The problem with merging navigation authorities is it leaves all other navigation bodies such as the Broads, Middle Level, etc. out on the cold. They are also suffering cuts and reduced maintenance. We need to start from the ground up building a national Inland Waterways navigation body. Cobling something together from the failed BW and EA organisations is unlikely to produce a viable long term solution to the maintenance and preservation of the UK's inland waterways.
Paul On 23/06/2010 21:34, Adrian Stott wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:45:55 +0100, Steve Wood > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> So if EA and BW merge, what happens to all the other areas of >> responsibility that EA have? They are far from just being a navigation >> authority. I guess one option which might have a cost saving would be to >> move all the navigations to BW and the rest could stay with a reduced >> size EA. >> > I'm afraid you've misunderstood the proposal. > > It is only EA *Navigation* that would be taken over by BW. > > EA's other (and principal) roles to do with pollution, flood > management, etc., would remain with the agency. > > Adrian > > > Adrian Stott > Tel. UK (0)7956-299966 > > >
