Case study:Diffusing the Issue in Rural Ribble - River Loud

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Location: 53° 51' 1.81" N, 2° 37' 20.28" W
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Project overview

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Status In progress
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Themes Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Water quality
Country England
Main contact forename Sarah
Main contact surname Bolton
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Contact organisation Ribble Rivers Trust
Contact organisation web site http://www.ribbletrust.org.uk/
Partner organisations RSPB, Durham University, Myerscough College, Environment Agency, Forest of Bowland AONB, Woodland Trust, Forestry Commission, Ribble Valley Borough Council, Pendle Borough Council, Ribble Fisheries
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Case_study:Diffusing the Issue in rural Ribble

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Barrier to fish migration - Higher Chipping House, River Loud

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Diffusing the Issue is a partnership project that will use CRF funds to improve watercourses in areas of the Ribble Catchment that are intensely farmed. Diffuse pollution, poor habitat and obstructions to fish passage are causing certain watercourses in these areas to fail to meet the required standards under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Work has already been undertaken by the Environment Agency and the Ribble Rivers Trust to address the reasons for failure. In order to ensure that the priority waterbodies achieve Good Ecological Status under the WFD, the creation of riparian buffer zones, farm infrastructure improvements and the reconnection of habitat are necessary. Through targeted farm visits, the Ribble Rivers Trust will seek to identify ways in which diffuse pollution can be reduced, in a way that is sustainable and beneficial to farmers and landowners, as well as the environment.

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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district North West
River basin Ribble

Subcatchment

River name Loud - Lower
Area category 10 - 100 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m) 479479 m <br />0.479 km <br />47,900 cm <br />
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Improved grassland
Waterbody ID GB112071065340



Site

Name Ribble and Loud Catchment
WFD water body codes GB112071065320
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Total cost category 500 - 1000 k€
Total cost (k€) 860860 k€ <br />860,000 € <br />
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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure Diffuse pollution
Hydromorphology Continuity of sediment transport, Continuity for organisms
Biology Fish
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Floodplain / River corridor Improving fish migration
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