Birse Aqua Barrier - Clementhorpe - City of York Council
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CLEMENTHORPE AQUABARRIER | |||||
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Tender Cost: |
£0.5M |
Start On Site: |
1st Apr 08 |
Complete: |
30th Apr 08 |
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Duration: |
4 Weeks | ||||
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Type of Work: |
Installation of Flood Defence System. | ||||
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Client: |
Jim Cavannah, City of York Council, The Guildhall York, YO1 9QN
T: 01904 553507
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Britain’s countryside is being hit by more intense rainstorms due to climate
change, and are having a consequential affect on the rivers that run through our
towns and cities. York is no exception, and the long awaited trials of the next
generation of flood defences, which have already attracted interest from disaster-hit
communities across the globe, have begun in Yorkshire.
A contract, finalised between City of York Council, Birse Civils and Aquabarrier
Systems was signed in February ready for the trials to begin four months later.
The contract allows for a three-year pilot of this new flood defence technology
in the River Street and Clementhorpe area. 40 properties were swamped by floods
in 2000 and another 50 buildings cut off by the rising waters, and the proposed
flood alleviation scheme has been welcomed by the local residents.
Before the installation of Aquabarrier, 40 properties and 50 buildings in the
River Street and Clementhorpe area were affected by flooding.
View of the enabling works for the Aquabarrier system.
Front view during installation.
Rear view during installation.
View of the Aquabarrier System installed.Scheme Key Points
· Partnering
· Flood Defence Scheme
· Innovation
· Design and Build
· Urban Environment
· Interface with community
