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Alconbury Brook Flood Group Report February 2023

  • Writer: ABFG Admin
    ABFG Admin
  • Nov 29, 2024
  • 2 min read

Overall picture is that progress is rather slow with FG waiting for news and progress in a number of areas.

FAS

  • EA modeller visiting in the next few days to look at parts of the brook which may not have standard behaviour.

  • A little extra data about previous flood events including 2016 AW passed to EA

  • Suggestions for complimentary options passed to EA by FG. The intention is to add cheaper additional work which add benefit at relatively less extra cost. Additional suggestions included benching on tightest downstream meanders and work on downstream agricultural bridges.

  • FG has also asked that work it is doing (at no cost to the FAS project)is included in benefit calculations.

Pond Projects

  • Archaeologists have agreed new plan for Buckworth Scrape. CCC planners are hopefully preparing a benefit statement. A new application will then be required but planning officer has promised a quick turnaround.

  • Planning permission still awaited for large AW pond. Reference number has been allocated and hopefully it will appear on the HDC website soon. We will be encouraging FG supporters to write. Reference 22/02468/FUL

  • New pond project in Great Gidding surveyed last week.

Video and Flood Mobile

  • CCC video about TABFG is apparently looking good and will be on You Tube and the CCC website soon.

  • The Flood Mobile will be back this time to AW in April. CCC,FG and AW PC all involved including road closure publicity etc. Very positive feedback from visit in 2021. More info nearer the date.

Gabions

  • Further progress. Money has been allocated and survey team have visited the area so that design work can start. PCs, FG, residents will all be consulted when plans are available.

Sensor Project

Sensors and nodes working.

  • Meeting with c-Things to agree next steps with follow-up meeting with CCC to confirm the funding necessary for a prototype test and equipment needed. Agreement with a landowner in AW to kindly host a gateway on their barn which receives data from the sensors and connects to the internet.

  • Installation in next couple of weeks. Equipment can then be used to gather all sorts of flood related data.

Herbal Ley Project

  • Outline agreement with landowner passed to Anglian Water (as funders) for comment

  • Experimental outline being developed

  • Considerable interest from a wide range of potential collaborators

 

National Flood Forum- supporting flood groups

  • CCC have paid for us to have use of their services and support until September.

 

 
 
 

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