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Llandudno Conwy Trefriw Llanrwst Betws y Coed Y Migneint Map included with kind permission

Llandudno Conwy Trefriw Llanrwst Betws y Coed Y Migneint Map included with kind permission from Snowdonia National Park.

The Conwy river is one of the main rivers in north Wales draining a

The Conwy river is one of the main rivers in north Wales draining a large upland catchment area. http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/2944143

It has caused frequent flooding to properties at Llanrwst and Trefriw in the past.

It has caused frequent flooding to properties at Llanrwst and Trefriw in the past. http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/2142141

‘Floods are natural events and will continue to occur, regardless of any efforts to

‘Floods are natural events and will continue to occur, regardless of any efforts to prevent them… it’s important to focus on reducing the disruption that flooding causes as on measures to prevent it’ Conwy local risk management strategy 2013 – 17 http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/4758607

The Local Authority, Conwy County Borough Council has a ‘Flood risk management strategy’, and

The Local Authority, Conwy County Borough Council has a ‘Flood risk management strategy’, and has done work to alleviate flooding within the catchment, with aid from Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Assembly Government grants. http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/2142153

‘Around 220, 000 properties in Wales, or about one in six buildings, are at

‘Around 220, 000 properties in Wales, or about one in six buildings, are at risk of flooding, of which 64, 000 are at significant risk. 97, 000 of these are also vulnerable to surface water flooding with a further 137, 000 properties susceptible to surface water flooding alone’ Public domain Flooding in Wales – National Assessment of Flood Risk Environment Agency