Drought Plans. These Drought Plans include a range of actions during droughts
including publicity campaigns, customer restrictions, drought permits and orders
changing normal operations and abstractions. They must match the long-term
strategic adaptation strategies outlined in their Water Resource Management
Plans, and satisfy ‘needs’ of both the environment and various water users
(Environment Agency 2015a). The role of local councils—as discussed above—
is more in regards to emergency management and contingency planning, and
convening local resilience forums (Environment Agency 2015a). The role of NE
during a drought period is to give advice regarding the influence of the drought
on a range of ‘nature indicators’ including protected habitats and species. NE
also has a role to play in providing advice to a range of stakeholders (industry,
farming, local community, etc.) during a drought period (Environment Agency
2015a). As NE also manages a number of National Nature Reserves they also
have responsibility for a range of actions to protect vulnerable species in these
areas (e.g. drought monitoring, restricting access to vulnerable nature areas)
(Environment Agency 2015a).
Fig. 5.2 Flooding in Somerset county in february 2014. We can see the St Michael Church on the
hill isolated from the flooding territory (Somerset County Council)
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including publicity campaigns, customer restrictions, drought permits and orders
changing normal operations and abstractions. They must match the long-term
strategic adaptation strategies outlined in their Water Resource Management
Plans, and satisfy ‘needs’ of both the environment and various water users
(Environment Agency 2015a). The role of local councils—as discussed above—
is more in regards to emergency management and contingency planning, and
convening local resilience forums (Environment Agency 2015a). The role of NE
during a drought period is to give advice regarding the influence of the drought
on a range of ‘nature indicators’ including protected habitats and species. NE
also has a role to play in providing advice to a range of stakeholders (industry,
farming, local community, etc.) during a drought period (Environment Agency
2015a). As NE also manages a number of National Nature Reserves they also
have responsibility for a range of actions to protect vulnerable species in these
areas (e.g. drought monitoring, restricting access to vulnerable nature areas)
(Environment Agency 2015a).
Fig. 5.2 Flooding in Somerset county in february 2014. We can see the St Michael Church on the
hill isolated from the flooding territory (Somerset County Council)
90
A.L. Browne et al.