Any pictures of the river lugg in flood???

[Kevtherev]

Any news on whether work has helped after all the recent rain?

 

[Bernardbean]

Certainly hope so, dredging rivers and streams is a no brainer.

 

[colhonk]

Is it not time that all these flooded villages ect got together and sued the EA for causing all the damage by not cleaning out the rivers?

 

[Gone Shooting]

Good question - would be nice to see updated pics and any comments from anyone local .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I hope it’s helped enourmously...not only for the poor people who’s houses would of been flooded, but also that Mr Price gets some recognition for his work and how stupid the EA are for not dredging rivers out when everyone else can see it’s a necessity

 

[Exfarmer]

Is it not time that all these flooded villages ect got together and sued the EA for causing all the damage by not cleaning out the rivers?

Being a government agency, they would have crown immunity

 

[neilo]

If it’s reduced the flooding in the village it will have done so by moving the water downstream faster. Expect to see pictures of the next village down the river under water, as evidence of the ‘damage’ Mr Price’s work has done.

The work needs doing right down, or it just moves the problem on a bit.

 

[Tarw Coch]

I hope it’s helped enourmously...not only for the poor people who’s houses would of been flooded, but also that Mr Price gets some recognition for his work and how stupid the EA are for not dredging rivers out when everyone else can see it’s a necessity

Everyone!!!!!!’
I don’t suppose the everyone extends far beyond farmers and those who have had their homes flooded, the headlines were of environmental devastation.

Now if you’d said everyone with any common sense...........

 

[Muddyroads]

If it’s reduced the flooding in the village it will have done so by moving the water downstream faster. Expect to see pictures of the next village down the river under water, as evidence of the ‘damage’ Mr Price’s work has done.

The work needs doing right down, or it just moves the problem on a bit.

Why would it show in the next village? If it floods downstream of Kingsland it will either be at the next section of low lying ground or the next pinch point (or both).
IIRC the next habitation the Lugg passes is Leominster, and I think we’d have heard in the news if there was flooding there.

 

[serf]

The work needs doing right down,

Yes hopefully this is what they will do , wtf are Rivers for if the EA are just going to sit there and watch them block up , if they can't or wont do the job let the natives get on with it, they will get the message in the end when they find if you don't clear them out you get flooded , and all will follow suit and water finds it's way to the pond !

 

[Kevtherev]

If it’s reduced the flooding in the village it will have done so by moving the water downstream faster. Expect to see pictures of the next village down the river under water, as evidence of the ‘damage’ Mr Price’s work has done.

The work needs doing right down, or it just moves the problem on a bit.

Our TFF resident dredger @Cab-over Pete is on site today surveying the river.
Not sure why he’s been dredging with his head though???

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Well how else am I supposed to see if you’ve gone deep enough with the hydraulic wand?

And I think loading the silt into a dumper and then tipping it downstream just to give yourself another paying job is a bit cheeky.

 

[goodevans]

Being a government agency, they would have crown immunity

But hospitals can be sued which sometimes seems distasteful

 

[renewablejohn]

If it’s reduced the flooding in the village it will have done so by moving the water downstream faster. Expect to see pictures of the next village down the river under water, as evidence of the ‘damage’ Mr Price’s work has done.

The work needs doing right down, or it just moves the problem on a bit.

Thats just not the case. The rivers were originally designed to cope with increasing flow the further away from the the source. Every road bridge acts like a leaky dam if it is allowed to silt up. Water will then find its way around the dam and thats when you get severe flooding.