In December 2013 the County of Surrey was hit by extreme weather conditions resulting in a prolonged spell of flooding affecting several districts and boroughs.
Surrey declared major incidents on 24 December 2013 and 9 February 2014 to coordinate the response to flooding across the County, which saw over 600 households and nearly 30 commercial premises in Runnymede being internally flooded.
A coordinated multi agency response was implemented involving officers from the Environment Agency (EA), District and Borough Councils, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Surrey Police, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, Surrey County Council (SCC), various utility companies including Thames Water and Public Health England (PHE).
The Local Committee (Runneymede) noted the multi-agency response to the flooding event and the flood recovery work taking place.