Flooding

Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

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Flooding

In an area like the Vale which is home to a network of major rivers and smaller streams, flooding can happen from time to time.

When flooding happens the Council works closely with emergency services and partner authorities to ensure a co-ordinated response to the incident. The Council will always try to provide assistance to residents wherever possible. If you need help please contact the Council on 01235 520202 or 01235 524886 if you are calling about an emergency out of office hours.

There are also steps you can take yourself to help prepare against the risk of flooding. See the following pages prevention tips as well as advice on what to do if you are affected by a flood.

How to prepare for a flood

What to do during a flood

Who to contact if you need help

Advice if your home has been flooded

Advice if your business has been flooded

For details of flood defence and prevention policies please see our Flood management policy page, and for information about the review which the Council carried out into the way it responded to the floods of July 2007 please see Vale Internal Review - Flooding July 2007.

To view maps which the Environment Agency has produced of Abingdon and the Hanneys showing what actions have been taken since the July 2007 floods and what actions are planned please see our Flood action maps page.