Aquatic and riparian plant management: controls for vegetation in watercourses Literature review Project: SC120008/R4 The Environment Agency is the leading public body protecting and improving the environment in England. It’s our job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today’s society, so that tomorrow’s generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world. Our work includes tackling flooding and pollution incidents, reducing industry’s impacts on the environment, cleaning up rivers, coastal waters and contaminated land, and improving wildlife habitats. This report is the result of research commissioned by the Environment Agency’s Evidence Directorate and funded by the joint Environment Agency/Defra Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme. Published by: Author(s): Environment Agency, Horizon House, Deanery Road, Sebastian Bentley, Rachael Brady, Matthew Bristol, BS1 9AH Hemsworth and Laura Thomas www.environment-agency.gov.uk Dissemination Status: ISBN: 978-1-84911-328-1 Publicly available © Environment Agency – July 2014 Keywords: Aquatic vegetation, riparian, management, control, All rights reserved. This document may be reproduced flood risk management, physical, chemical, with prior permission of the Environment Agency. environmental, biological, biosecurity The views and statements expressed in this report are Research Contractor: those of the author alone. The views or statements JBA Consulting, Epsom House, Chase Park, expressed in this publication do not necessarily Redhouse Interchange, South Yorkshire, DN6 7FE represent the views of the Environment Agency and the Tel: 01302 337798 Environment Agency cannot accept any responsibility for such views or statements. Environment Agency’s Project Manager: Lydia Burgess-Gamble, Evidence Directorate Email:
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