See how Lustrum Beck s natural defence scheme is keeping Stockton safe from flooding
Environment Agency and Stockton Council have worked on protecting 150 homes
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Hundreds of town centre homes are being protected from the risk of flooding due to new natural defence measures.
The recently completed Lustrum Beck flood scheme in Stockton was put to the test as Storm Christoph swept across the region last month.
New natural flood management scheme helps protect homes
The next phase of the Environment Agency s Lustrum Beck flood scheme is complete - and helped protect homes in Stockton-On-Tees during Storm Christoph
From: One of the storage basins full with flood water during Storm Christoph.
New natural flood management features have helped protect a Teesside town from flooding just weeks after they were completed.
Three storage basins designed to hold back flood water upstream at Coatham Wood and reduce river levels in Stockton-on-Tees successfully filled up during heavy rain as Storm Christoph swept across the region.
The temporary storage areas then slowly drained the water back into Coatham Beck, a tributary of Stockton’s Lustrum Beck, as the rain eased.