Notice

Tubbs Bottom weir fish passage improvement works

Proposed flood defence improvements on the Bristol Frome will not need an environmental statement.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
1 November 2016

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Announcement of intention not to prepare an environmental statement: Tubbs Bottom weir fish passage improvements

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The Environment Agency gives notice that it proposes to carry out improvement works to the flood defences on the Bristol Frome in Iron Acton at Tubbs Bottom weir (NGR ST6782182878), a distance of 20 metres.

The proposed improvement works will involve the following:

  • installation of low cost baffles on the face of the weir and 2 small pre-barrages immediately downstream of the weir at Tubbs Bottom, to improve upstream passage for fish
  • the installation of a small number of eel tiles mounted vertically between the pre-barrage and weir wing wall to aid upstream eel migration

This is in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999 as amended by SI 2005/1399 and SI 2006/618.

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Published 1 November 2016

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