The impacts of the 2007 flood:- 150,000 people lost mains drinking water in Gloucestershire. 10,000 homes were flooded. 3,500 businesses were flooded. 1.5 billion pounds worth of damage(via insurance claims) was estimated to have taken place by the floodwaters along the River Severn. 1 year later, several hundred houses are still not repaired in Tewkesbury.

Top left image - the extent of the floodwaters, where the town of Tewkesbury became an island!   Right hand image - The Mythe Water Pumping Station on the floodplain north of Tewkesbury provides drinking water to homes in Gloucester, Tewkesbury and Cheltenham. This was at risk of being flooded as the pulse of floodwaters travelling down the River Severn and River Avon combined with a tidal surge. Severn Trent Water and The Royal Logistic Corps worked to erect a temporary flood barrier and maintain water supply until the flood risk abaited.