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Research: Sussex: groundwater situation

Environment Agency

February 27
10:04 2024

This document provides information on the groundwater situation for Sussex.

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 provides a groundwater alert or warning service.

Published 28 March 2014
Last updated 27 February 2024 +show all updates
  1. Added the groundwater situation for Sussex dated 23 February 2024.

  2. Added groundwater situation for Sussex dated 2 February 2024.

  3. Added groundwater situation for Sussex as of 19 January 2024.

  4. New data added 14/05/20

  5. New data added 9/03/20

  6. New data added 27/01/20

  7. New data added 24/12/19

  8. New data added 09/11/19

  9. Updates to data made 23 March 2016.

  10. New data added 23 February 2016.

  11. New data added 8 February 2016.

  12. New data added 25 January 2016

  13. Update made to data 12 January 2016.

  14. New data

  15. New data added 30 December 2015

  16. New data added 2 April 2015

  17. New data added 17 February 2014

  18. New report added.

  19. New data added.

  20. New briefing added for 25 April 2014.

  21. First published.

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