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PostSubject: DIY Dredging, A recipe for Disaster    DIY Dredging, A recipe for Disaster  EmptyTue Oct 15, 2013 8:56 pm

Defra announced yesterday a pilot scheme to allow farmers and landowners greater freedom to dredge rivers themselves to try and stop them flooding rather than leaving it up to the Environment Agency to manage.  This announcement follows previous hints from Environment Secretary Owen Paterson that he wanted to introduce a 'Dredge Your Own' river scheme.  

The Angling Trust and other environmental fisheries groups have campaigned against these plans because dredging can cause catastrophic damage to river ecology and it very rarely makes any significant difference whatsoever to flooding.  The new pilots, whilst very unwelcome and potentially the thin of the wedge, are thankfully considerably more restrictive than the original proposals.

There is little support for these plans from the fisheries experts at the Environment Agency. Indeed, the Agency’s own guide to Dredging and Flood Risk, available on its website, states:

“Dredging river channels doesn't make them big enough to contain the huge volumes of water during a flood. When a major flood occurs, water soon fills the river and enters what we call the 'floodplain'. The floodplain is an area of land over which water naturally flows during flooding. Even major dredging will not free up enough space in the river channel to stop this from happening.”

Furthermore, and without a trace of irony, the EA published in August its own damning study into the impacts of dredging which concludes that, far from reducing flood risk, dredging can: “speed up flow and potentially increase the risk of flooding downstream”!

The Environment Agency’s Chief Executive Paul Leinster is quoted in the Defra release as saying:

“We want to make it as easy as possible for farmers to undertake appropriate maintenance work on rural watercourses, whilst still ensuring that wildlife and the environment are properly protected.”

The Angling Trust believes that this is a fundamentally contradictory statement.

Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal said: “The Angling Trust has gone on record stating its opposition to the plans on numerous occasions and calls on the government to start listening to its own experts and to halt these plans.  River management is an immensely complicated and delicate operation that requires great care and expertise to avoid damage to vital habitats for fish and other aquatic wildlife.”

He continued:

“With the help of our member clubs and riparian owners we will be monitoring the outcomes of the pilot schemes to see what damage is caused to river wildlife and fisheries.  Fish Legal will not hesitate to take legal action against those who cause damage to its members’ property rights in these pilot project areas. There are a host of legal hurdles that still have to be overcome, including the European Water Framework Directive and anglers can be assured that we will be watching these pilots with great care for any signs of transgressions.”

ENDS

Notes to Editors:
1. Download Environment Agency Paper: ‘Evidence – Impacts of Dredging’ by Judy England and Linda Burgess-Gamble, August 2013

2. Defra Press Release 14 October 2013
RIVER MAINTENANCE PILOTS BEGIN
A new scheme to remove red tape and help landowners manage the risk of flooding has been announced by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today.

In recent years wet weather has caused significant flooding in areas such as the River Brue in Somerset. But while river maintenance can make floods less likely in some areas, current rules mean that farmers who want to manage their own watercourses could be put off by bureaucracy.

The new River Maintenance Pilots are designed to see how existing rules can be simplified without damaging the local environment. Currently, landowners have to apply for permission from the Environment Agency before carrying out certain maintenance activities on rivers crossing their land. Under the pilots, farmers and landowners in seven areas in England at risk of flooding will be allowed to carry out work to de-silt watercourses without needing to obtain a consent.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said:
“I want to make it as simple as possible for landowners and farmers to carry out work to protect their land.
“Watercourse maintenance can reduce the risk of flooding, enhance the environment and improve water quality. These pilots will make sure that people who want to carry out this kind of work can do so without getting tied up in red tape.”

Environment Agency staff in each pilot area will be on hand to provide advice, and new Good Practice guidance will ensure that all activities take environmental concerns into consideration when maintenance work is carried out.

Environment Agency Chief Executive Paul Leinster said:
“We want to make it as easy as possible for farmers to undertake appropriate maintenance work on rural watercourses, whilst still ensuring that wildlife and the environment are properly protected.

“We look forward to continuing to work together with farmers, environmental groups and others to reduce the risk of flooding.”

The pilots will cover seven areas:
•       Alt Crossens, Lancashire
•       River Idle, Nottinghamshire
•       Bottesford Beck, North Lincolnshire
•       River Brue, Somerset
•       Upper Thames, Oxfordshire
•       Winestead Drain – East Ridings of Yorkshire
•       River Duckow, Shropshire

The River Maintenance Pilots will be overseen by the Environment Agency and will last for one year. More information about the pilots and details of local contact can be found on the Environment Agency’s website. Landowners and farmers will be able to start river maintenance activities according to the new guidance from 21 October.

The findings of the Maintenance Pilots will be used to develop a new improved system of consents for managing river maintenance by 2015, as part of the reforms being introduced in the Water Bill.

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PostSubject: Re: DIY Dredging, A recipe for Disaster    DIY Dredging, A recipe for Disaster  EmptyWed Oct 16, 2013 4:43 pm

absolutely staggering.......................Shocked 
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