24. Desilting Tewin Water
Theme: Water Quality, Habitats and Wildlife
Objectives:
- That whatever the flow level, the river and its associated habitats, including banks and floodplains, are managed to support chalk stream species
- That water quality, temperature and river bed quality are such that they support chalk stream ecology
Project description
To desilt Tewin Water to improve and diversify the riverine and wetland habitats in this section of the River Mimram
This project will remove silt from Tewin Water to expose river bed gravels, thereby providing habitats for fish and aquatic invertebrates.