River Environment – The Environment and Ecology
A LOOK AT THE RIVERS
A BRIEF LOOK AT THE KROMME RIVER SYSTEM, ITS DEVELOPMENT,
ITS MANAGEMENT AND UPKEEP TO ENSURE ITS PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT.
The Kromme River is administered by Joint River Committee of which all homeowners with a home on the river are members.
River Environment
Improvement and maintenance of the Canal environment is a priority for the Association and encompasses a variety of responsibilities including:
- Preservation of natural areas such as Bird Island in main canal and the Spit between the canals and the sea.
- Monitoring of the canal water quality.
- Health and Safety and training of its employees.
- Monitoring of planning approval for canal walls and jetties
- Maintenance of public open space bordering the canals including canal walls and jetties
- Monitoring of privately owned canal walls and jetties to ensure compliance with regulations
- Revenue collection and administration
- Other tasks described more fully below
Dredging of the River
Dredging of the river is a crucial part of the Association’s responsibility to ensure access around the network and to the Kromme River and the sea.
The Association has three dredgers which it built for purpose and operate all year round except for the holiday season in December.
The Association is constantly reviewing the dredging needs and allocating resources accordingly and will act to increase these dredging resources if and when required.
