bishops
Sutton. From Friday 20/12/2024, it is possible that rising groundwater will reduce the ability of
septic tanks at Old Alresford to operate properly. In Preston Candover, a small number of
properties may experience cellar flooding. Unsettled weather is expected to return to
Hampshire from Wednesday 18/12/2024 into Thursday 19/12/2024 with between 15 and
35mm of rain possible. Following this rainfall, groundwater levels may begin to rise more
rapidly. Friday 20/12/2024 and Saturday 21/12/2024 are expected to be mostly dry. We expect
groundwater levels in Preston Candover and Old Alresford will likely continue rising for most of
December in response to this week’s rain. We continue to monitor the groundwater levels and
weather forecast. If you use pumps to help reduce water levels, please ensure that they can
operate. This Flood Alert will be updated by 17:00 on Tuesday 24/12/2024.
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Hampshire Flooding Community Toolkit Over the last twelve months we have seen a record number of named storms, above average rainfall and significant flooding affecting communities across Hampshire. With this changing climate, it is important to be prepared for flooding. However, this it is a complex area with different bodies taking responsibility for managing different sources of flood risk and as an ALC we have been inputting to the Community Resilience form work on this.
The Flood and Water Management team in Hampshire County Council has prepared a ‘Community Toolkit’. This is designed to provide information in a single location on the different types of flooding, who it should be reported to, and clarification on roles and responsibilities. It also identifies how individuals and communities can take action to understand their flood risk and what they can do to make themselves more resilient. This is now available to view on the website at Managing flood risk Managing flood risk.
https://documents.hants.gov.uk/flood-water-management/managing-risk/hcc-community-toolkit.pdf The Toolkit will be updated as required where new information or clarification is needed.