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"Allan Bennett" wrote in message
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Chris Hawkesworth was kind enough to forward this:

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:29:05 -0000
From: Chris
Subject: Safer Weirs.
To: Allan Bennett
Cc: Colin Kempson , Kevin East


Dear Allan,

I thought you might like to know that there has just been published by
DEFRA
and the EA the following document.


River Weirs - Good Practice Guide.
R&D Publication W5B-023/HQP

This booklet is 10mm thick A4 and quite glossy. The BCU has had a hand
in
addressing the issues contained within it and we put your views
forward for
consideration.

Though not all our views are included and it generally talks about new
Weirs
and refurbishments. Nonetheless Canoeing is mentioned in almost every
page
together with "Duty of Care" and other like words.

It will be available shortly on the EA web site and is available for
purchase
£50 p+p from .

snip loads of URLs

Hi Allan

I think there is only you & I here just now. The odd post appears from
out of the blue, but never develops into a thread.
Any lurkers reading this?

£50!!! Fat chance of me shelling out that much!
Wotsit say then? I haven't looked at the URLs as there were so many of
them. (I'm feeling idle, so situation = normal)
Can you give a summary? Good for us or not? Have they addressed our
concerns or glossed over them?

It does not directly address the concerns which have been made very clearly
here and elsewhere, of the danger to paddlers and other river users, of
certain death should anyone be swept over some of the sluices along the
Thames and other rivers.

The doc covers some interesting stuff about weir types, water flows etc (well
worth a look just for that info), but is mainly concerned with what should be
done for playboaters and the like in the weir tails should new weirs be built
or older ones be refurb'd.

Just what would be expected from CH, I suppose.

BUT!!!! There is an admission that some of the weirs are a danger...

Carl Douglas has a response in another ng which I will relay here shortly.



Allan Bennett


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