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Petition · past parliament

Re-start dredging our rivers and water courses to reduce flooding

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

In 2000 the European Water Framework Directive (EWF) was written into UK law. This has led to the reduction in the dredging of our rivers and water courses thus letting them silt up and therefore reduce the capacity to work effectly in major storms

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Start dredging our waterways in the UK to assist in preventing flooding

Timeline

30 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
4 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.