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Research: Kent: groundwater situation

Environment Agency

February 8
13:47 2023

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This document provides information on the groundwater situation for Kent.

Flooding from groundwater can happen when the level of water within the rock or soil that makes up the land surface (known as the water table) rises. The level of the water table changes with the seasons due to variations in long term rainfall and water abstraction. When the water table rises and reaches ground level, water starts to emerge on the surface and flooding can happen.

Lead local flood authorities (the unitary or County Council) are responsible for managing the risk of flooding from groundwater. They set out how they plan to do this in their local flood risk management strategies.

The Environment Agency has a strategic overview for all sources of flooding including groundwater. This means they will provide support to other risk management authorities. They supply information in the form of monitored groundwater levels. In some areas that have historically experienced groundwater flooding, the Environment Agency provide a groundwater alert or warning service.

Published 21 February 2014
Last updated 8 February 2023 +show all updates
  1. Updated with January and early February groundwater situation

  2. 16 January 2023 groundwater situation added.

  3. Current situation updated and new graph added.

  4. Current situation updated.

  5. Updated with January 2022 figures.

  6. Updated report 17 December 2021.

  7. The groundwater situation for January 2021.

  8. Current situation for January 2021 updated and graph and map updated

  9. Groundwater situation report for 24 February 2020 added.

  10. 10 February 2020 situation report added.

  11. Latest groundwater update added for Kent and S London

  12. Updated with December 2019 report.

  13. Page updated with November 2019 situation report.

  14. February Groundwater Report added.

  15. December groundwater report added.

  16. March groundwater situation report added

  17. January 2016 groundwater situation updated.

  18. January 2016 groundwater situation report added

  19. Updated report 20 February 2015

  20. Updated to 30 January 2015 report

  21. Updated 23 January 2015

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