50,000 people sign petition against creation of channel for river water through Ferris Meadow Lake
A freshwater lake that attracts more than 30,000 swimmers a year is under threat of closure from an Environment Agency (EA) plan to reduce flooding that will channel in polluted river water, according to campaigners.
Almost 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the EA and Surrey county council to reroute the flood channel away from the lake, which is a site of nature conservation. The EA and Surrey council say the 50-metre wide channel will go ahead, bisecting the lake and feeding river flood water into its centre.
Continue reading… 50,000 people sign petition against creation of channel for river water through Ferris Meadow LakeA freshwater lake that attracts more than 30,000 swimmers a year is under threat of closure from an Environment Agency (EA) plan to reduce flooding that will channel in polluted river water, according to campaigners.Almost 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the EA and Surrey county council to reroute the flood channel away from the lake, which is a site of nature conservation. The EA and Surrey council say the 50-metre wide channel will go ahead, bisecting the lake and feeding river flood water into its centre. Continue reading… Water, Flooding, Swimming, Surrey, UK news, Life and style, Fitness, Environment, Environment Agency
