Southern Water Eel Screens Programme - Construction (2022)
The Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 requires an eel screen to be installed within a diversion structure capable of allowing at least 20m3 of abstraction in a 24-hour period. The focus of this programme is to protect a threatened species of fish, brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri). This eel-like ancient fish is rare in the UK […]