Trees blocking Rivers

[David Humphries]

How are rivers/canals managed in terms of keeping them clear?

 

Imagine its a tall order nationally, and probably comes down to local management.

 

Are stretches regularly inspected or more a case of waiting for public report?

 

Was out on a the little Ouse in Suffolk yesterday for a gentle paddle for a few miles and had to portage around a couple of fallen trees.

 

I checked the web (paddlepoints) before we set off and knew about one of them but not both.

 

 

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[Ian G 2]

Hi can't speak for everywhere but we ( the localfishing club) clear the trees and snags on the Orchy Scotland

[aspenarb]

Riparian landowners who have land running up to the edge of a river are responsible for keeping the vegetation in check and dealing with any fallen trees etc. The truth is they will normally leave it until they receive threatening letters from the EA who will just do it and bill them if they dont respond. The EA in years gone by used to do this for nothing but the emphasis is now clearly with the land owners. Canals are normally dealt with by a society/charity, because there is a tow path that they own it basically means they own the land up to the waters edge.

 

The Bible https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/297423/LIT_7114_c70612.pdf

 

 

Bob

Edited September 7, 2014 by aspenarb

[geoff]

I have a contract with a local/ national waterways authority, they have their own ground based crew & also a flat bottomed craned dredger, I undertake works that they are not qualified for.

The waterways are inspected by their workers, the managers & any trees down cleared by the appropriate methods.

Any standing, deemed dangerous are tpo checked etc, then I go in.

They do rely to some extent on public calling in with information, as employees can't be everywhere all the time, & I myself keep an eye on & report problems I come across.

Trees & limbs in the water are dealt with on a scale of urgency, If they are obstructing traffic, or blocking the infrastructure they are prioritized, like everything else these things are to some extent governed by financial constraints..

[geoff]

Here is yours I believe David,

 

https://www.waterways.org.uk/waterways/waterways_l'>https://www.waterways.org.uk/waterways/waterways_l

 

And the home page:

 

https://www.waterways.org.uk/

 

I edited as I had the wrong link in the first one, now corrected.

Edited September 7, 2014 by geoff

[Tom D]

We have done a few jobs for the City of Edinburgh flood prevention team, they like to keep the Water of Leith clear...

[David Humphries]

Thanks for link Geoff, very useful

 

 

I noticed yesterday that we went through the border between EA and private, and there was a clear distinction between managed and 'less' managed.

 

 

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[geoff]

Thanks for link Geoff, very useful

 

 

 

 

 

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My pleasure:001_smile:

[ben_inthewoods]

We have done a few jobs for the City of Edinburgh flood prevention team, they like to keep the Water of Leith clear...

 

Will be an interesting situation when the Tay beavers turn up in an urban river system:001_huh:.

[AlexB]

kayakers tend not to like trees.... They clear an awful lot of wood, perhaps mostly unknown.