Can I clean my river out?

[yellow belly]

Depends on the river
local estate here found that they were responsible for a river that flooded the edge of a village and round to some of their houses
they soon got the stretch cleared and this will help the flow a lot

 

[steveR]

EA are completely unfit for purpose. They've killed more aquatic life and destroyed more habitats through poor maintenance than they've benefitted. The sooner they get a wrecking ball through there department the better!

Need to go back to local River Boards...

 

[serf]

Cant believe theres all this grief from clearing some silt !!! These hydrologists must be of the same ilk that the gov choose to use to advise them on cv19 seems to be a bit of a correlation going on here !

 

[cheggars]

It’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission, and they won’t make you put the silt back in so crack on .
The environment agency won’t be out and about much at the moment anyway.

Neighbours did and got a large fine and had to reinstate the riverbank to their spec, and this was during Covide lockdown.

 

[The Seeker]

We ditched a ditch that runs through a field. a few days later we had a call saying that a member of the public had seen our ditching and reported it and also took photos and submitted them to whoever. couldn't quite believe it tbh. i for on think lots of flooding issues could be saved by a 360!

 

[The Seeker]

BTW we had rights to ditch our ditch

 

[serf]

i for on think lots of flooding issues could be saved by a 360!

You would think it's pretty obvious in most cases , but obviously not to those that know better

 

[Ffermer Bach]

BTW we had rights to ditch our ditch

what are the rules about cleaning out a ditch then?

 

[puppet]

We cleaned out 300m of a ditch only 3 feet across the bed and had a flood as nothing to hold water back that winter.

 

[Campani]

There is a big difference between a ditch and a river. Salmon an endangered species and prized by many rich and powerful people are in full breeding season at the moment. I would be cautious of in-river work at this time of year

 

[beardface]

There is a big difference between a ditch and a river. Salmon an endangered species and prized by many rich and powerful people are in full breeding season at the moment. I would be cautious of in-river work at this time of year

Yet the EA and drainage board round us are currently trying to catch up with basket work as the f**kers wouldn't do it earlier in the year before the usual wet season!

 

[teslacoils]

[QUOTE="serf, post: 7201242, member: These hydrologists must be of the same ilk that the gov choose to use to advise them on cv19 seems to be a bit of a correlation going on here !
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Any expert that costs ten grand to tell you not to spend twenty grand is the sort all government want to employ.

 

[TripleSix]

Do it.

If anyone kicks off - deny everything.

 

[Hesstondriver]

More digging - less asking

 

[AndrewM]

You can remove vegetation from a main river providing you follow the code of practice. To remove sediment you need to apply for permission from the ea, you can't remove any gravel.

 

[Badshot]

And do remember that if you cut the bank and clean the top of vegetation so there's bare soil you could get pulled by the rpa for destroying vegetation within the cross compliance strip, I kid you not, my neighbours got a right roasting for their ditching contractor doing it.
Unreal!!!!

 

[Canada Farmer]

Summed that up better than I could

Just a passing observation from life and personal experience...

 

[Canada Farmer]

[QUOTE="serf, post: 7201242, member: These hydrologists must be of the same ilk that the gov choose to use to advise them on cv19 seems to be a bit of a correlation going on here !

Any expert that costs ten grand to tell you not to spend twenty grand is the sort all government want to employ.
[/QUOTE]
Save £5.00 today even if it costs £500.00 tomorrow seemed to be the motto where I worked in the UK back in the early 90's...

 

[Exfarmer]

Any expert that costs ten grand to tell you not to spend twenty grand is the sort all government want to employ.

Save £5.00 today even if it costs £500.00 tomorrow seemed to be the motto where I worked in the UK back in the early 90's...
[/QUOTE]
Sadly you are spot on, time the pigeons come home to roost, the Minister will have moved after much acclaim regarding cost cutting!

 

[Northern territory]

EA are completely unfit for purpose. They've killed more aquatic life and destroyed more habitats through poor maintenance than they've benefitted. The sooner they get a wrecking ball through there department the better!

Never a truer statement. Our 2 mile stretch is shocking. The amount of silt that has caved in off the banks over the last 20 years is shocking due to fallen trees blocking it. We have tried and tried to get them to come out with little success. Just one complete mess.