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The Don Catchment as an Opportunity

Facilitating Answers to ICM

Dr. Jonathan Hillman

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Catchment Management Process (Porter)

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Standards and Policy

Defra/EU

Economic Regulator

OFWAT

Quality Regulator

EA, DWI, Natural England

Customers

Consumer Council for Water

Water Companies

Water resources

Wastewater treatment

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT

NGO’s

RSPB, NFU, ART etc

Public Sector

Councils

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The Many Faces of the River Don….

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New development (flooding, water resources) Discharges (eg. licensed, point source) Diffuse pollution (urban, agricultural) Abstraction (eg. Water supply, agriculture) Agricultural land use (nutrients,

agrochemicals)

RBMP’s & POM’s might affect……..

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Interpretation, guidance, research SCALE! Implementation at local to national level Monitoring Identification of HMWBs, AWBs Target setting Development of programmes of measures Economic analyses Preparation of RBMPs Challenges of delivery

Don for the Environment Agency

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WFD objectives: no deterioration, achieve good status, contribute to mitigating the effects of floods and droughts … …

SMPs CFMPs Strategies, schemes

Don For Flood Risk Management

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Planning aspects: Regional Spatial Strategies Local Development Frameworks Development control decisions Local authority as developer or resource

manager: Highways (development; diffuse pollution) Coast protection (development) Parks/open space, land-use, access

Water Cycle Strategies

Don for Regional and Local Authorities

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R&D, implementation Monitoring Strategic planning, Consent conditions Costs of delivery Challenges New development

Don for the Water Industry

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Assessment of Small, Rural WwTW’s?

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• Each sector has a contribution to make in terms of delivering WFD/ICM objectives.

• Need to ensure a fair, proportional response from each sector

• Decisions – including POMs – need to be sustainable and based on good science

• Opportunity to review and improve POMs based on on-going research as past of RBMP cycle

Key Messages

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Summary

1. ICM is high on the radar, but needs careful consideration

2. Integrated data is needed for regulatory requirements,

RBMP’s, POM’s, CFMP’s, Water Cycle Strategies

3. Integrated data is complex! DSS can help, but need to

be applied carefully

4. Increased conceptual understanding of potentially

fragile, but less well understood systems (e.g. hyporheic

zone will help

5. Such data will guide revisions to RBMP’s, investment

decisions and help operational planning

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Thank you

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