Flooding - good news - well... maybe?

I awoke this morning to news that the Government is investing in 25 innovative schemes to tackle the scourge of flooding. And (excitement) that there is a Buckinghamshire project! 

Apps alerting residents to flooding, permeable road surfaces to improve drainage and schemes to protect vital sand dune beaches are among 25 new flooding and coastal resilience projects across England awarded funding today (Monday 29 March).

The pioneering projects, led by local authorities and delivered over the next six years, will receive a share of £150 million from Defra as part of the government’s new Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme and will be managed by the Environment Agency. They are part of the government’s long-term plan on flood and coastal erosion and a renewed effort to develop and test new approaches to tackle these threats.

The schemes will trial a wide range of different approaches to resilience tailored to local communities. These include plans to restore sub-tidal habitats like kelp beds, oyster reefs and sea grass near South Tyneside, as well as the installation of specialised property flood resilience measures and an app for local residents to tackle the threat of groundwater in Buckinghamshire.  [my highlight]

I am thinking: this could help local people affected by the risk of flooding. Good stuff! But, I scroll down and discover this:

Buckinghamshire: Trial for a new approach to groundwater flooding in Chilterns and Berkshire Downs, including plans for property flood resilience measures in up to 200 homes, groundwater monitoring (including innovative technology such as gulley sensors) and a Groundwater Flood Alert App for householders and businesses.

Even though Buckingham has had more than its fair share of flooding events in the county, the south of the county (again) is favoured... 

In the Buckinghamshire County Council: Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (2013 - 2018) there is this table: 

Why was the Chiltern chosen as the area to have this project?

I will be doing my best to make sure this scheme is brought to our area as soon as possible... If I am elected, I will be doing everything I can to ensure that the voices of North Bucks are heard loud and clear in the Buckinghamshire Council.