Case study:Inspiring Water Action in the Torne (iWAIT)

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Location: 53° 30' 48.20" N, 1° 1' 1.70" W

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://www.therrc.co.uk/sites/default/files/projects/26_torne.pdf
Themes	Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	David
Main contact surname	Newborough
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Contact organisation	Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site	http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Partner organisations	Torne Catchment Partnership, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Natural England, Local community groups
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The River Torne Catchment Partnership is a group of stakeholders working towards the revitalisation of the River Torne to the east of Doncaster in South Yorkshire (Map 1) for people and wildlife. The Inspiring Water Action in the Torne (iWAIT) project has multiple outcomes including the restoration of 46.5ha of wet woodland – a rare and threatened priority habitat (Photo 1), natural flood risk benefits, education and community engagement.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Torne WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name 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 2016 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) £131k"£" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Local levy funding, Defra WFD funded, Environment Agency Grant in Aid 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 Flood risk management Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor establishment of woodland 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 Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information