Four million pound dredging set to begin at Gloucester Docks
A four million pound dredging operation is set to begin at Gloucester Docks to clear an unprecedented build-up of silt from the River Severn.
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A four million pound dredging operation is set to begin at Gloucester Docks. The work follows an unprecedented build-up of silt from the River Severn.
River water is used to top up the docks and the canal during dry weather. Bristol Water also takes water out of the canal to supply the city. The silt has prompted criticism of how sediment is handled before it reaches the docks.
One speaker said it could not be beyond the wit of man to filter out a lot of the silt as water is pumped into the docks. They called on Bristol Water to do its bit, step up and help solve the problem, and to engage with them and the Canal & River Trust. The aim is to avoid spending millions of pounds on dredging every year.
Bristol Water said the abstraction from the River Severn, along with managing silt, is the responsibility of the Canal & River Trust. It added that it is working with the trust to reduce sediment transfer.
The dredging is intended to clear the accumulation and restore the docks. The scale of the operation reflects concern about repeated silt problems in the waterway.
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| A GBP 4 million dredging project is set to start at Gloucester Docks after unusually large silt deposits from the River Severn. | |
| Bristol Water has said the Canal & River Trust is responsible for managing River Severn abstraction and silt. | |
Channel Perspectives
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The bulletin treated the dredging as an imminent four million pound operation caused by an unprecedented silt build-up from the River Severn. It gave room to a demand that Bristol Water filter sediment and work with the Canal & River Trust, then carried Bristol Water's response that silt management sits with the trust. The item was brief and was followed by unrelated regional news.
- “Now a four million pound dredging operation is about to begin in Gloucester docks”
- “Can't be beyond the wit of man to filter out a lot of this seal as we're pumping it into the docks in the first Place”
- “Bristol water told us the abstraction from the river Severn along with managing Silt is the responsibility of the canal and river trust”
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