Invergowrie residents have been asked to provide their views on the findings of a flood defence survey in their area. The council’s Natural Flood Management (NFM) study aims to improve understanding of flood risks to homes and businesses in and around the village.Carried out by consulting engineers Sweco the study also explored the potential natural flood management options available to manage, and where possible, reduce the identified risk.The study highlighted that its projections were based on a one in 200 year flood (the flood with a 0.5 per cent chance of occurring in any given year) with particular focus on Invergowrie Burn, Fowlis Burn and Lochee Burn.The village has experienced severe flooding in the past from the Invergowrie Burn and other small watercourses.
In August 2004 the Invergowrie Burn overflowed, affecting properties on Main Street, Burnside Road, Balruddery Farm and the road at Boniface Road and Boniface Place.
In January 2011 the burn overflowed, affecting roads and a residential property and the most recent flood was recorded in January 2016 when one residential property flooded.Under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009, Invergowrie was designated as a Potentially Vulnerable Area within the Tay Estuary and Montrose Basin Local Plan District.But despite the extensive research the flood study states teams were “unable to identify a viable option” that provided flood protection for Invergowrie and the surrounding area and no flood scheme has been recommended.In-channel measures, woodland management, distributed surface water storage, de-culverting watercourses, and removing embankments to reconnect with floodplains were all considered as options.Instead, the study has recommended a number of
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