An update on the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme has been published today:
Category Archives: OFAS
OFAS: drilling a borehole
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- A-frame percussive drill
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- Drill and hole, arrowed
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- Capped pipe
Oxford FAS ground investigations: a borehole being drilled this afternoon in South Hinksey.
The A-frame percussive drill dug 9 metres down, below the alluvial layer, the gravel layer and 5 metres into the clay.
The capped pipe is a monitoring site where the changes in ground water depth over time can be observed.
OFAS: ground investigations under way
Test pit being dug at South Hinksey, 24 September 2015
Test pits are being dug and boreholes drilled over the flood plain below the Botley Road to examine what the ground consists of. Evidence of significant archaeology is also checked for. The information will be used to inform the modelling and planning for the Oxford FAS.
‘Drilling for Oxford’s relief channel begins’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-34287878
‘Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme: ground investigation work begins’ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/oxford-flood-alleviation-scheme-ground-investigation-work-begins
August 2015 Oxford FAS Newsletter
Oxford’s floods and climate change: our article in Oxford Civic Society’s newsletter
We’ve an article in July 2015 edition of ‘Visions’, the newsletter of the Oxford Civic Society.
It sets out our views on the threat posed to Oxford by flooding, with emphasis on the possible effects of climate change, and the relative merits of the possible options for combating that threat.
Oxford Mail on the recent public meetings
An article in the Oxford Mail on the recent public events.
Final OFAS public consultation events
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- (L to R) OFA’s Brian Durham, Simon Collings and Adrian Porter at Oxford Town Hall, 30 June 2015
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- Final event at South Oxford Commmunity Centre, 3 July 2015
This week saw the last two public drop-in events of this series, at the Town Hall and South Oxford Community Centre. Again they seemed well-received by visitors and valuable comments were made and recorded. The partners in the scheme, including OFA, have enjoyed meeting the many visitors, hearing their views and concerns. Hopefully people have been reassured by what they have learnt: certainly that has been our predominant impression.
Meanwhile, consultants have recently begun work on the next step – of preparing more detailed plans. The comments and suggestions received at these drop-in events are being collated and will be used in this planning.
Expect more public events in the autumn.
Public consultation events continue
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- Abingdon Guildhall, 25 June 2015
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- West Oxford, 26 June 2015
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- West Oxford, 26 June 2015
Following on from the first meeting in Kennington, there have been meetings in Abingdon and the West Oxford Community Centre. Partners in the schemes, including OFA, have listened to concerns and suggestions from members of the public and explained, as far as is known at this stage, what the Oxford and Abingdon Flood Alleviation Schemes aim to achieve and what they may consist of. Generally those attending have been very positive about the schemes.
Oxford Mail report on the meeting at WOCC
The final two events are this afternoon, 30 June, at Oxford Town Hall and on Friday, 3 July, at South Oxford Community Centre, both 2.30-7.30 pm.
First OFAS drop-in session, Kennington
The first OFAS drop-in session in Kennington this afternoon.
Representatives from the Environment Agency, the County Council, Thames Water, consulting engineers, and three of us from Oxford Flood Alliance, were there to explain the scheme, answer questions and listen to suggestions.
The event was really popular, with a steady stream of visitors from 2.30 to close of play at 7.30 pm. There was a lot of discussion, and many valuable suggestions based on local or specialised knowledge (from concerns about particular local flood risk, to ecology, to canoeing) were made. Hopefully too people left with a good idea of the rationale for the scheme and what it may entail. Certainly many said that they had appreciated the event and hoped there would be more – and indeed the plan at the moment is to run similar events in the autumn.
The next events in the present series are this Thursday in Abingdon and Friday at the West Oxford Community Centre (see two posts back).
Oxford FAS Update May 2015
Click Oxford FAS Update May 2015 to download the latest update on the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme.
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