New flood map issued

SEPA have today, Wednesday, issued new flood maps for Scotland, which have been described as the most comprehensive national source of data on flood hazard and risk for the country, with areas at risk of flooding here in Orkney clearly highlighted.

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency say that the new flood maps, which can be viewed at: http://www.sepa.org.uk/flooding/flood_maps.aspx are an important step in increasing understanding of the sources and impacts of flooding and will be a key tool in producing Scotland’s first ever co-ordinated plans to tackle flood risk.

The maps, which have been developed in partnership with local authorities and Scottish Water, share more information on flooding than ever before with members of the public.