Flooding Again

Well, it is only our first week in June when many of us would hope to be enjoying the sunshine, but unfortunately not ... it has been rain and more rain all day. I had to cancel my meetings for the afternoon and evening due to local road closures caused by flooding. You can see the County road closures at this link. There is a Floodwatch on the River Ock, so those by Letcombe Brook can visit the Environment Agency website to check this out.

I was alerted this afternoon by residents in North Drive who are, once again, suffering from sewerage flooding, and what made matters worse is that the Fire Service arrived, but could not pump out the water onto the fields this time because the EA refused to give permission. When I visited this afternoon, they were still awaiting the arrival of Thames Water. Fortunately, the highways drains were coping adequately after work had been done there.

The problem is that much of the problems with drainage relies on riparian owners keeping their own drains clear. Today I received a message from the owners of Millbrook Square to say that the Pill Ditch Culvert is now complete and the Parish Council are happy with the work done. Whilst excavating, they also found and connected the storm water sewer from Bosleys Orchard, so that should not flood now. OCC Highways have inspected this work and are satisfied with their efforts.

Let's hope we get the sunshine back tomorrow as predicted by the weather forecast!