BULLETIN
Mid October 2014
Photo: IWA and EA visit to Elvington Lock, River Derwent (photo by Alison Smedley)
Elvington Lock Campaign Update The current closure of Elvington Lock on Yorkshire’s River Derwent was the main topic discussed at a meeting between representatives of the Environment Agency (EA) and IWA held on Monday 6th October. Elvington Lock, also known as Sutton Lock (being situated between two villages of those names), has been closed since February this year when EA
announced its temporary closure due to concerns about the structural integrity of the guillotine top gate at the lock. Closure of the lock means that there is a six-mile stretch of the inland waterway network currently not accessible from the rest of the system, and has left a number of boats stranded upstream. The meeting took place at EA’s offices in York, followed by a site visit to Elvington Lock, and was an opportunity for IWA to state
its position concerning the lock closure (for further information refer to IWA’s position paper). It was also an opportunity to hear from EA first hand the reasons for the closure. EA shared the early findings of a structural survey at the meeting, and IWA looks forward to receiving a copy of this report as
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