Inevitably, there are some calls for more dredging of rivers.
Alastair Chisholm of the Chartered Institution of Water Engineering and Management (CIWEM) has tweeted this useful thread which summarises the pros and cons of dredging.
Following the major floods in 2014, WTT supported CIWEM in producing this report, and its contents are still relevant today.
See also our news item from 2014, and, for a more comprehensive view on the impact of dredging our rivers, check out our ‘Dredging Rivers’ library page — especially the video!
