Rolleston Update 24-10-24
The below provides an overview of the activities/discussions that have occurred during the past month.
Channel maintenance works.
Just a short update on the maintenance works. The team are still intending to carry out work at a number of additional locations where they intend to conduct further works to remove vegetation, roots and overhanging trees. These locations are from the confluence with the Tutbury Mill Fleam through to the gauging station and also where the river passes through the old railway embankment. These further works have been approved, but the team will only return to carry them out in October/November.
Thank you for the very positive feedback from residents commenting on the good work that the team have done and we hope this will leave the village better prepared for Autumn/Winter. We have already had a significant rainstorm recently, but as far as I am aware, there was no flooding of properties as a result.
It has been pointed out that there is some vegetation in the channel at Brookside and our Asset team have cut back the overhanging bushes that were referred us to. (See photo below). We do not feel that the reeds in the channel currently represent a significant risk at this time, but we will continue to monitor the situation.
Business Case development.
Collaborating with our consultants, Arup, we continued to make good progress and remain on programme. As described last month, our focus has been on analysing all the potential options (long list) that are possible both inside and outside of the village and then undertaking a shortlisting process for those which warrant further investigation and economic analysis. This shortlisting is based on a number of factors but focusses on cost and effectiveness.
Questions have been asked as to why we are looking at Do Nothing and Do Minimum options. We have to look at these cases as it is part of providing a rigorous financial justification for spending public funds.
Programme.
Strategic Case Completion = January 2025
For further information or if you have any questions, please contact david.hughes@environment-agency.gov.uk
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