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Article: Floods barrage is a 'non-starter' ; Building a barrage across the Humber as an alternative to abandoning flood defences along the estuary is a non-starter, it has been claimed.
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- Hull Daily Mail (UK)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2008
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Building a barrage across the Humber as an alternative to
abandoning flood defences along the estuary is a non-starter, it has
been claimed.
The idea of a giant barrage spanning the estuary was first
floated 20 years ago.
Two potential sites, at Spurn Point and Stone Creek, were looked
at.
But the idea was eventually shelved because of the likely cost.
Some now say it should be revived as an alternative to the
Environment Agency's current controversial plans to leave large
areas of East Yorkshire, including Easington, Sunk Island, Hessle
Foreshore, North Ferriby and Brough, unprotected from future
flooding.
Barrages can reduce the tidal impact on river defences and are
increasingly seen as a ...