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2019-11-01 | |
发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
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正文(英文) | Press release Environment Agency completes third phase of vital Ouse Washes workThe third year of work to raise the banks of the Ouse Washes Flood Storage Reservoir has been completed by the Environment Agency. ![]() The Environment Agency's work will help protect 2,000 properties The Environment Agency project to raise the Middle Level Barrier Bank (MLBB) and part of the South Level Barrier Bank (SLBB) will maintain the level of protection provided to more than 2,000 properties and 67,000ha of agricultural land. The project is taking place over several years, beginning in 2017. This year’s work started in July and, in order to minimise the impact on the environment on and around the Washes, had to be completed by 31 October. The construction works were originally estimated to take place over four summers (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020), with a further year allowed to establish the new grass cover (2021). The detailed design work continued through the winter period 2018-19. The evolving design and material inconsistency on site has resulted in a change to the intended bank profile, increasing the footprint of the Middle Level Barrier Bank and the need to import more material. This additional work, along with periods of wet weather, has resulted in the construction programme being extended. Claire Jouvray, Environment Agency Operations Manager for the Great Ouse catchment, said it was a vital scheme for people living in communities nearby. She said:
Published 1 November 2019
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来源平台 | gov.uk - environment agency |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/216390 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
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