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EA makes decision on Main River map statutory changes

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Published on: 06 June 2022

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LNB News 06/06/2022

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Issue Date: 06 June 2022

Published Date: 06 June 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Environment Agency (EA) has received feedback from the Main River map statutory changes consultation that ran from 28 February 2022 to 30 March 2022. As a result, the EA has decided to amend the Statutory Main River map across various areas in England to change known inaccuracies in the Main River map in certain locations. The changes are made as a ‘determination’ under section 193C(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 and will be formally amended to mirror the determination on 1 August 2022.

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