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Friday, 07 February 2014 14:04

Flood warning for Lower Sunbury - An Update from the EA

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Flood warning for Lower Sunbury - An Update from the EARiver levels in the Sunbury area are expected to rise slowly over the next few days as water makes it way downstream and in response to further forecast rainfall today and over the next few days. Further flooding of properties located closest to the river is expected.

The current river forecast suggests that river levels in this area could reach a higher level than those seen in January 2003. As you know, this won't happen overnight but by early to the middle of next week these levels could be realised.

The Council, in close liaison with Surrey County Council, continues to update its website information including providing links to the Environment Agency’s guidance on Flooding from Groundwater.

See also the article of 13th January 'Getting the Best out of EA Flood Warnings'.

2 comments

  • Comment Link Gareth Furby Tuesday, 25 February 2014 11:41 posted by Gareth Furby

    Hi Chris, could you please get in touch via my email gareth.furby@bbc.co.uk
    We are looking at the dredging issue. Many thanks., Gareth Furby BBC TV News London

  • Comment Link Chris Wills Monday, 10 February 2014 09:38 posted by Chris Wills

    I used to live next door to the EA's Riverside Works in Fordbridge Road. In around 1995 the (then) National Rivers Authority decided to sell the huge bucket dredger based at Sunbury and lay off the staff and tug crews who ran the dredger. When we protested we were told with stunning arrogance by the NRA that the River Thames was "self scouring". This on Radio 5 this morning, with many local properties flooded, Lord Smith has "said sorry over dredging". Of course even if the river had been dredged, given the rainfall over the last weeks, the River would have flooded. However, it is clear that the flooding would not have been as severe and extensive as that which we are now experiencing. We have been let down by the successive Governments and successive generations of NRA and EA senior management.