Case study:Restoration of the River Ythan and its estuary

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Location: 57° 20' 16.77" N, 2° 0' 8.17" W

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality
Country	Scotland
Main contact forename	Keith
Main contact surname	Newton
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Contact organisation	Aberdeenshire Council
Contact organisation web site	http://www.ythan.org.uk
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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Restoration of the Ythan river catchment aimed to introduce measures to reduce pollutant inputs into the river and estuary and to reduce the growth of algae in the estuary, enhancing the ecological status of the site. The project used a community involvement approach as part of the new sustainable land management practices in the Ythan river catchment Restoration involved working with local farmers for increasing applications to agri-environment schemes, to develop nutrient budgeting, to produce water management plans and to encourage the use of buffer strips. Anglers, walkers, local residents and national agencies worked together to select and manage restoration work on sections of the river to create areas of semi-natural habitats. Local residents and others were involved in monitoring changes in water quality and other indicators. The project planned to encourage the application of innovative techniques to land management issues and also would take forward a number of local Biodiversity Action Partnerships (LBAPs).

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Monitoring assessed the physical and biological conditions of the river and estuary, as well as the social attitudes to the river over the life of the project. The project successfully demonstrated a range of interventions to raise awareness of the river and mobilise interest in mitigation projects in the local community. Further information on this and other aspects on the project can be retrieved from the project website (see above and references).

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present Invasive species present 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 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources 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 Supplementary funding information Duration of the project 01/08/2001 to 28/02/2005 Total budget 737,038.00 € EU contribution 357,617.00 € Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) 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 Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description http://www.riverythantrust.org/about-the-river/the-ythan-project The River Ythan Trust Summary report 2011-2012 http://www.ythan.org.uk/publications.htm The Ythan Project - list of publications http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/files/laymanReport/LIFE00 ENV UK 000894 LAYMAN.pdf Ythan project - Layman report http://http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n proj id=1859&docType=pdf LIFE Ythan project summary Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information