FOLLOWING serious flooding back in June, when several householders had to move out of their homes in Cedar Crescent, Thame, Thame Town Council has begun work to try to ensure that any repeat flooding is less likely.
At a recent meeting the council received the following report, explaining the council’s actions so far and what it is intending to do:
“Close monitoring of the Cuttle Brook is ongoing. The work to date (Ed. which includes clearing away debris built-up under bridges) has improved the flow but we still have to do more. Meanwhile site visits and discussions with the riparian owners of the Brook north of the Oxford Road have either taken place or will be completed this week. This is so that the work the Council has done doesn’t just cause a problem further downstream and any blockage then backs back up into the Nature Reserve.
“An application to the Environment Agency to carry
out the work will then be completed and submitted for its approval this week. We have been told we will be fast tracked. Whilst that is being processed a final visit with the contractor to confirm the work
to be done will be undertaken next week and the final cost agreed.
“After a site visit with the Environment Agency and SODC ? Monson – we are going to do all the other work and clear out ditches running into Cuttle Brook before we look to fill this one in. The professional
opinion is that the clearing work should stop the flooding. This will be monitored very closely and if it doesn’t solve the problem all three parties will reconvene and assess the next action.
“The maintenance team undertakes regular site inspections as do the (Cuttlebrook)volunteers.
“No resident should be taking any action on the Nature
reserve but should use the Information Centre to report a problem and it will then be dealt with.”
Photo: Flood water between two of the bungalows in Cedar Crescent, adjacent to the Cuttlebrook nature reserve, during the flood last June.
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