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Waterways Restoration A to Z

Use this page to find advice and guidance for all aspects of waterways restoration

Building Surveys – IWA’s Honorary Building Surveyor
Canal Camps – working holidays
Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 – Guidance Note
Dust Masks – Guidance Note
Epic Engineering – A Showcase of what can be achieved
Environmental Toolkit – Invasive Species and Protected Species
Events Trailer – available for use by restoration groups
Fundraising Toolkit
Fundraising Toolkit – Large and Medium Grant Providers
Fundraising Toolkit – Small Grant Providers
Grants – Applying for Grants
Hand – Arm Vibration – Guidance Note
Health & Safety – IWA’s Honorary Health & Safety Consultant
Health & Safety Law – An Introduction – Restoration Handbook chapter
Health & Safety Toolkit – summary
Heritage – Waterway Heritage Toolkit
Honorary Consultant Engineers
Hosting a WRG Canal Camp
Insurance for IWA Corporate Members
IWA’s Restoration Panel
Legal Advice – IWA’s Honorary Legal Advisor
Lift Bridge Designs
Navvies – WRG’s alternate-month journal
Planning – Canal & River Trust’s guide to planning
Planning – How to engage with the planning system
Planning – Local Plans and the delivery of waterway restoration projects
Planning – National Policy Framework
Planning – Overview
Planning – Plain English guide to the planning system
Planning Workshop Presentations and Resources
Practical Toolkit – Overview
Practical Restoration Handbook
Professional Studies for individual waterway restoration projects
Project Planning – Work Stages
Project Plans – Guidance Notes
Restoration Conference 2023 reports
Restoration Conference 2024 reports
Restoration Hub – overview page
Restoration Hub TV – Restoration videos
Restoration Seminars
Risk Assessments and Method Statements
Slipway Technical Design
Technical Restoration Handbook
Technical Toolkit – Overview
Temporary Works – Guidance Note
Toolbox Talks
Waterway Recovery Group – Overview
Waterway Routes restoration maps
Winding Hole Specifications
Working at Height – Guidance Note
WRG Documents used on Camps and weekends
WRG Driver Authorisation Scheme introduction
WRG Events and Activities diary
WRG Regional Groups