Flooding
Solutions to the flooding problem: Improvements to infrastructure In the aftermath of the 2012 flooding, the Environment Agency carried out extensive research into why Millbrook flooded and, as a result, the infrastructure within the village has been significantly upgraded. The risk of debris blocking the culverts has been reduced through the construction of new brash screens at the main culvert entrances (see below). In addition new flood banks and a new flood wall have been constructed to ensure that water does not escape from the flood storage areas (also shown below and right). In order to reduce the risk of another failure of the Millpool Head culvert system, Cornwall Country Council have also drawn up plans to increase the size of this culvert. This will ensure that water from Millpool Head remains in culvert system and is rapidly diverted into the lake, rather than flowing down the road and into the village centre.
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