Case study:Urban River Enhancement Scheme (URES) in Burnley

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Location: 53° 47' 22.70" N, 2° 14' 24.62" W

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Project overview

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Status	In progress
Project web site
Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Monitoring, Social benefits, Urban
Country	England
Main contact forename	Josh
Main contact surname	Robins
Main contact user ID	User:JoshRRC
Contact organisation	River Restoration Centre
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Parent multi-site project
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

The newly widened channel in Burnley

Project summary

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Burnleys industrial past left its rivers in a very poor state. The channels were lined with cobbles, fast flowing and uninhabitable for fish species. This project was commissioned to bring back some of the wildlife that had been lost and to install a higher regard for the environment within the community.

The URES projects two main objectives were to:

• Alter the straight, narrow channels into a more natural river with pool and riffle sequences, as well as enabling fish passage over a large weir.
• Engage the community to show them how valuable the river is to Burnley and to generate a higher regard for the environment.

The project did this by altering the channels cobbled bed to resemble a natural river with pools and riffles. As well as this, a passage was created to allow fish to move up and down the stretch. They hoped that these measures would encourage wildlife back to the area. To engage the community a range of courses, talks, events and shows were organised to get them involved and passionate about their environment.

Community involvement - Community Events, River open days, River Walks; Bioblitz event; Education events; School Tours.

Monitoring surveys and results

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Trout populations have increased significantly following the works as have species such as bullheads and sticklebacks. A heron has also taken residence in the town centre which is of great credit to the project. The slow flows in the pools have allowed sediment to deposit, this will provide an additional food source for the town centre sand martin colonies, dippers and bats. Reports of otter sightings have also become more frequent on the River Calder downstream of Burnley.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB112071065120 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name River Calder 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 2011/08/01 Works started 2013/03/01 Works completed Project completed 2014/10/01 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 Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology straight channels, poor aesthetics Biology Fish: Abundance, barriers to migration Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Creation of pools and riffles Floodplain / River corridor Creation of fish passes Planform / Channel pattern Channel widening Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Community Events, River open days, School Tours 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 Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information