Second phase of Somerset Levels dredging completed

The second phase of dredging on the River Parrett has been completed. In the last three months 13,000 cubic metres have been removed. Credit: ITV West Country

The second phase of dredging on the River Parrett in Somerset has been completed.

In the last three months 13,000 cubic metres of material have been removed from a 750m stretch of the river between Northmoor Pumping Station and Linden Farm.

The work - funded by the Somerset Rivers Authority, and carried out by the Environment Agency - is designed to improve the flow of the river and reduce the risk of flooding.

It follows phase one, which was completed in 2014 where 130,000 cubic metres of material from an 8 km stretch of the Rivers Tone and Parrett around Burrowbridge.