9.—(1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Schedule, DLRL shall indemnify the Agency from all claims, demands, proceedings, costs, damages or expenses or loss which may be made or taken against, or recovered from the Agency by reason of—
(a)any damage to any drainage work so as to impair its efficiency for the purposes of flood defence,
(b)any damage to the fishery,
(c)any raising of the water table in land adjoining the works or any sewers, drains and watercourses,
(d)any flooding or increased flooding of any such lands, or
(e)inadequate water quality in any watercourse or other surface waters or in groundwater,
which is caused by the construction of any of the works or any act or omission of DLRL, its contractors, agents, or employees whilst engaged upon any such work.
(2) The Agency shall give DLRL reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and no settlement or compromise thereof shall be made without the agreement of DLRL, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.