Flood alleviation for Keswick Close and Ogmore Close
Flood alleviation for Keswick Close and Ogmore Close
The issue:
Having suffered from flooding during heavy rainfall for many years, residents of Keswick Close and Ogmore Close in Tilehurst contacted Alok in 2010 to express concerns that not enough is being done to prevent flooding in their area.
Achievements to date:
- In response to the residents’ concerns, Alok raised the issue with Thames Water and subsequently organised a number of meetings for residents with Thames Water to discuss solutions and agree a way forward.
- Following these meetings and modelling work undertaken by Thames Water, it was ascertained that 20 properties in Keswick Close and Ogmore Close are at risk of flooding.
- Thames Water commenced flow monitoring of the relevant sewers to verify maximum flows during storm events. This data will ensure the scheme implemented is appropriate to the flood risk.
- Thames Water has undertaken to provide fortnightly updates on the flow monitoring.
Next steps:
- Once the flow monitoring is complete, the proposed model scheme can then be verified by Thames Water and will need to be reviewed and approved by Thames Water’s Investment Committee.
- The scheme will then need to receive approval for construction and be passed to Thames Water’s contractor so that construction can commence.
- The target completion date for delivery of the scheme is currently set for Q2 2014.
- Alok will continue to press Thames Water on this issue, which is clearly incredibly important to residents, and he will do everything in his power to ensure that a scheme is implemented as soon as possible.
