Oxford Area Flood Partnership

Oxford Area Flood Partnership (OAFP) was formed after the floods in 2003, to reduce flood risk in the Oxford Area. The partners represent the following local councils and national organisations:

• Environment Agency,
• Network Rail,
• Oxford City Council,
• Oxfordshire County Council,
• Vale of White Horse District Council
• Thames Water PLC.

The partners each look after different parts of the vast network of pipes, culverts, ditches and rivers that carry water through Oxford.  However, riparian owners (whose land includes or adjoins waterways) are also responsible for keeping those waterways open.

The partners share information about flooding in the Oxford area and help each other to develop affordable remedies when problems involve two or more partners.

How often does OAFP meet?

OAFP meets as a whole four times each year, but partners are in regular contact much more often than that.

OAFP also holds an Open Meeting each autumn, for interested residents to attend.  This is normally held in the Oxford Town Hall.  If you would like to attend, please email us and we will confirm details nearer the time. 

OAFP responds to flooding problems raised by members of the public and welcomes information that will help in understanding flooding.

Flooding can come from different sources:

• Fluvial flooding (rivers),
• Pluvial flooding (direct rainfall, surface run-off, ditches and streams),
• Sewer overflows (excess flows or blockage in foul or surface water pipes), or
• Groundwater (rising from below).

Information

OAFP produces a booklet about flooding in the Oxford Area, and an advice leaflet.  You can download these and a flood map below:

 Oxford Area Flood Information (975kB PDF) - Guidance on management of flooding & flood risk
Guide on how to prepare for flooding (623kB PDF)
Oxford Area flood map (1560kB PDF)

OAFP reviews the booklet each year and would be pleased to receive your comments on ways to improve it.

Annual Reports

Flood Partnership Annual Report 2011 (119kB PDF)
Flood Partnership Annual Report 2010 (120kB PDF)
Flood Partnership Annual Report 2009 (128kB PDF)

OAFP meetings

OAFP Questions and Suggestions Form (38kB PDF)

18 January 2011 - minutes (68kB PDF)
4 October 2011 - minutes (119kB PDF)
6 July 2011 - minutes (124kB PDF)
6 April 2011 - minutes (106kB PDF)
19 January 2011 - minutes (76kB PDF)
13 October 2010 - minutes (105kB PDF)
14 July 2010 - minutes (172kB PDF)
21 April 2010 - minutes (128kB PDF)
20 January 2010 - minutes (95kB PDF)
2009 October 8th - minutes (92kB PDF)
2009 July 14th - minutes (294kB PDF)
2009 April 24th - minutes (297kB PDF)
2009 January 15th - minutes (280kB PDF)
2008 October 9th - minutes (182kB PDF)
2008 January 17th - minutes (102kB PDF)
2008 April 17th - minutes (306kB PDF)
2008 July 26th - minutes (218kB PDF)

October 2008 Open Meeting

Presentation by Oxford City Council (267kB PDF)
Presentation by Environment Agency (1021kB PDF)
Presentation by Network Rail (891kB PDF)
Presentation by Thames Water (390kB PDF)

West Oxford Flooding Report

West Oxford Preliminary Flooding Report - January 2008 (2601kB PDF)
Statement by Oxford Flood Partnership - April 2008 (69kB PDF)
 

Flood Actions map

Flood Actions Map - July 2008 (2352kB PDF)

Flood Update newsletters

Flood Update - Autumn 2011 (532kB PDF)
Flood Update - Summer 2011 (1.3MB PDF)
Flood Update - 2009 Autumn (598kB PDF)
Flood Update - 2009 Spring (522kB PDF)
Flood Update - 2008 Winter (771kB PDF)
Flood Update - 2008 Summer (745kB PDF)
Flood Update - 2008 Spring (297kB PDF)

Advice for people living near water

Waterside Living in Oxfordshire Leaflet (303kB PDF

Oxford Flood Alliance 

The Oxford Flood Alliance (OFA) was formed in 2007 to campaign to reduce the risk of flooding in Oxford. Visit the Oxford Flood Alliance website for full details of their work.

Environment Agency

Visit the Oxford Flood Risk Management Strategy page of the Environment Agency website for more information on future flood prevention plans.

Page last reviewed 24 April 2012