Erewash Borough Council control urban weeds
case study: Erewash Borough Council – Urban weed management
In this case study, we look at some of the challenges that Erewash Council face with weeds growing in their urban areas, and road networks and the steps that they have taken to deal with them in an affordable and compliant manner that always puts public health and safety at the forefront.
You can read the key case study highlights below, or download the case-study in full to get the whole story.
KEY CASE STUDY HIGHLIGHTS
Who are Erewash Borough Council?
Erewash is a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire, to the east of Derby and the west of Nottingham. Erewash district has over 112,000 residents, the towns of Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Sandiacre along with fourteen civil parishes. As a council, this makes them responsible for a range of civil functions and vital services for people and businesses. Among them are well known functions such as social care, schools, housing and waste collection. But many councils are responsible for much more – including business support, pest control and maintenance of council owned land and adopted roadways.
Erewash’s problem with urban weed growth
Erewash borough council are responsible for the management of various roadways, footpaths and urban areas. Weeds are a pervasive problem that comes up every year. Weeds are capable of damaging highways and footpaths by creating cracks in the tarmac or uneven ground as they grow. Weeds can also block off access to amenity spaces and there are many toxic species that can pose a problem to people and animals. This is why it is important for councils to have a management strategy in place that provides treatment and control for all the areas of responsibility.
What solution was implemented?
Erewash Council contracted Environmental Controls to undertake herbicide treatment of all kerb line, backline and paved surfaces in-line with best practice guidance. Application of treatments were targeted on hotspots which had active growth. Due to busy footfall in their urban areas, special logistics were arranged to conduct the application of herbicides early in the morning before footfall picked up. This would allow for the accurate application of the herbicide and access of important support vehicles.
The outcome
Erewash Borough Council now have a robust weed management plan in place for all their target areas, this means that the weeds will be constantly controlled, preventing growth from damaging infrastructure, blocking off amenity spaces. By engaging with Environment Controls, the council is able to benefit from trusted and professional experts who administer all the logistics to ensure that accurate treatment of their urban areas can be carried out in a consistent and cost-effective manner.
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