Concerns that weakening embankments could leave y Bala in danger of flooding has seen Natural Resources Wales submit proposals as part of its Llyn Tegid Reservoir Safety Project. Screengrab from planning documents. Major plans to protect a Gwynedd town from being flooded by Wales’ largest natural lake will be debated by national park planners later this week. Concerns that weakening embankments could leave Y Bala in danger of flooding has seen Natural Resources Wales submit proposals as part of its Llyn Tegid Reservoir Safety Project. First unveiled in 2018, the major project was prompted by fears that the embankments are being weakened by up to 290 trees that have grown on or through them, with fears that a lack of action could lead to the town being deluged.
How Snowdonia flood plan aims to stop town being swamped by country s biggest natural lake
There are concerns that weakening embankments could leave Y Bala in danger of flooding
05:00, 16 MAY 2021
Drone image showing Bala and Llyn Tegid, Wales’ largest natural lake. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) plans to strengthen the lake’s embankments to protect the town from flooding. (Image: Daily Post Wales)
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