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Post by barnsleyandy on Mar 18, 2011 17:48:10 GMT
Dear EA , please have a look at the last posts on the 2010/2011 Dearne page please. Some of the tree cutting and work left looks a disgrace.
I was informed that no trees would be pulled up.
can you assist , Have the contractors fullfilled their obligations
andy
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Post by beachball on May 26, 2011 15:41:14 GMT
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Post by envagencyyorkshire on Jun 2, 2011 12:15:27 GMT
Q. Does the E.A in Yorkshire vet the contactors they use for tree cutting etc and what checks are made by the E.A after the work is done.
The reason i ask is because of the pictures below taken last season on the Dearne, regards Malc.
A. I think my reply to barnsleyandy’s post should answer this question too. When we use contractors, we do keep a close eye on the work that they carry out for us.
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Post by envagencyyorkshire on Jun 2, 2011 12:17:23 GMT
Q. Dear EA , please have a look at the last posts on the 2010/2011 Dearne page please. Some of the tree cutting and work left looks a disgrace.
I was informed that no trees would be pulled up.
can you assist , Have the contractors fulfilled their obligations
andy
A. Hello Andy,
I’ve spoken to the person in charge of the work on the Dearne. He tells me that there were a number of issues at the site; the weather was bad whilst contractors were working there.
We have now been back and repaired the ground that was damaged by our contractors. There is still some further stoning of the footpath to complete and our contractors will be going back to do this. The repaired ground still needs to grass over. This has been made more difficult by the prolonged dry weather.
The contractors have only taken the trees that we asked them to take. Only trees that were a flood risk have been removed. We did consult with anglers before carrying out the work, including site visits to identify trees and swims of particular interest, so we could factor this into our decision making process. However if a tree is deemed to be a flood risk, we might have to take it out. Leaving smaller trees that don’t pose a flood risk now is a way of balancing ecological and flood risk interests.
The photos posted on this site show piles of wood and a gas bottle. Piles of wood were only left on site for a short time whilst work was ongoing. A gas bottle was found on site. This had been dumped in the river upstream and washed down to where we were working. The bottle was brought to the attention of one of our field teams so they could remove it, but the photographs were taken before they had been out to do this. The wooden pallet should also have been removed as part of this clearance. Are you able to confirm that they’ve gone?
Thanks,
Jerome.
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Post by beachball on Jun 2, 2011 12:24:53 GMT
Thank you for your candid answers Jerome and we will endevour to get down to that strtch and take some more pictures to see how it has improved regards Malc.
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