ENVIRONMENT AGENCY REPLACES LYDNEY WEIR

06/09/2005 - This week the Environment Agency will be starting work at Lydney Docks to replace the existing timber- board waste- weir so that water levels can continue to remain constant. Work started on the 5 September 2005 and will continue for another eight weeks.
The work will involve replacing it with a concrete weir structure. This replacement is important to maintain water levels in the River Lyd, the local canal and Lydney harbour’s inner basin.

The work will help to reduce flood risk by ensuring that fluvial flood levels do not rise above a certain level. It will also help prevent water levels in the canal and at Lydney habour’s inner basin from becoming too low. The water levels need to be maintained in order to continue dock operation.

The materials used in the concrete weir will be of a colour which will be similar to the Forest Of Dean stone so that it can blend in with the rest of the surroundings. Fish passes will be incorporated into the concrete weir to enable more migratory fish to pass into the River Lyd at high tide.

The work is costing the Environment Agency around £50,000. The construction work will be minor and therefore local residents and visitors will not be affected.

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The timber-board waste-weir is responsible for maintaining water levels.