Britain's storms and flooding

Mercury RV · 14th February 2020, 22:51

There may well be someone who is with the Environment Agency and can provide us with a good reason behind this. I noticed on the news tonight that the poor people of Hebden Bridge are STILL waiting for the flood defences to be either finished or even started in some cases. Please someone explain to me why we no longer dredge the rivers/canals? The surely simple answer to flooding is to dredge the watercourses as we used to, the spoil can be used for other projects, by deepening the channels this will increase the volume the river can handle. I am aware when I was at a marina years ago, the Environment Agency stopped us dredging and stated it was not good for the environment, so does this mean that flooding is perhaps? Is it me or is dredging, quicker and more cost-effective, think of the poor people suffering in this!

14th February 2020, 22:51	#1
Mercury RV Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Teynham Posts: 66 Thanks: 21 Thanked 28 Times in 11 Posts	Britain's storms and flooding There may well be someone who is with the Environment Agency and can provide us with a good reason behind this. I noticed on the news tonight that the poor people of Hebden Bridge are STILL waiting for the flood defences to be either finished or even started in some cases. Please someone explain to me why we no longer dredge the rivers/canals? The surely simple answer to flooding is to dredge the watercourses as we used to, the spoil can be used for other projects, by deepening the channels this will increase the volume the river can handle. I am aware when I was at a marina years ago, the Environment Agency stopped us dredging and stated it was not good for the environment, so does this mean that flooding is perhaps? Is it me or is dredging, quicker and more cost-effective, think of the poor people suffering in this!