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The upstream catchment is saturated.\u00a0 Local groundwater is rising and Wraysbury Village Green is being overwhelmed yet again.\u00a0 \u00a0The image below is dated 7\/2\/2026, the ditch is full and rising flood water is clearly visible beyond the bench seats.\u00a0 More rain is forecast.<\/p>\n

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The villages of Datchet, Horton, Wraysbury and Old Windsor are situated downstream of the point at which the Jubilee River flood water in the parallel channel re-enters the River Thames.\u00a0 The threat of flooding is here yet again – local land drainage infrastructure is either blocked solid or lacks maintenance and any costly new flood defences are still a figment of somebody’s imagination.\u00a0 \u00a0In 2019 I informed the authorities that the Wraysbury Drain was blocked.\u00a0 It is now 2026 – and the Wraysbury Drain is still blocked.\u00a0 The RTS and DHEFIM projects are stalled.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Notes:\u00a0 \u00a3100m+ spent to date on RTS project development.\u00a0 Wraysbury Drain is an ancient watercourse that dates back to pre-1799. The local ground sits on a bed of glacial gravel.\u00a0 The Jubilee River is the main element of the MWEFAS that was opened in 2002.<\/p>\n

Taplow flow control structure gate adjustments on the Jubilee River can be seen here<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 and the downstream effect recorded about 2 hours later here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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