{"id":206,"date":"2020-03-26T22:55:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T22:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flooding.london\/rts\/?page_id=206"},"modified":"2020-08-15T17:43:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T17:43:29","slug":"the-wraysbury-drain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flooding.london\/rts\/the-wraysbury-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wraysbury Drain @ 9\/10\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wraysbury Drain \u2013 an \u2018ordinary watercourse\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A brief report to Wraysbury Parish Council from Ewan Larcombe 9\/10\/2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong> The Wraysbury Drain is over two miles of very ancient and legally
\nprotected watercourse that is an important part of the local network of land
\ndrainage infrastructure. Starting near Wraysbury Railway Station the channel
\ntakes a steadily curving route downstream running generally parallel to Station
\nRoad, the High Street and Staines Road and finishing in Hythe End. The
\nchannel is designated \u2018ordinary watercourse\u2019 but has dimensional crosssections specified by legislation over 200 years ago.<\/p>\n

Changes – starting in the 1980\u2019s<\/strong>: The area between Douglas Lane, Station
\nRoad and the railway line was quarried for gravel and the channels entirely
\nremoved. After ignoring warnings the railway bridge collapsed in 1988. Upon
\ncompletion of partial backfilling the local drainage channels were reinstated on
\ndifferent routes. It became necessary to install a weir in order to \u2018drive\u2019 (i.e.
\nprovide sufficient head of water) the now relocated Wraysbury Drain. The
\noriginal stoplog weir was then replaced with an adjustable metal weir in about
\n2006. There are images of the two weirs available.<\/p>\n

The current situation:<\/strong>
\na. Despite expenditure of at least \u00a3125,000 and the recent best efforts of
\nlocal volunteers the Wraysbury Drain is still not flowing.
\nb. The failed weir at Wraysbury Station was identified as a major problem
\nand reported in September 2018.
\nc. After a long list of reasons why maintenance works could not be started
\nthe weir was eventually repaired (by RBWM?) in mid-July 2019.
\nd. There is still no means of weir adjustment. A \u2018key\u2019 is required.
\ne. The channel is blocked with gravel at both sides of and beneath the
\nbridge at the entrance to the Dive Centre in Station Road. The gravel
\nneeds to be cleared. Who is responsible?
\nf. The Diving Centre Bridge design\/construction shortcoming allows
\nvehicles to displace the gravel into the channel. The bridge needs fixing
\notherwise the problem will continue.
\ng. From the Dive Centre Bridge upstream to the junction near the weir –
\nflow is restricted by thirty years of tree growth. This new section of
\nchannel was created along a different route after the Wraysbury Station
\nRailway Bridge collapse in 1988. This length of the Wraysbury Drain has
\nnot been maintained for 30 years.\u00a0 Who is responsible? Apart from the
\ncost there will be issues relating to access and\/or responsibility!
\nh. At Feather\u2019s Lane the channel is now entirely blocked, having been filled
\nto ground level with rubble and fenced over. The channel has also been
\nculverted without permission.\u00a0 Action is required now.<\/p>\n

_____________<\/p>\n

For the Unbelievable but True Story of the Wraysbury Drain<\/strong><\/em> please follow local link below:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/flooding.london\/jrp\/Jubilee%20River%20story%20-%200948z30.htm<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Added 15\/8\/2020 – For the Jacobs Wraysbury Drain Survey\u00a0 dated September 2014<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.wraysburyparishcouncil.gov.uk\/docs\/drain\/JacobsWraysburyDrainAssesment.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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