Case study:Quaggy Flood Alleviation Scheme

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Location: 51° 27' 20.99" N, 0° 1' 40.99" E

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Flood risk management
Country	England
Main contact forename	Toni
Main contact surname	Scarr
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Contact organisation	Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site	http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	Manor Park, Quaggy channel improvements, Sutcliffe Park

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Name	River Quaggy
WFD water body codes	GB106039023290
WFD (national) typology	Calcareous
WFD water body name	Quaggy
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Heavily modified water body	Yes
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Protected species present	No
Invasive species present	Yes
Species of interest	Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera )
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Reach length directly affected (m)	43004,300 m <br />4.3 km <br />430,000 cm <br />
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Total cost category	more than 10000 k€
Total cost (k€)	18,00018,000 k€ <br />18,000,000 € <br />
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Funding sources	Environment Agency

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Restoring the River Quaggy and tackling flooding

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