This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition Maintain, manage and dredge the rivers, in particular the mighty River Severn.
Parliament / Government to insist that the Environment Agency carries out the necessary work, to maintain, manage and DREDGE the rivers. Especially with regard to the River Severn, the longest river in England with the second highest tidal range in the world.
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The abject lack of responsibility and response of the Environment Agency with regard to the destruction, devastation of homes, businesses and lives.
The flooding events are now more frequent and more extreme.
This is due to mismanagement by the named Agency.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The dredging of 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 a particular waterway you could contact the Environment Agency directly about this: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
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