Salford flood scheme

The Salford flood scheme is a £10 million project which will protect almost 2,000 homes and businesses, hold more than 250 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water during a flood and includes more than 5 hectares of urban wetland habitat.
The Salford scheme delivers on a long-held vision to not only create a flood storage basin in Salford - to reduce the risk of flooding from the River Irwell - but also to provide a boost to local wildlife populations by including a high quality urban wetland habitat.
Wetlands provide many benefits to society and help us to be more resilient to the effects of our changing climate. They provide multiple benefits such as slowing the flow of water, reducing flood risk, filtering water and capturing carbon. Their importance is increasing as a result of climate and land use change.