NEWS

NEWS

November 2018 - STOP LOGS and TEMPORARY DAM south of Ayebridges Avenue

Contractors working for the EA will performed a test-run to check the installation of temporary Stop-Logs in the Meadlake Ditch at the bottom of the Ashleigh Avenue playing field. In the event of an imminent flood, the logs will be used to temporarily dam the ditch to prevent backflow reaching properties upstream as happened in 2014.

There were problems slotting the logs into the steel girders so the contractors had to return next day to complete the test . The stop logs are now being stored at the EA's depot in Sunbury.

We have reservations about them being able to ship all of the equipment they need to the site and install it quickly enough before the next flood event. The equipment includes bulk waste bags full of sand/gravel , sand bags and flexible metal flood barriers as shown below.

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31/01/2019 EGHAM HYTHE FLOOD GROUP

• Erosion of the 60 metre long bund running alongside the footpath will lead to trees falling down and endangering the public. Requested that SCC serve an enforcement notice on Viridor to resolve the problem.
• Trees on both side of the ditch impeding flow and in danger of falling across the ditch in the 60 metre section between Norlands Lane and where the ditch was diverted in 1998. Request that the EA serve and enforcement notice on Viridor to resolve
• Raised fencing across the Norlands Lane Bridge has been damaged and the first flytipping incident for a year was reported . Request SCC to serve an enforcement notice on Viridor to repair the fencing that was damaged in a damaged in a car accident last year . SCC missed the opportunity to claim on the drivers insurance and should therefore cover the costs themselves.