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Flood erosion protection in Cumbria

In 2005 and 2009 the river Derwent in Cumbria experienced devastating floods. These floods and other high-flows of water eroded riverbanks to such an extent that natural recovery was not an option.

Working with others we've installed ‘soft engineered’ river bank protection measures.

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