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Environment Agency to begin essential winter maintenance work

The Environment Agency has announced a programme of maintenance work on access gates and fencing alongside several Somerset rivers over this coming winter. 

This work is in addition to the ongoing routine maintenance work that the Agency delivers annually and Field Teams from the Agency will be undertaking repairs to access gates and fencing along the following rivers: Tone Parrett 
Yeo FR Penzoy 
Bimpits Rhyne 
Othery Rhyne 
Middle Moor 
Misbrook 
Decoy Rhyne 
Langacre 
Challis Wall 
Burrow Wall 
Penzoy 
18ft Rhyne 
Poolmead Rhyne 
North Street 
Long Sutton Main Drain 
Wickmoor Rhyne 
West Sedgemoor Back Ditch
K.S.D Back Ditch 
Shortwall Rhyne 
Thorney Moor Main Drain 
Dunball Rhyne 
Hambridge Mill Stream 
West Port Canal 
Isle Brewers Mill Stream 
Chedzoy New Cut 
Westmoor Main Drain

John Rowlands, for the Environment Agency, said:

We will be carrying out routine maintenance and repairs to access gateways along weed cutting routes on several rivers in Somerset. This type of work is essential as it allows us better access later in the year with minimum disruption to the landowners. We are keen to ensure that landowners are aware that this work is being undertaken.

The Agency will be carrying out these improvements and repairs in the winter months after the annual weed cutting work is completed.

Channel website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

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