Case study:Mill Pool

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Location: 51° 32' 1.80" N, 0° 4' 23.10" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Social benefits
Country	England
Main contact forename	Toni
Main contact surname	Scarr
Main contact user ID	User:Ascarr
Contact organisation	Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site	http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
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Parent multi-site project	Case_study:Lower River Roding Regeneration Project
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

View from the new seating area overlooking the Lower Roding in Barking

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Previous site use/issues

• There was poor riverside habitat as the site was formed of concrete banks and concrete revetment. The site is above a tidal barrier but does receive tidal variations on spring tides.

• The seating area on the edge of Mill Pool and the River Roding was largely redundant and unused.

• The design of the site limits the views from the site.

• The site did not convey any understanding about historic importance of the Mill Pool to Barking.

Enhancements

• ’Terracing’ of existing concrete riverbank to create intertidal habitat. The terraces are back filled with an appropriate gravel substrate and clad with timber sourced sustainably.

• Redesign of riverside seating area to improve outlook and convey information about historic importance of the Mill Pool.

• Worked in collaboration with local authority and local artist to produce seating area design.

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Name	Mill Pool
WFD water body codes	GB530603911402
WFD (national) typology	Intertidal
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Pre-project morphology	Estuary (tidal)
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Heavily modified water body	Yes
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Protected species present	No
Invasive species present	No
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Dominant hydrology	Tidal
Dominant substrate	Estuarine mud
River corridor land use	Urban
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Reach length directly affected (m)	3030 m <br />0.03 km <br />3,000 cm <br />
Project started	2004/05/01
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Project completed	2006/03/31
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Funding sources	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s (now DCLG) Sustainable Communities Fund

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Mitigation of a pressure	Flood and coastal erosion protection
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Other reasons for the project	Landscape enhancement

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