The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

Waterway dredging

25.—(1) Deposit of waste arising from dredging inland waters, or from clearing plant matter from inland waters, if—

(a) the waste is deposited along the bank or towpath of—

(i) the waters where the dredging or clearing takes place by the establishment or undertaking producing it, or

(ii) any inland waters so as to result in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement;

(b) the total amount of waste so deposited on any day does not exceed 50 tonnes for each metre of the bank or towpath along which it is deposited; and

(c) the waste is not deposited in a container or lagoon.

(2) Treatment by screening or dewatering of such waste—

(a) on the bank or towpath of the waters where either the dredging or clearing takes place or the waste is to be so deposited, prior to the deposit;

(b) on the bank or towpath of the waters where the dredging or clearing takes place, or at a place where the waste is to be spread, prior to its being spread as an exempt waste operation falling within paragraph 7(1) or 7(2); or

(c) in the case of waste from dredging, on the bank or towpath of the waters where the dredging takes place, or at a place where the waste is to be spread, prior to its being spread as an exempt waste operation falling within paragraph 9(1).