According to the EA:
- The Jubilee Flood Relief Channel is not designed to reduce flood risk to communities upstream or downstream of the scheme. It does not adversely impact communities downstream.
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When the Jubilee Flood Relief Channel reaches capacity and if river levels continue to rise, water would then spill out of the River Thames onto the floodplain. It is possible that properties in the area normally better protected by the scheme could flood. As with any area we would issue a flood warning if property flooding is expected.
- With climate change we are seeing more frequent and more intense rainfall, which will lead to flooding more often across the Thames Valley. In response to this we are having to operate the Jubilee more frequently.
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