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This guide explains the problems and risks which may come from extreme weather, how to mitigate them and how you can make your reservoir more resilient. You can read each section in isolation, or as a whole document.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
How the Thames Barrier works, and when it is scheduled to close.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
These documents summarize the findings of the five years after evaluation study.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
Funding will support repair, maintenance and long-term projects.
Provides information about the unlikely event of a reservoir dam collapse and its impact on transport infrastructure.
Get approval for your fish pass design when building or making changes to a dam, weir or mill.
You may not have to pay the full fare at some river crossings, bridges and tunnels if you have a disability
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