RSS Feed
Independent: Britain's waterways are about to receive a boost with an announcement next week by Richard Benyon, the Environment Minister, of a new 15-year funding settlement. It will help secure the financial future of the new Canal & River Trust, a "national trust" for canals and rivers which takes over from British Waterways in April. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has committed to provide a £460m property endowment and £390m of funding for the next 10 years, but next week's news is......
Read Complete Article at Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed
Britain’s canals and rivers get new lease of life with funding pledge
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 29th, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation