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Newsletter 6 - January 2008 Introduction

Inventory Slutty black spots and its tributaries

In Newsletter No. 5 December 2007, we launched a call for volunteers to list the problem areas in the basin Slutty and its tributaries, also known as blackheads.

It will begin soon on the Common Quévy with individuals and voluntary associations who responded positively to the call. Thank you to all for this citizens' initiative.

This inventory will lead to a mapping of the problems listed on each rivers of the basin. This will allow us to establish grassroots action to remove some black spots or to reduce their influence.

If you are interested in (e) the inventory of land, you can still contact us! Ask Sandra Vanoverberghe to 0496/38 67 21.

Rain Plan (Prevention and Fight against Floods and their effects on claims)

Since late November 2007, the Agreement Slutty River Commons offers to provide an information notice for the granting of planning permission on floodplains (III.2.7 action program of actions).

Municipalities that responded positively to this offer is the opportunity for the River Contract Scary submit via this newsletter, the Comprehensive Plan for Prevention and Fight against Floods and their effects on claims or plan "RAIN" and the map of flood hazard that results.

The floods are all natural. However, they are aggravated by:
- the occupation of the valley bottoms (urbanization in the floodplains of rivers),
- embankments,
- soil sealing,
- agricultural practices. RAIN

Plan, adopted by the Walloon Government April 24, 2003 is available in 5 goals and 30 actions. These five objectives are:

improve awareness of risk "flood"
Decrease and slow runoff on watersheds
Locate riverbeds and alluvial plains (while respecting and promoting the natural habitat provides stability )
Reduce vulnerability to flooding in flood zones
improve crisis management in case of flooding

The GTI (Groupe Transversal Floods) was created to implement this plan.

One of these actions involved the development of the map of flood hazard by overflowing rivers in each watershed. It includes areas where flooding may occur, more or less important and frequently result in overflow "natural" rivers.

The map delineates areas characterized by a random value: low, medium, high.

The yellow area corresponds to the hazard is low to say for a recurrence over 50 years or a rare occurrence AND submersion less than 1.30m.

The orange zone is the average value of randomness that is to say

- For a recurrence less than 25 years or a frequent occurrence AND submersion below 30 cm

- For recurrence over 50 years or a rare occurrence AND submersion over 1m30

The red zone corresponds to the high hazard, that is to say, for a recurrence of less than 25 years or a frequent occurrence AND submergence greater than or equal to 30 cm.

Following the development of this map, which is a tool for decision making when granting planning permission or to subdivide, Regional Planning Regulations will be revised to remove this legal limbo. Currently, the Commons should be based on Article 136 of CWATUP (Walloon Code for Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Heritage) and the Circular on the issuance of permits in areas prone to flooding and the fight against the waterproofing spaces (called Forest Circular MB: March 4, 2003). The map and information on the Plan RAIN are available at: http://www.environnement.wallonie.be/

(Image source: MRW-DGRNE)

Newcomers in our Committee River

When evaluating the year 2006, it appeared that the Committee did not represent River all water stakeholders, there is no industry participant. This was done because the industries CBR and Holcim have joined the Committee River end of 2007. We wish them welcome!
The company OMYA will also be contacted and partner associations Days Walloon Water.