Flood risk management

The city council now has responsibilities to prepare, predict and manage flood risk in the city, following the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 making us a lead local flood authority.
Flooding is caused by heavy rainfall, rivers overflowing their banks, water rising out of the ground or sewers overflowing. We are responsible for surface water flooding – flooding from heavy rainfall and minor watercourses.

依据《2010年洪水与水管理法案》，本议会被确立为地方主导洪水管理当局，现肩负起编制、预测并管控本市洪水风险的职责。
洪水可由强降雨、河流漫堤、地下水涌出或下水道溢流引发。本议会负责地表水洪水的管控工作——此类洪水由强降雨及小型河道水位上涨引发。