Lake Sandon.

[Gramaisc]

Whilst I was away, I got two letters about some sort of 'consultation' about the perpetual flooding situation on Sandon Road.

Did anybody attend the meetings?

Is there anything worth reporting?

After today's bit of rain, it was barely passable around 7:30 this evening, and it looked as though one car may have failed to survive the crossing.

It had subsided to about half the depth by 11pm.

It would seem that our "representative" has failed to work any magic on the situation, despite her impressive photo opportunity a good while back.

 

[proactive]

We have a representative? That's news to me.

To be fair, it's probably news to her as well.

 

[Gramaisc]

We have a representative? That's news to me.

To be fair, it's probably news to her as well.

To be fair, it is deserved - it is, in terms of the electoral vote, the most popular 'representative' that Stafford has had in living memory.

A self-inflicted wound, but that's where we are - and probably why Sandon Road has been flooding for over forty years.

 

[PeterD]

After consultation the member for Stafford decided to alert the local press and point at Lake Sandon. After further consultation she agreed to let businesses pump effluence into it so as it wouldn't feel left out.

 

[gilesjuk]

Maybe they could just build a bridge over it?

 

[Gramaisc]

Lake Sandon reappeared today, after that bit of rain this morning.

 

[PeterD]

Lake Sandon reappeared today, after that bit of rain this morning.

So essentially it's like Brigadoon. Brigadoonpour.

 

[Cirrus]

Whilst I was away, I got two letters about some sort of 'consultation' about the perpetual flooding situation on Sandon Road.

Did anybody attend the meetings?

Is there anything worth reporting?

After today's bit of rain, it was barely passable around 7:30 this evening, and it looked as though one car may have failed to survive the crossing.

It had subsided to about half the depth by 11pm.

It would seem that our "representative" has failed to work any magic on the situation, despite her impressive photo opportunity a good while bacThey

Most of the funding is in place, but more needed, depending on which option they choose.
Pretty much still in denial that the problem is where the flood is.
The preferred option is probably extending Astonfields balancing lakes, which seems odd as i've never seen it full.

 

[Gramaisc]

It does seem. to a layman, that they could slow down the outflows from the two lakes, it's a long time since I saw the spillways in use, although I've not been about much for the last few years. The top lake does have a base level of water in it, but I don't think I've seen open water in the lower, original, lake for many years now, possibly not this century, but it does have a lot of plant growth in it now.

There are still side lagoons at Lake Sandon this morning, requiring some care in passing by pedestrians wishing to stay dry. Waiting for a bus there, you might want to stand behind the bus shelter. Next time the lake appears in full, I'll try to see what the balancing lakes are holding at the same time.

 

[Cirrus]

When the big flood happened a couple of years ago excess water from the top lake was flowing over the concrete seperation into the lower lake, but not nearly enough to fill it.
I forgot to add, no remedy work will start for at least 2 years.

 

[GNM67]

The water was a bit deeper than I was expecting but no harm done.

 

[Gramaisc]

The water was a bit deeper than I was expecting but no harm done.

Is that after this afternoon's shower?

I've just been across the upper dam and the levels in the 'storage' lakes seem pretty much as normal - enough room to store a lot more than that, anyway.

 

[GNM67]

Is that after this afternoon's shower?

I've just been across the upper dam and the levels in the 'storage' lakes seem pretty much as normal - enough room to store a lot more than that, anyway.

yes that was today just after lunch

 

[Gramaisc]

yes that was today just after lunch

There was plenty of room to have stored all of that and a lot more, to be released at a rate the watercourse can actually cope with, if that is the real problem.

 

[gilesjuk]

Does the petrol at the garage get watered down?

 

[gilbert grape]

Imagine winning people over because you constantly have your picture taken in front of flood water, exclaiming that you are fighting to address the problem, only for elections to come round and you still have their backing.
As somebody once said "People voted for this!" Remember that when you are up to your arches.

 

[Rowley Reg]

I'm surprised South Staffs Water haven't taken the opportunity to pump raw sewage into Lakes Sandon and Tesco.

 

[Gramaisc]

This is the entrance to the culvert under Astonfields Road.

The floating barrage is presumably intended to absorb at least some of the petrochemicals floating on the surface.

The smell might make you think twice about disposing of a fag end in there.

 

[kyoto49]

This is the entrance to the culvert under Astonfields Road.

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The floating barrage is presumably intended to absorb at least some of the petrochemicals floating on the surface.

The smell might make you think twice about disposing of a fag end in there.

This level of pollution disgusts me. Such disregard for our natural world and the environment we have to live in. No point reporting to the EA as they are probably to blame

 

[Gramaisc]

This level of pollution disgusts me. Such disregard for our natural world and the environment we have to live in. No point reporting to the EA as they are probably to blame

I did report an 'oil spill' into there some years ago and they did turn up and install a temporary absorbent barrage. It just seems to have become a permanent and 'accepted' situation now.