Groundwater level update 310120

Following the recent dry spell and modest rainfall ground water levels have steadily fallen. As at 31st January the level stood at 115.8

Communities Prepared

From  The Chairman    -,    Calling all RWS Members………………and their Interested Friends.

On 14 January, myself and River WatchOofficer Richard Willett attended the Environment Agency Resilience day in Durweston near Blandford. This was an extremely useful day where we received updates on the Potential Flood Risks to our area, means of reducing those risks plus Incident Planning Exercises.. We also had a very comprehensive talk from the Staff of Communities Prepared, an Organisation which has many similar objectives to our own. On 4  February Communities Prepared  is holding an Introductory day to their Organisation and what it can offer.  Details of this are shown on the Notice below.  I would thoroughly recommend RWS members to attend this if they can. I see a lot of benefit in what they do, and how in the future we can work together, noting that with Climate Change we all need to be thinking more about extreme events, not just Flooding.

Please therefore sign up and attend, and also encourage others whom you know but may be interested . You do not need to be an RWS member to attend. It would also be most useful if you could send me an e mail if you plan to go.

Best Wishes

Bob  Turner

DORSET COMMUNITY RESILIENCE DAY

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4th at 09:45 AM-3:45 PM

SAFEWISE WEYMOUTH (NEXT TO WEYMOUTH COMMUNITY FIRE STATION)

481 RADIPOLE LANE, WEYMOUTH, DT4 0QF

Join us as we introduce the training and support on offer from Communities Prepared, explore the opportunities for, and benefits

of, volunteering, and share ideas and experiences with each other. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Brought to you by Communities Prepared, a national community resilience programme, supporting communities to prepare for, respond

to, and recover from severe weather emergencies How can we support the needs and priorities of Dorset’s Rapid Response Catchments?

For more information & to book your FREE place, please visit:

                                communitiesprepared.org.uk/events/

                            or email communitiesprepared@groundwork.org.uk

Groundwater level update 100120

Levels continue to subside standing now at just under 119, and this should continue provided the forecast rainfall is moderate.

One month graph

Twelve month graph

Groundwater level update 030120

After a welcome spell of dry weather (which may continue in the coming week), ground water has abated albeit marginally as it still remains above 120m. The scenes below will continue for sometime before levels return to below 113m.