Veeder-Root — 3.5 Joint Studies

Scottish Water where surface water flooding or combined flooding is considered to be an issue. Commercial organisations or government agencies such as Transport Scotland and the Forestry Commission where it is known that large planning applications or developments are proposed within an area. Major land owners. SEPA which may be aware of other studies or work within the area, including studies being carried out by SEPA’s Flood Forecasting and Warning and River Basin Management Planning teams. The Strategic Flood Risk team will act as a single point for this type of enquiry at scoping stage.

Case Study – River Kelvin Flood Mapping Study Glasgow City Council, East Dunbartonshire Council and SEPA worked together to commission the River Kelvin study. This enabled the model to be calibrated against two gauges in the river Kelvin catchment, increasing confidence in the results and ensuring flood maps were consistent across the local authority boundary. Flood Modelling Guidance for Responsible Authorities v1.1 15