Project outcomes and beyond

The biggest outcome are the lessons learnt because now the pilot project is replicable, it can be done somewhere else anytime.
Get the water butts ready for installation after overcoming all the struggles related to the tendering process and the liability of the contracts.

The website http://bluepages.org.uk/, a directory where companies advertise their products, is being redesigned right now. It belongs to the National Flood Forum. At the moment, only flood protection products such as barriers for the house are listed. The purpose is to make the whole concept of flood protection products much wider to include grey water system, permeable paving, leaky water butts, etc. Students are redesigning the website and changing the message of flood protection: we all are dealing with water; we all’ve got a role to play, what is my role? Well my role is to slow the water down; someone else’s role is to stop the water coming into the house.
Create a potential local flood group in Great Yarmouth area because there is none at the moment.
Manufacturers for supply and installation of water butts see the possibilities of this business to continue mitigating flood risk in other local authorities.

Layers of MLS	Before FRAMES	During FRAMES	After FRAMES
Protection/ defence	Wall defense (river + sea), pumping stations	x	x
Pro-action/protection via spatial planning	See the Norfolk Local Strategic Flood Risk Assessment and the Great Yarmouth Surface Water Management Plan	x	x
Preparation & response	Low attention	Place leaky water butts and/or raise flower beds at household/business level to capture, retain and slowly release rainwater	A methodology in place to be used in Norfolk and elsewhere. Promote online the use of water storage devices (water butts, raised flower beds) among the communities Build social capital creating a Local Flood Group to empower local communities to take actions themselves
Recovery	x	x	x

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