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Planning, delivery and evaluation of our
rivers: challenges and choices
17TH RRC ANNUAL NETWORK CONFERENCE
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Water Voles
European Eels Otters Native Cray Fish
Beavers
Jasmine Errey Richard Edwards Gez Foster Jenny Wheeldon Thea Winfield Gene Hammond Mary-Rose Lane Tina Bardill Tim Brooks Caroline Laburn David Carden Gareth Greer
Jane Hornsby Galen Fulford JolOld Nick Wardlaw Karen Potter James Maddison Denise Ashton Kathryn Edwards Helen Mandley Amanda Patterson Leonardo Camelo
Richard Brazier Iain Stewart-Russon Claire Pattison Bella Davies Suzie Maas Sylvian Barry Gary Morris Linda Mathieson Russ Spencer Anna Gee Neil Entwistle
Liz Henderson Lydia B-G Eric Gillies Will Bond Beth Hancock Lindsay Ward Jenny Davies Caroline Riley Karen Twin David Warren Ruth Reaney
Jo Cullis Roisin C-P Katie Atkinson Steven Peters Olly van Biervliet David Harper Liz Horton Heather P-J Stewart Clarke Karl Fuller Steve Rose
Groups
Working with Natural Processes reducing flood risk Lydia Burgess-Gamble – Principal Scientist – Environment Agency Steve Rose – Technical Director – JBA Email: [email protected]
Develop a high quality Working with Natural Processes evidence base to help flood and coastal erosion risk management authorities understand, justify, develop and implement schemes which WWNP to reduce flood risk.
What are we not covering • SUDS • Urban WWNP • Greening of hard defences • Green engineering measures
WP1. Evidence Directory
WP2. Opportunity Maps
WP3. Catchment & Coastal Labs
Key challenges Draw together robust and trusted evidence base/ key metrics which can be used to support investment decisions, making the case for WWNP Being honest about what we know and don’t know
Exercises 1. Defining WWNP/NFM (20min) 2. Examples – old, new and literature
(30min) 3. R&D gaps and funding mechanisms
(30min)
Exercise 1. 15 Mins
Rural
Hill slopes Floodplains Rivers Estuaries Coasts
Urban
Preserving and protecting rivers , floodplains and
coasts
WWNP/NFM
Green engineering
Grey engineering
A spectrum
Runoff management
Woodland
Floodplain and in-channel
Managing fine sediment at source
Group name:
3. Woodlands in wider catchment & as flow interception
1. Land /soil management
4. River & floodplain reconnection
2. Traditional flood storage reservoirs
5. River & floodplain woodlands 4. Grip blocking
7. Wetland restoration/creation 6. Flow interception and leaky dams
12. Ponds & runoff attenuation 11. Woody material
9. River restoration 10. In-channel measures to force water on to floodplain for temporary storage / attenuation
Quick discussion in groups Any missing WWNP/NFM measures? Any measures that could be in several groups?
Exercise 2. 30 Mins
Runoff management
Woodland River floodplain
Case studies (name, location, lead contact)
Key literature (academic and grey lit)
New projects (name, location, lead contact)
Exercise 3. What stops WWNP/NFM from being more mainstream 30 Mins
What are our scientific knowledge gaps? What funding mechanisms do you use?
Quick discussion in groups Rank your R&D gaps in terms of how urgent they are to address
[email protected] 01234 752979 www.therrc.co.uk
Planning, delivery and evaluation of our
rivers: challenges and choices
17TH RRC ANNUAL NETWORK CONFERENCE
We would like to thank the sponsors of the conference who support discounted places
Tweet us #RRCBlackpool