{"id":3417,"date":"2026-02-01T09:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:32:19","slug":"flood-water-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=3417","title":{"rendered":"Flood water rising?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the area flood warning map (including Datchet) published by Environment Agency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-2048x1183.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-850x491.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the Environment Agency continues to operate the gates on the Taplow Flow Control structure (constructed nearly 25 years ago as part of MWEFAS) Datchet and other villages downstream are at increased probability of flooding.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The footpath on Datchet Riverfront is already submerged and Wraysbury Village Green is showing signs of groundwater rise.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Have a look at the flood warning map below.\u00a0 Where are the 80 new houses being built in Datchet?\u00a0 Where is the improved protection for 200 houses in Datchet as promised at the 1992 Planning Inquiry?\u00a0 Why is the Datchet Common Brook in desperate need of maintenance?\u00a0 Why is the Wraysbury Drain still blocked at Feathers Lane? What happened to the River Thames Scheme and the Datchet to Hythe End Flood Improvement Measures projects? Where has all the money gone?\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Have another look at the map &#8211; and then consider the future.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-2048x1183.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0530.JPG-Datchet-flood-plain-crop-850x491.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the area flood warning map (including Datchet) published by Environment Agency. 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