Five years on and the Wraysbury Drain is still blocked THUS THE SEVERITY OF A FLOOD EVENT IS INCREASED.
Water is prevented from entering the channel upstream between Wraysbury Station and Douglas Lane. Thus the groundwater level has dropped below the channel bed – leaving the majority of the channel dry. Even if there was water in the channel – there would be no flow because the channel is blocked at Feathers Lane and the channel would behave like a pond.
This channel is a vital element of local land drainage infrastructure. If this channel is blocked – flood water cannot move downstream and simply backs up. In a flood event, both the flood water depth and duration are increased.
FIVE YEARS ON?
I published a report to Wraysbury Parish Council (including maps) dated 9 November 2020. I can confidently say that there has been little action and no improvement over the five years since. Please judge for yourself
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