Case study:The South Cornwall River Improvement Project – Warleggan
Project overview
Status | In progress |
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Project web site | http://www.wrt.org.uk/projects/crf.html |
Themes | Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Water quality |
Country | England |
Main contact forename | Giles |
Main contact surname | Rickard |
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Contact organisation | Westcountry Rivers Trust |
Contact organisation web site | http://www.wrt.org.uk/ |
Partner organisations | IMERYS, Environment Agency, South West Water, Cornwall Council, South West Rivers Association, Natural England, Heligan Gardens, Forestry Commission |
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Project summary
The SCRIP project is a partnership that will use CRF funds to manage restoration work to deliver habitat improvements on the rivers that drain South Cornwall and the St Austell bay area. The partnership, led by the Westcountry Rivers Trust, has been carrying out river restoration and addressing the causes of Water Framework Directive issues together for many years.
Through restoration work, the project will address issues including: flow modifications and habitat degradation; diffuse pollution from agriculture; barriers to fish migration; interrupted conveyance of river gravels reducing spawning habitats for salmonids; impacts from china clay extraction and historic mining
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