Case study:The Dart and Teign River Improvement Project (DTRIP)
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Project overview
Status | In progress |
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Themes | Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Water quality |
Country | England |
Main contact forename | Layla |
Main contact surname | Ousley |
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Contact organisation | Westcountry Rivers Trust |
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Partner organisations | Environment Agency, Natural England, Dartmoor National Park, Dart Fisheries Association, Teign Fisheries Association, Duchy of Cornwall, Dartmoor Hill Farm Project, Fountains Forestry, South West Water, Forestry Commission, University College London |
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects |
Project summary
DTRIP is a partnership project that will use CRF funds to manage restoration work and to deliver habitat improvements in the Dart and Teign catchment. The partnership, led by the Westcountry Rivers Trust, has been working together for many years, carrying out river restoration and addressing the causes of Wa-ter Framework Directive issues.Through restoration work, the project will address issues including: sediment, which has a direct adverse effect on water quality; diffuse pollution from agriculture and roads, which can impact on river ecology and causes WFD failures; barriers to fish migration, preventing fish from reaching habitat where modeling shows they should be present; interrupted conveyance of river gravels, resulting in reduced spawning habitats for salmonids; habitat loss of wetted and wooded land that has an important role to play in improving water quality & quantity; acidified moorland that creates low pH levels that are detrimental to ecological health of the rivers.
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Project background
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Reasons for river restoration
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Bank/bed modifications | Marginal planting, Removal of weir |
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Monitoring
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