Living next to a watercourse
Introduction
A watercourse is a natural or artificial channel. It moves water from one place to another, although it may be dry for long periods.
Watercourses include:
- Streams
- Rivers
- Dikes
- Ditches
- Pipes
- Culverts - a tunnel, usually a pipe, carrying water underground
If you live on, lease or own land next to a watercourse you have a responsibility to maintain it.
Norfolk Strategic Flood Alliance (NSFA) has created this guidance and information.