Response 899744037

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Whole Scheme, funding and rating the options

1. Please rank the Red, Blue, Pink and Orange options in order of the one you most prefer being number 1 to the one you least prefer being number 4. This will help us to understand which option the community prefers.

Please rank these from 1 to 4
(Required)
Option Red
3
Option Blue
1
Option Pink
2
Option Orange (national economically preferred option)
4
Taking the “National recommendation” would result in

- reducing wildlife due to loss of stability in the banks that house a significant amount of flora and fauna

- lower quality of life for wildlife

- increase net % of sewage

- decrease access to the river

- decline of local business that thrive on river access and lower desire to visit affecting local tourism

Please don’t lower the water level intentionally. It is not a long term environmentally conscious solution

4. Please tell us in the text box below if you have any other ideas for improvements to the river corridor for amenity, leisure and recreation purposes.

Please focus on lowering sewage and stabilising wildlife. Lowering the water will be counter productive to these aims.

5. You live and are invested in the area that makes up the Lower Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme. The materials and questions you have responded to will help us to make a final decision on which option we want to take forward. We would like to take this opportunity to ask if there is anything else important to you about the rivers, what they mean to you and how you use them? Please tell us in the text box below.

The rivers are a huge part of my personal well-being and the well-being of locals. They are a stream of income to local businesses for boating/kayaking and general tourism.

The rivers are an educational source for my family and reducing the water level will affect their local appreciation for wildlife and outdoor activities which is something that should be avoided.

Molember Sluice and the surrounding river

1. The shortlisted options present a range of water levels. Some of the options propose fixed weirs or a rock ramp in place of gates. These options will lower water levels and allow water to flow more freely with less impoundment, leading to the formation of riffles, pools and a meandering channel. How much do you favour lowering the water levels to create a more natural habitat?

Please select one item
I strongly favour lower water levels
I moderately favour lower water levels
I moderately favour retaining existing water levels
I strongly favour retaining existing water levels

Island Barn Sluice and the surrounding river

1. Would the permissive path in the map below be useful to you? We will explore the possibilities of providing permissive access along the west bank of the river around Island Barn Sluice. The proposed route on our land would be open for members of the public to walk on. It would not be a public right of way, but we could agree to permit access. The possible new route would be accessible from the public right of way north of Island Barn Sluice. It may not be possible to link it with public footpaths further south.

Please select one item
Yes
No
Don't know

Viaduct Sluice and the surrounding river

1. The shortlisted options present a range of water levels. Some of the options propose a rock ramp in place of gates, with some proposing a second rock ramp within the River Ember channel. These options will lower water levels and allow water to flow more freely with less impoundment, leading to the formation of riffles, pools and a meandering channel. How much do you favour lowering the water levels to create a more natural habitat?

Please select one item
I strongly favour lower water levels
I moderately favour lower water levels
I moderately favour retaining existing water levels
I strongly favour retaining existing water levels

2. We will look to explore different methods to help mitigate access for lower water levels upstream of Viaduct. Please select which measures you would like to see.

Please select all that apply
Steps/ramps for foot access
Viewing areas
Boat ramps
Planting/screening