ACTIONS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES
To confirm the actions from the previous minutes.
Minutes:
ACTION |
PROGRESS |
Flood Risk Manager to chase up the report from Volkers Highways, and inform the Parish of the outcome.
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Further cleaning works on the “barrel arch” culvert in Datchet had started on Monday 20 January 2020. Water levels were however too high so the works have been postponed until water levels recede. |
David Bedlington to attend the next meeting of the Flood Liaison Group and facilitate discussion on how public engagement on the RTS may be progressed. |
Consideration is currently being given to an application under the Development Consent Order process. Therefore, an update at the next meeting would be more timely. ACTION: Place on next Agenda |
David Bedlington to send the link for the route maps on the EA website to the Clerk for circulation to the Flood Liaison Group. |
This was completed. The link will be included in the minutes again. |
Brianne Vally, Environment Agency to send the link for the water situation report for the Thames Valley area to the clerk to circulate to the Members of the Flood Liaison Group. |
This was completed. The link will be included in the minutes again. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-situation-local-area-reports |
Brianne Vally to forward the link for the Challenges and Choices consultation to the Clerk for circulation to the Flood Liaison Group Members. |
This was completed. The link will be included in the minutes again. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-agency-launches-future-of-rivers-consultation |
Brianne Vally to email an update on temporary flood defences for Wraysbury to the Chairman, Councillor Larcombe and Mike Williams. |
Brianne Valley updated the Group informing them that the EA had been trying to progress the latest round of modelling and analysing data. Developing a workable scheme that did not have a detrimental impact elsewhere and was not out flanked by flood water had however proven difficult They were therefore looking at a longer term plan to alleviate the flooding in Wraysbury and were seeking additional resources. . She was currently unable to give a timeframe. |
Ian Thompson to send the Chairman his proposal for the installation of a control valve on the ordinary watercourse outfall to Datchet Common Brook. The Chairman will then forward this to the Commissioning Team – Denise Kinsella to check who owns the land and where Thames Water’s responsibilities end. |
The proposal for the installation of a control valve on the ordinary watercourse outfall to Datchet Common Brook had been forwarded to the Commissioning Team. Simon Lavin indicated that he was aware that the Council had recently issued a purchase order to Volker Highways to investigate / progress this proposal. Denise Kinsella informed the Group that Thames Water did own some land in the vicinity of the proposed works. ACTION: Denise Kinsella to follow that response in writing with an email to the Council’s Commissioning Team confirming the extent of Thames Water’s landownership at this location. |
The Clerk to attach the report written by Councillor Larcombe on the Wraysbury Drain to the minutes. |
ACTION: Clerk to add to minutes |
Parish Councils to email list of their flood wardens to the Clerk for circulation to the Emergency Planning Team at the Borough. |
A teleconference had taken place. Most Parish Councils had sent their list. A few were still outstanding. |
Brianne Vally to provide an update on the Poplars Southlea Road and the River Thames Scheme offtake proposals for the next meeting. |
A teleconference had taken place over the summer with the River Thames Scheme Team. Efforts to open a dialogue with the landowner had, to date, proven unsuccessful. |
The Clerk to contact David Scott and Russell O’Keefe and ask them to make contact with Brianne Vally at the Environment Agency regarding Battlemead Common. |
Completed. A meeting took place on 18 December 2019 between RBWM, Maidenhead Waterways and the Environmental Agency. |
Here is the link to the maps from the river thames scheme https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/river-thames-scheme-key-features-map-and-channels This was updated on 12 April 2019
There were some references to the living on the edge booklet at the meeting. Please note that the information has been updated online “owning a watercourse” but is not available as a booklet.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/owning-a-watercourse
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