CHAPTER 12: THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE FLOODING, 2007 – CARL DAKIN
‘The 2007 floods in Britain resulted in the largest civil emergency response since World War II.’ – (UK Cabinet Office, 2010).
In 2007 the United Kingdom experienced some of the worst flooding in recent history. Following a very dry month of April, the summer was one of the wettest on record with heavy rain falling throughout June and July. Gloucestershire was seriously affected and on 20 July two months’ rainfall inundated the area in just 14 h.
One of the vital industries that suffered serious impact from the flood was water services, including the provision of potable tap water plus the treatment of waste water and sewerage. Over 300,000 consumers serviced by the Mythe Water Treatment ...
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