▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁summer ▁flo ods ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁the ▁prolong ed ▁flo oding ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁Par rett ▁C atch ment ▁Project ▁was ▁formed , ▁partly ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁Regional ▁Development ▁Fund , ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁organis ations , ▁including ▁British ▁Water ways , ▁Camp aign ▁to ▁Prote ct ▁R ural ▁England , ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Agency , ▁Department ▁for ▁Environment , ▁Food ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs , ▁Environment ▁Agency , ▁Kings ▁Sed g emo or ▁and ▁C ary ▁V ale ▁In ternal ▁D rain age ▁Board ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁Par rett ▁In ternal ▁D rain age ▁Board ), ▁Level s ▁and ▁Mo ors ▁Part ners hip , ▁National ▁Farm ers ▁Union , ▁Sed g emo or , ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Council , ▁South ▁Som erset ▁District ▁Council , ▁Ta un ton ▁De ane ▁and ▁W esse x ▁Water . ▁They ▁aim ▁to ▁tack le ▁twelve ▁areas , ▁which , ▁when ▁combined , ▁will ▁make ▁a ▁significant ▁contribution ▁to ▁reducing ▁the ▁ad verse ▁effects ▁of ▁flo oding . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁a rable ▁land , ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁S ust ain able ▁D rain age ▁Systems ▁( Su DS ) ▁approach ▁to ▁cont rolling ▁rain water ▁run off ▁from ▁developed ▁areas , ▁d red ging , ▁raising ▁river b anks ▁and ▁impro ving ▁p ump ing ▁facilities . ▁Further ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁possible ▁benef icial