<sod >â Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith will arrive in the region amid criticism of claims he made in a newspaper interview that Britain may have to choose whether it wants to save âtown or countryâ from future flooding because it is too costly to defend both.< eod>< sod > Lord Smith, Environment Agency chairman, will visit the region amid criticism of his comments that Britain may have to choose whether it wishes to save âtown or countryâ from future flooding due to the cost of defending both.< eod>