Flooding
Sandbags
Sandbags are not made available direct to members of the public.
The Council holds stocks of sandbags to allow our contractors to respond to Environment Agency flood warnings as quickly as possible by deploying sandbags in places where there is a known significant risk of flooding of the highway or where there is a risk of flooding to properties from the highway.
We require unhindered access to sandbags to ensure a speedy response to at-risk locations. Residents are therefore advised to contact their local builder’s merchant to obtain these.
Sandbags will not normally be deployed to areas unless an Environment Agency flood warning has been issued. Whilst we understand public concern at times of heavy rainfall, it is most important that our limited resources are targeted to the areas of greatest risk to the benefit of the whole community.
