1) Explain how each method works …2) give good points & bad points of each strategy3) Give viewpoints of different groups of people4) Consider whether the strategy is sustainable

Hard options tend to be more expensive and have a greater impact on the river and the surrounding landscape. They involve engineering (building) a solution to the flood problem.

Building dams e.g. Talybont Reservoir

Building flood walls / bunds – permanent defences

Altering the channel – widening, deepening, straightening - lining in concrete. River Valency Boscastle 2007.

A channel can be built to divert some of the flood water away from the main channel (like a road by-pass)

Individual householders can flood proof their home for about £20,000.

Businesses use ‘Floodguard’ too

Soft options are more ecologically sensitive.

e.g. encourage landowners in Upper Catchment to plant more trees

Restore blanket bogs on moorlands – remove any farmer’s drains

Allow floodplains to stay natural – prevent building on floodplains.