Restart river dredging to ease effect of future floods

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Reinstate river dredging it will also make our waterways safer & more appealing for boats to use by limiting the potential damage to the boats... it would create more revenue to pay for the dredging

We have since March 2019 lived & run a business beside the river Severn in Worcester, in this time our business has experienced 10 floods.
So many peoples lives are affected by these floods & not all can be protected by barriers... If dredging the waterways is reinstated this will help to ease the impact of future floods & in the long run save the Government a lot of money.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Dredging and the removal of silt and sand from main rivers is regulated under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010, but decisions about dredging of individual rivers is a matter for individual local authorities and the Environment Agency, not the Government or House of Commons.

If you are concerned about management of the River Severn you could contact the Environmen Agency directly about this: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

Timeline

28 Jun 2021	Petition opened for signatures
5 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Jul 2021

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