Essex is set to benefit from the £2.3 billion pot for flood defences outlined in Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement yesterday.
The Government says the funding will be pumped into two main projects in Essex which includes sea defences at Holland-on-Sea and defences to protect 8,219 properties in the Thames Estuary.
Canvey Island in the estuary is repeatedly hit by flooding, including this year and in 1953 when freak floods killed 58 people.
The money is designed for 121 schemes in the East of England to protect more than 17,000 homes and businesses from flooding.
Conservative-led Essex County Council has welcomed the news.
Cllr Roger Hirst, Essex County Council cabinet member for customer services, planning and the environment, said: "We welcome the Government's proposals for flood prevention and defence schemes and look forward to more detail about the proposals and how this will benefit the residents of Essex.
"Flooding is a devastating event for homes and businesses. We are doing all we can, in partnership with other authorities, to protect Essex from the sea and from the effects of heavy rainfall."
Schemes to receive money were chosen in collaboration with local authorities, internal drainage boards and the Environment Agency, in liaison with communities and the Regional Flood and Coastal Committees.
