The Tenbury Town Council are to issue a statement of condemnation regarding the Environment Agencies Flood report and their response to the Town Council's concerns.
It is almost certain that there will be no major flood defenses for Tenbury as we do not meet the qualifications set out by Central Government. Wortcester News Article
It may be possible to get funding for smaller projects. All suggestions should be sent to the Town Clerk or your local Councillor.
Flash flooding is not the responsibility of the EA, but drainage of surface water is the responsibility of the County Council. The Bog Lane area, which is the source of so many of Tenbury's flash flood problems is to be investigated by the CC this week and they will provide the TC with a interim report by Friday. The weather forecast indicates that Tenbury could be hit by more flooding this Thursday.
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Bog Lane area drainage was investigated after last year's floods. The culvert there is undersize. There are also issues over a direction change and a junction chamber. This was known last year (or earlier). Despite 3 floods last year, they have done nothing. It seems likely that they will again do nothing, once they have spent some our money 'investigating' it. There is £10 MILLION to spend on one new library in Worcester, but there is no money to fix drains in Tenbury and we had to wait over a year for a £200,000 wall. Does this make sense?
The County Council have found some money. They have promised to report back to the Town Council by Friday if it can be spent on this project.
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