River Lugg, Herefordshire

[quattro]

Perhaps that means he/ she works for the EA,a friend of Packham and never been flooded out due to the incompetence of the EA.
Makes me so annoyed that government agencies very rarely get prosecuted, and even if they do , I doubt an individual employee would have to pay a “fine” out of their own finances, or get the sack.
Know doubt the EA will be able to wriggle out of the “digging the clay out of the bottom of the dyke”, cock up in the Eastern Counties. I expect @hootbe , will think the EA have done no wrong in that situation.

The tide will turn on the ea one day, you can’t leave rivers/streams or gutters on houses for ever without there being consequences
they’ve been lucky there’s not been much flooding this year

 

[robs1]

The tide will turn on the ea one day, you can’t leave rivers/streams or gutters on houses for ever without there being consequences
they’ve been lucky there’s not been much flooding this year

They can, they will blame it on farmers or global warming.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Perhaps that means he/ she works for the EA,a friend of Packham and never been flooded out due to the incompetence of the EA.
Makes me so annoyed that government agencies very rarely get prosecuted, and even if they do , I doubt an individual employee would have to pay a “fine” out of their own finances, or get the sack.
Know doubt the EA will be able to wriggle out of the “digging the clay out of the bottom of the dyke”, cock up in the Eastern Counties. I expect @hootbe , will think the EA have done no wrong in that situation.

Lessons will be learned, a phrase that always comes to mind with government bodies mistakes!

 

[lloyd]

Knob

Perhaps it's the local ,jokal house builder that
thinks squeezing a few bland houses on Herefordshire
farmland is more enviromentally friendly than farming it.

 

[onthehoof]

In 1959 the rural district council here were taken to the High Court by local farmer who said that their failure to maintain a watercourse had caused his land to flood, court found in the farmer’s favour and DC were ordered to clear the drain and also pay him damages, DC then appealed to Court of Appeal but the decision was upheld.
The EA have now taken over the drain and it hasn’t been touched for 25 years, as I understand it the EA ‘gave’ themselves permissive powers which means although they are responsible for maintenance they do not have to do anything - how times have changed!
The whole thing is a cop out and a joke.

 

[Old apprentice]

In 1959 the rural district council here were taken to the High Court by local farmer who said that their failure to maintain a watercourse had caused his land to flood, court found in the farmer’s favour and DC were ordered to clear the drain and also pay him damages, DC then appealed to Court of Appeal but the decision was upheld.
The EA have now taken over the drain and it hasn’t been touched for 25 years, as I understand it the EA ‘gave’ themselves permissive powers which means although they are responsible for maintenance they do not have to do anything - how times have changed!
The whole thing is a cop out and a joke.

Exactly a copy out,money spent and nothing done

 

[Nearly]

Exactly a copy out,money mis-spent and nothing done

 

[quattro]

They can, they will blame it on farmers or global warming.

Some day some government will see through their bulls**t excuses

 

[serf]

They can, they will blame it on farmers or global warming.

Yep as per , good default bullsh!t clause to get them and any other poxy organisation out of their obligations

 

[robs1]

Some day some government will see through their bulls**t excuses

We can but hope but we need to get shot of most politicians and get some decent ones.

 

[Steevo]

The EA are sabotaging rivers and streams through neglect. Simple as that.

 

[Muddyroads]

It’s a sad day when a few spawning fish have priority over peoples homes.

 

[Pilatus]

In 1959 the rural district council here were taken to the High Court by local farmer who said that their failure to maintain a watercourse had caused his land to flood, court found in the farmer’s favour and DC were ordered to clear the drain and also pay him damages, DC then appealed to Court of Appeal but the decision was upheld.
The EA have now taken over the drain and it hasn’t been touched for 25 years, as I understand it the EA ‘gave’ themselves permissive powers which means although they are responsible for maintenance they do not have to do anything - how times have changed!
The whole thing is a cop out and a joke.

The above gives me the idea that the real
name for the EA, is the “Extremely Arrogant” agency .

 

[Steevo]

It’s a sad day when a few spawning fish have priority over peoples homes.

And a beaver!

 

[JP1]

Meanwhile the EA Chair (£100k)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1526828116764655616

So the Water companies can carry on as before without effective regulation / sanction

 

[teslacoils]

Farmer does a decent job that EA cant be arsed to = smacked bottom.
EA let watercos pump sewerage in to rivers as they cant be arsed to make them invest = trebbles all around.

 

[Mark Hatton]

Out of of curiosity anyone got any current pictures of the infamous stretch of water and the surrounding banks?

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Out of of curiosity anyone got any current pictures of the infamous stretch of water and the surrounding banks?

There were a few floating about on face-ache .....don't know if anyone can find them ......it looks good !!

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Is his name r sole!!

Just spotted that our friend 'hootbe' started this thread off !!
Bet he regrets that now with the support JP is getting

 

[hootbe]

Just spotted that our friend 'hootbe' started this thread off !!
Bet he regrets that now with the support JP is getting

On the contrary. It's fascinating to see so many misguided opinions