What John Price has done seems anecdotally to have reduced flooding in the village. In actual fact he has destroyed habitat and will have worsened flooding further downstream. He has also interfered with property, the river, which is not his. He is simply the Riparian owner. This whole situation could have been easily avoided with subtle expert intervention and better communication. Extract below:
River is better than ever after farmer John Price’s work.
Kingsland farmer John Price is the riparian owner for that section of the river Lugg. Mr Price’s actions have saved the four houses adjoining the bridge from flooding since the work was done. Before this, they had flooded, the cost of repairs running in to many thousands of pounds. At the time Mr Price was being prosecuted 14,842 members of the public supported his actions.
