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Online petition for river dredging to combat Somerset Levels flooding gets 1,000 signatures

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Sunday, February 17, 2013
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An online petition calling for dredging to stop flooding on the Somerset Levels has attracted more than 1,000 signatures.

The ‘Stop the Flooding on the Somerset Levels’ petition was begun by Andrew Lee, of Langport, on the Government e-petition website.

  1. Environment Agency teams are working ‘flat-out’ pumping up to five million cubic litres of flood water a day away from the Somerset Levels. But can they continue to do so in the future

    Environment Agency teams are working ‘flat-out’ pumping up to five million cubic litres of flood water a day away from the Somerset Levels. But can they continue to do so in the future

Months of flooding of farmland and roads has led to major continuing costs to farmers and other businesses. Petitions that secure 100,000 signatures may be debated in Parliament.

The petition can be found at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/45055.

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