Case study:Water Framework Directive Funding

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.wyeuskfoundation.org/projects/waterframework.php
Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Water quality
Country	England, Wales
Main contact forename	Stephen
Main contact surname	Marsh-Smith
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Contact organisation	Wye & Usk Foundation
Contact organisation web site	http://www.wyeuskfoundation.org/
Partner organisations	The Association of Rivers Trusts, Environment Agency
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Kington - Arrowmills

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The advent of the proactive stage of the Water Framework Directive has allowed some funding to be channelled to the Wye through two sources:

• The Association of Rivers Trusts

• Environment Agency

This aim of the funding is to improve failing water bodies, for example: those where fish are prevented from accessing; those with habitat issues and those suffering from diffuse pollution.

WUF completed three WFD funded projects and assisted with a fourth in partnership with the Monnow Fisheries Association.

The Arrow Access Project

This takes forward the work done in Leader + to secure access for salmon and trout to the middle and upper reaches of the river. There were four fish passes built in 2010.

River Garren Access Project

In 2010, we started creating fish access on the Garren which enters the Wye near Goodrich. In that yea blocked the river, the lowering of another and easement of two other potential obstacles.

The third WFD funded project report may be viewed by accessing http://www.wyeuskfoundation.org/projects/Report-for-EA-of-WFD-Project.pdf. The final WFD project is still progressing and details will be posted when complete.

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