Groundwater is high, within 50cm of the surface at the East Dean borehole, but slowly falling two centimetres a day. Only one or two brief showers were recorded last week. Minor groundwater flood impacts are expected to continue, affecting the ability of the sewage network to operate in East Dean, Charlton, Singleton and West Dean. Water will affect some basements, and be underneath ground floors. Small amounts of water will affect roads, including possibly the B2141 to Chilgrove. No significant rain is forecast this week. Light drizzle is possible Monday evening and Tuesday 23/04/2024. Brief isolated showers are possible Wednesday to Friday. Groundwater will continue to fall in all boreholes. However, because groundwater is not expected to fall fast, groundwater will remain close to the surface, and minor flood impacts affecting the sewage network could continue through to mid May. If you have pumps to help reduce groundwater levels in your property, ensure they are operational. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 18:00 26/04/2024
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 7:58am, Monday 22nd April.
Communities at risk of groundwater flooding to the north of Chichester, including West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: West Sussex
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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