SUMMARY – The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, as Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), has a duty to develop and maintain a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS). This strategy should detail how local flood risk (from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses) will be managed in its area.
The current LFRMS was last published in 2014. Both National and Local strategies and policies have changed significantly since this time. As such, a new LFRMS is required to bring it in line with these other documents.
The LFRMS and the LLFA’s duties under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 put no duty on the Council to prevent flooding to properties.
The ultimate responsibility to prevent flooding and damage to properties sits with landowners.
Landowner Responsibilities
This objective aims to ensure landowners and occupiers who have a watercourse running through or adjacent to their land are aware of their responsibilities for maintaining them. These responsibilities are set out in section 25 of the Land Drainage Act 1991. This legislation also provides the Council powers to enforce this maintenance, and this objective will also provide a framework for using these and other enforcement powers under the Land Drainage Act 1991.
The briefing document can be found here
I look forward to the Wraysbury Drain being fixed
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