Case study:Diffusing the Issue in rural Ribble - Skirden Beck

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Location: 53° 58' 59.78" N, 2° 20' 8.49" W

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Status	In progress
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Themes	Economic aspects, Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Social benefits, Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	Jack
Main contact surname	Spees
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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
Parent multi-site project	Case_study:Diffusing the Issue in rural Ribble
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Livestock poaching river banks and inputting faecal matter into a small tributary of Skirden

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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).

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district North West River basin Ribble Subcatchment River name Skirden Beck Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m Maximum altitude (m) 339339 m <br />0.339 km <br />33,900 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Improved grassland Waterbody ID GB112071065570 Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB112071065570 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Skirden Beck 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 2012/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2015/03/01 Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Defra Catchment Restoration Fund 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 Pollution incident, Riparian development, Barriers to fish migration, Impoundments (not hydropower) Hydromorphology Continuity for organisms, Channel pattern/planform Biology Fish Physico-chemical Nutrient concentrations Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Bank reprofiling, Weir removal/modification for easement of fish passage Floodplain / River corridor Tree planting, Fencing Planform / Channel pattern Other UK BAP habitat creation/restoration, Farm infrastructure interventions Non-structural measures Management interventions Agricultural business changed its way of working Social measures (incl. engagement) Community involvement Other Reduce diffuse pollution 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 RRC Monitoring table - Ribble Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents CRF Project briefing note - Ribble Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information