Farmland at risk of flooding after EA 'rips out' river clay liner

Farmers have blown the whistle on the Environment Agency (EA) after dredging work ’ripped out’ part of a river’s 370-year-old clay liner, leaving farmland and homes vulnerable to flooding.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Farmland at risk of flooding after EA 'rips out' river clay liner

Farmers have blown the whistle on the Environment Agency (EA) after dredging work 'ripped out' part of a river's 370-year-old clay liner, leaving farmland and homes vulnerable to flooding. It is understood...

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