{"id":479,"date":"2020-04-15T21:43:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flooding.london\/rts\/?page_id=479"},"modified":"2020-05-02T19:32:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T19:32:18","slug":"report-to-flood-forum-15-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/flooding.london\/rts\/report-to-flood-forum-15-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 May 2020:\u00a0 Brief report to Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury Parish Councils.<\/strong><\/p>\n

River Thames Scheme – RBWM funding shortfall and associated local land drainage issues<\/strong><\/p>\n

RTS Partnership Funding<\/u><\/strong>. \u00a0<\/strong>RBWM recently revealed a \u00a343m unresolved RTS Partnership funding shortfall (see RBWM Press Release dated 30\/3\/2020).<\/p>\n

The closing statement in my previous report dated 3\/4\/2020<\/strong> was as follows:<\/p>\n

On 1\/4\/2020 I was involved in a 90 minute TRFCC teleconference when it became apparent that I had not been included in discussions on RTS partnership funding details.\u00a0 Worse still \u2013 despite being the appointed representative on the TRFCC \u2013 and asking repeatedly \u2013 I had been kept in the dark.\u00a0 My understanding of the current situation is that WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING \u2013 THE DATCHET, HORTON AND WRAYSBURY SECTION OF THE RIVER THAMES SCHEME WILL NOT BE PROGRESSED.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Apparently the current position is that RBWM is seeking Departmental support and\/or approval for a method of fundraising.<\/p>\n

Local land drainage issues<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Environment Agency is responsible for main river issues.\u00a0 As designated Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) RBWM is responsible for \u2018ordinary\u2019 watercourses and some other sources of flooding.\u00a0 Due to CV19 – the RBWM Flood Liaison Meeting (scheduled for 29\/4\/2020) was cancelled.<\/strong>\u00a0 The good news is that the weir failure at Wraysbury Station (reported in September 2018) was fixed in July 2019 but\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n

The bad news<\/u><\/strong>: The channel blockage and fencing at Feathers Lane was reported to RBWM in April 2019. <\/strong>\u00a0One year later and recent inspection revealed that the original problems have not been fixed<\/strong> and the channel is being steadily filled with rubble.\u00a0 There is a more detailed report available (dated 15\/4\/2020).\u00a0 I have requested and am awaiting copies of enforcement notices.\u00a0 The Splash (The Green, Wraysbury) is at very low level and stagnant due to lack of upstream maintenance<\/strong>.\u00a0 Identified restrictions have not been cleared by the riparian owners<\/strong>.\u00a0 There are similar watercourse maintenance issues East of Bells Lane, Horton.\u00a0 Rather than wait until we have problems I believe RBWM needs to create and publish a procedure for the systematic inspection and maintenance of the local land drainage infrastructure.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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April 2019 <\/strong>\u2013 Feathers Lane\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April 2020<\/strong> \u2013 Feathers Lane<\/p>\n

National land drainage issues.<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>I have revealed the lack of local infrastructure maintenance and ineffective LLFA to the National Flood Forum.\u00a0 Apparently we are not alone.\u00a0 The NFF is currently considering what is a huge and contentious topic and some of the elements of concern are listed below:<\/p>\n