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Your Flood-Smart Companion: Introducing Resilico Connect
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The RAIN Project is funded by Defra as part of the ยฃ200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes, which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.
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The RAIN Flood Resilience ‘Jigsaw’
Flood resilience isn’t achieved through a single solution. Instead, it is built by bringing together a range of complementary approaches that work together, much like the pieces of a jigsaw.
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If you have taken part in the RAIN Property Flood Resilience (PFR) scheme, you will be receiving access to Resilico Connect.
This is a free app designed to help you better prepare for, respond to and manage flood risks and your resilience measures.
Alongside your installed PFR measures and preparedness pack, this is the next step in supporting you to manage your flood resilience day to day.
The app allows you to:
A flood guide in your pocket
Resilico Connect is designed to make things simple. Through the app, you can:
It means no searching for pieces of paperwork as everything is stored securely and is easy to find.
Smarter, more local flood alerts
The app provides flood alerts using data from the Environment Agency and the Met Office, helping you stay aware of potential risks.
As part of the RAIN Project, this will soon be enhanced.
Sensors are being installed across the upper catchments of Harpers Brook and Wootton Brook, which will feed into a pilot within Resilico Connect. This will give you access to real-time, hyper-local data, meaning you can better understand what is happening where you live.
Keeping your measures working
Your flood resilience measures are designed to help reduce flood risk, limit water ingress and give you time to prepare for potential flooding โ however they need to be maintained to stay effective.
Resilico Connect helps you:
This can be useful if you ever need to share information with insurers or buildings maintenance / construction companies, should you ever make additional adaptations or extensions at your home.
Your personal flood plan
The Resilico Connect app also allows you to create your own flood plan, setting out what to do and when.ย ย Having this in place means you are not making decisions in the moment, as you will already know what steps to take.
Supporting your long-term resilience
This is about more than just installing Property Flood Resilience measures.ย Resilico Connect helps you stay organised, aware and prepared, giving you confidence that everything relating to your PFR is in one place.
Getting started
You will be supported in setting up Resilico Connect as part of your PFR journey.ย During the post-installation audit phase, our installation team will visit you and will help you get set-up on the app, talking you through how it works.
In the meantime, feel free to download the app in advance: search โResilico Connectโ in the App Store or Google Play, or scan the QR code in the leaflet you will be provided by a member of the Watertight International team during the post-installation audit phase visit.
Need help?
For technical questions about the Resilico Connect app: info@resilico.com
For questions about the RAIN Project: rain@westnorthants.gov.uk