Flooding

Flooding can occur during or following heavy rainfall as a result of the over-topping of rivers or from overland flows. Serious flooding occurred in the Melton borough in 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Although substantial investment in flood protection measures has been made by the Council since 1998, property owners should take precautions to reduce the risk of damage to property and contents by acting on warnings or information of severe weather given out by the media, especially in areas where flooding is known to have occurred previously.

The Council carries stocks of sandbags at its waste management facility at Lake Terrace, Melton Mowbray. These can be collected by the public free of charge by arrangement. Assistance with the delivery of sandbags may be available at times of flood but this service is likely to be severely limited when the flooding is widespread and should not be relied upon. Further information and advice on flood risk and how to protect property is available from the Environment Agency, which you can access by clicking on the link below:

Link to the Environment Agency's Website.