River Maintenance In Germany

Bytheriver · May 22

So much for alleged EU regulation & conservation? https://www.facebook.com/reel/930846891834366

ChrisB · May 22

I don't think that I would call that a river. Drainage dyke is a more accurate description I would think. Similar work goes on all over the uk Fenlands.

Spreading on the land of organic material can be beneficial but many navigations contain Tributyltin, organicides and heavy metals from boats and past industries so disposal is not easy.

Vaughan · May 22

3 hours ago, ChrisB said:

I don't think that I would call that a river. Drainage dyke is a more accurate description I would think.

A fascinating view of modern methods and modern machinery but as ChrisB says, it is really only a version of hedging and ditching : annual husbandry carried out on all farms over the centuries.