Submitted on Tuesday 11th May 2021
Rejected on Wednesday 19th May 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Establish mandatory buffer zones of a minimum of 10 metres,next to watercourses.
Our rivers and streams are part of our National Infrastructure. River and stream margins protect our rivers and streams, store water, clean water, provide important habitat for our wildlife and store carbon. Many of our margins are lost through agriculture and development.
Development on floodplains is a prime cause of catastrophic flooding.
Soil erosion from fields cost the taxpayer £150million per year (Cranfield University 2009) Margins stop the soil leaving the fields.
The mandatory buffer zones will reduce the run-off into rivers of pesticides and fertilisers used in agriculture.
Wilder river and stream corridors created through mandatory buffer zones will reduce flooding, reduce pollution, capture carbon, help biodiversity, help business and help people
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about development near watercourses, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Your petition calls for "buffer zones", but doesn't say what these should involve.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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