http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Anti-flood scheme cut back over £5m fund shortfall" en Fri, 22 May 2026 03:22:15 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10305#post-112309 Thu, 30 May 2013 10:51:30 +0000 Min 112309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This project was never about saving houses, it was all about saving rugby pitches. The original (and far, far cheaper) proposal was to use the rugby pitches as a flood plain, rather than destroying peoples homes but the rugby <strike>mafia</strike> clubs said no so a hugely expensive and destructive scheme was put into place instead. Notice that the rugby pitches are now protected by this scheme before it ran out of money. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10305#post-112298 Thu, 30 May 2013 09:23:13 +0000 Dave 112298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In her last career, SWMBO was an accomplished hydrologist who did a lot of flood risk work, so I suppose I should just ask her!</p> <p>I did once get a call from her office to go and look at a particular culvert on the Braid Burn as it was raining very heavily. There's not much risk of flooding in Leith (not that kind at least) :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10305#post-112297 Thu, 30 May 2013 09:17:51 +0000 chdot 112297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's assuming the plans work...</p> <p>(Not even counting the <em>recent</em> flooding in Stockbridge which may or may not have been caused by inadequate precautions by contractors during the 'flood prevention' work!!!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10305#post-112294 Thu, 30 May 2013 09:13:12 +0000 Dave 112294@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It would be interesting to see the cost/benefit analysis for this work. £105m overall to protect 500 properties would mean a spend of £210,000 per property. </p> <p>On the face of it that doesn't seem like good value, especially as the owners have freely chosen to build or buy property at risk of flooding.</p> <p>Presumably thought has been given to just waiting another 180 years for the next 1:180 year event and then simply repairing the damage? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10305#post-112285 Thu, 30 May 2013 00:14:20 +0000 Snowy 112285@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It comes as costs for phase one of the project spiralled to £30m – £12m more than was allocated"</p> <p>No. Really? In a council-managed project? I'm stunned. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10305#post-112282 Wed, 29 May 2013 23:45:22 +0000 chdot 112282@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/anti-flood-scheme-cut-back-over-5m-fund-shortfall-1-2947145" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/anti-flood-scheme-cut-back-over-5m-fund-shortfall-1-2947145</a> </p>