Case study:Improving water quality in Loweswater

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Location: 54° 34' 59.62" N, 3° 21' 24.07" W

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Status	In progress
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Themes	Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	Vikki
Main contact surname	Salas
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Contact organisation	West Cumbria Rivers Trust
Contact organisation web site	http://westcumbriariverstrust.org/
Partner organisations	National Trust, Environment Agency, Natural England, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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To ensure that Loweswater achieves good ecological status under the WFD, diffuse pollution will be reduced through changes to farming practices and restoration of tributaries, and methods will be trialled to reduce algal populations within the lake including ultrasound and wind-powered aerating and mixing equipment.

The project is ongoing thanks to funding from the National Trust to allow continued monitoring of the site.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district North West River basin Derwent (NW) Subcatchment River name Dub (Park) Beck Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 500 - 1000 m Maximum altitude (m) 611611 m <br />0.611 km <br />61,100 cm <br /> Dominant geology Siliceous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Acid Grassland Waterbody ID GB112075070360 Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB31228986 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Loweswater Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started 2012/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 100 - 500 k€ Total cost (k€) 427427 k€ <br />427,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Defra Catchment Restoration Fund, National Trust Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Pollution incident, Riparian development Hydromorphology Biology Phytoplankton Physico-chemical Nutrient concentrations Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Non/agricultural business changed its way of working Social measures (incl. engagement) Community involvement Other Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents RRC Monitoring table - Loweswater Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents CRF Project briefing note - Loweswater Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information