Thames Flood Barrier
(asked on 20th February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the Thames Barrier has to close in a single year to breach Tier 1 of the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan.
This question was answered on 27th February 2015
The Environment Agency’s Thames Estuary 2100 plan has 10 monitored indicators which ensure the plan is adaptable to change and remains fit for purpose throughout its 100 year life.
One of the indicators refers to the number of times Thames Barrier closures exceed 50 in a year. If more than 50 closures a year were to become a regular occurrence this would impact the reliability of the Barrier.