As a riparian owner you have the right to:
🧑🌾 use the water in a watercourse for 'normal purposes', such as for livestock
🔨 use the water in a watercourse for 'other purposes' like manufacturing
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As a riparian owner you have the right to:
🐟fish in your watercourse
Want to find out more? Check out the EA's ‘Your Watercourse: Rights and Roles’ document 🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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🤔Do you know if you are a riparian owner? 💧
This simple flow chart should help you answer!
Follow the questions and see which outcome you receive👇
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As a #riparian owner you have the right to:
🔨protect your property from flooding and land from erosion. However, your actions must not increase flood risk to other people’s property or land.
You must also obtain any necessary permits before carrying out any work in or around the watercourse 🛠
As a riparian owner, you have the right to:
💧receive water in its natural state
To read more, view the EA ‘Your Watercourse: Rights and Roles’ document 🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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You must not fly tip into the watercourse, this includes disposing of litter and garden waste🪴. Grass clippings don’t belong in the river channel❕
See our ‘Basic Guide to Owning a Watercourse’ for more info🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/u...
If you wish to carry out any work in or around the watercourse (changing / removing flood risk assets or the banks), you must obtain permission.
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🚫A riparian owner must not disturb species or habitats around the watercourse. e.g birds and nests or fish.🐟
🌿You must also prevent invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam from spreading into the wild or onto neighbours land.
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If a Riparian Owner notices a blockage which is too large or dangerous to be removed safely, you must report this to the relevant #RiskManagementAuthority (RMA) ☎️
You must also report:
💧 #Flooding
🛢 #Pollution
🐸Damaged banks
🌊 Unusual changes in flow
A #Riparian Owner has the important role of maintaining the watercourse & ensuring the water flows freely💧
This may involve safely:
🗑Checking trash screens
🌳Maintaining vegetation along the banks
🪵Clearing fallen trees / branches
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👇These properties are riparian owners. They are responsible for ensuring their watercourse flows naturally, free from pollution, and the appropriate permit has been granted before starting any works around the watercourse.
Read ‘Your Watercourse: Rights and Roles’🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Understanding #Riparian Ownership 🤯
It can be confusing, but our latest focus week running on @thefloodhub.bsky.social has been created to make this topic a little easier to understand!
Visit @thefloodhub.bsky.social to follow along 🤔💧
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Yesterday we explained what a #RiparianOwner is ❗
Our posts today will discuss the roles #riparian owners play.
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💧 A riparian owner is someone who has a watercourse which runs through, beneath, adjacent to, or forms the boundary of their land.
But what is classed as a #watercourse?
Check out our handy types of watercourse resource here 🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/u...
🤔Do you know if you are a riparian owner? 💧
This simple flow chart should help you answer!
Follow the questions and see which outcome you receive👇
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📺We created this short video which explains what a riparian owner is, and shows some different examples of riparian ownership.
Take a look below👇
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What is a #riparian owner?
A #RiparianOwner is someone who has a watercourse running through, beneath or adjacent to their land.
If the watercourse forms the boundary with your land, you will usually own up to the centre of the channel.
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🤔💧 What does ‘riparian’ mean?
It might sound like a complex term, but simply ‘riparian’ means ‘next to water’. 💧
Find out more in @thefloodhubpeople.bsky.social blog here🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/blog/riparia...
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Our ‘Understanding Riparian Ownership’ Focus Week starts today!
#RiparianOwnership can be complex & we hear of many questions and queries about watercourse ownership, maintenance and flood risk management.
This week, we’re hoping to clear up the confusion and break down some common misconceptions!
#FloodFactFriday 💧
Did you know that 15 schools in Greater Manchester now have #raingardens & planters that store 136,000 litres of rainwater, that's over 900 bathtubs’ worth! 🌱
Read more: thefloodhub.co.uk/news/gm-suds...
Remember, from Monday, we’re hosting our ‘Understanding Riparian Ownership’ focus week❕ Do you know what a riparian owner is❔ Do you know if you are a riparian owner❔
Check out our page to find out more🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/landowner/#s...
Did you know your garden can help manage flood risk? By adding features like rain gardens, permeable paving or water butts, you can help absorb rainwater and reduce pressure on drains.
Find out more in our blog, written by @thefloodhubpeople.bsky.social
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🌧️💧 #NaturalFloodManagement is an innovative way to manage flood risk by working with nature.
Our #flood #lessons in our #KS2 #education package provide a fun and interactive way for children to learn about this important topic.
Check it out👉 thefloodhub.co.uk/ks2-flooding...
Explore the Learning section on our website to discover ready-to-use flood education resources for KS2 and KS3.
If you’re a teacher or school looking to bring flood education into the classroom, these resources are a great place to start 🌊
There are many features throughout towns & cities that you may not realise are #SuDS! ☔️
Green roofs 🏡 green walls 🌱 tree pits 🌳 & micro gardens 🌼 all look great but also help with #rainwater storage & attenuation as well as capturing #carbon & increasing #biodiversty!
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Effective Property #Flood Resilience (#PFR) means considering every possible entry point for #floodwater. From doors to vents, sealing off all access is crucial for maximum protection.
Read more on our PFR page here ➡️ thefloodhub.co.uk/pfr/
🤯 Follow our Understanding Riparian Ownership focus week next week to understand what riparian ownership means, how to check if you are a #Riparian owner, and the important role riparian owners play when maintaining your watercourse💧
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🌊 Do you want to reduce the impact of flooding? Here are five key steps:
1. Have a warning trigger⚠️
2. Flood insurance cover📰
3. #PropertyFloodResilience🧱
4. Flood planning🧰
5. Community resilience🧑🤝🧑
Click here to find out more👉 thefloodhub.co.uk/household/
💧 #FloodFactFriday 💧
UK soil stores more water than all lakes and rivers combined!
🚜Land management is important in managing flood risk at a catchment wide scale.
Find out more here 🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/nfm/#agricul...
🏪💼If you own a business, you can find tailored information on flood planning, business flood insurance & much more on our page here🔗 thefloodhub.co.uk/business/
