Petition · past parliament
Reintroduce the dredging of rivers to reduce flooding risk...
Closed
305 signatures
What the petition asks
The EU directive effectively stopped rivers being dredged causing flash flooding because of the reduced capacity of rivers and their inability to contain run off. Now we are no longer at the behest of the EU we can reintroduce this effective means of flood control...
Timeline
| 22 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jan 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
305
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Jul 2016
Closed
22 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.