Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Flash flooding in the summer has highlighted the need to complete safety measures in Broxburn, West Lothian Council’s Environment PDSP has been told.But a flood risk manager warned the council does have the funds to meet the increasing threat posed by climate change.A report to councillors by Graeme Hedger, senior engineer flood risk management, said existing engineering and monitoring work had not been enough to cope with the flood on August 27 - a one in 146 year event - but it proved that active management of flood prevention could point to ways to prevent future issues.Mr Hedger’s report highlighted: “The accuracy of the data also allowed.
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