Rivers: Somerset

(asked on 1st September 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the progress of the work to dredge the Rivers Barrett and Tone in the Somerset Levels so far during 2014.


Answered by
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Lord De Mauley
This question was answered on 22nd September 2014

The dredging is going well. The Environment Agency remains on target to complete the 8km dredge of the Rivers Parrett and Tone by 31 October 2014. As of 5 September, there is 3.2km of river left to dredge.

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