Project Groundwater
Project Groundwater supports communities to be more resilient to groundwater flooding.
The six-year programme, running until March 2027, is working with communities in 9 high-risk flood areas of the Chiltern Hills and Berkshire Downs. It is led by Buckinghamshire Council in partnership with five other local authorities.
Project Groundwater is funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.
Groundwork are part of the Communications and Engagement workstream, our role is to engage with communities and businesses across the pilot areas to ensure that the resilience methods developed are collaborative and accessible. This will increase understanding of groundwater flooding and ensure that the outcomes of the project are guided by the needs and wishes of our communities.
Our 9 communities
- Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
- Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Colnbrook with Poyle, Slough, Berkshire
- Hinksey Park, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Kimpton, Hertfordshire
- The Lambourn Valley, West Berkshire
- Luton, Bedfordshire
- Marlow, Buckinghamshire
- The Pang Valley, West Berkshire
Vision
Project Groundwater will forever transform how communities prepare for and respond to groundwater flooding.
Mission
By working together, Project Groundwater will develop innovative and sustainable solutions to groundwater flooding that:
- share understanding and increase awareness
- actively monitor flood events and improve warning systems
- prepare communities to respond to and withstand flood events
Values
As a community-focused partnership, Project Groundwater is underpinned and directed by four core principles:
- Collaboration – so that those impacted by groundwater flooding can be at the heart of everything we do
- Innovation – because communities deserve the best service possible which existing systems and technology may not achieve
- Sustainability – because the risk of groundwater flooding will continue into the future
- Transparency – because we understand the real-world impacts of groundwater flooding and want to maintain people’s trust in the project
Keen to find out more about Project Groundwater and Groundwater Flooding? To find out more about Groundwater Flooding, please visit the Project Groundwater website, and to learn more about groundwater flooding, watch the groundwater flooding explainer animation below.
Groundwater flooding explained
Contact us and get involved
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If you would like to contact the Project Groundwater team, please email hello@projectgroundwater.co.uk.