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Soar Catchment Management Plan Consultation Version March 2017

Soar Catchment Management Plan

Written on behalf of the River Soar Catchment Partnership

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Contents 1.0 Purpose of this document ...... 4 2.0 The Catchment Based Approach ...... 4 3.0 River Soar Catchment ...... 4 4.0 The Soar Catchment Partnership ...... 6 4.1 Soar Catchment Vision ...... 7 4.2 Soar Catchment Partnership Objectives ...... 8 4.3 Compelling Outcomes ...... 9 5.0 Data and evidence ...... 11 5.1 Methods for data analysis ...... 11 5.2 Soar Catchment Partnership Priorities ...... 13 6.0 Establishing future areas of work ...... 20 7.0 Summary of Projects ...... 21 8.0 Details of Projects ...... 24 9.0 Monitoring and Evaluation ...... 63 10.0 Acknowledgements ...... 64 Appendix – Extract of data table used as part of data and evidence analysis ...... 65

Soar Catchment Management Plan River Soar Catchment Partnership 1.0 Purpose of this document This document provides the baseline to take forward the work of the Soar Catchment Partnership. It describes the Soar catchment and the issues that need to be tackled describes the data and evidence approach that has been used to support the areas and project identified for future development.

The summary tables (page 22-23) show the multiple benefits for each project against the Soar Catchment Partnership goals. Section 8.0 contains the specifications for each project including the current status of the project; the lead organisation and next steps required to make it happen.

2.0 The Catchment Based Approach Back in 2012 Defra launched the Catchment Based Approach (CABA). The Catchment Based Approach encourages organisations to manage land and water in a balanced way, by identifying the pressures on the water environment, by working together to agree common objective and by implementing solutions. A key principle is encouraging organisation to work in partnership and to deliver a range of benefits through a single initiative.

3.0 River Soar Catchment The catchment of the River Soar covers an area of approximately 1,380km2, covering much of the county of Leicestershire. It rises between Hinckley and Lutterworth flowing north towards Leicester, the principle urban area within its catchment. IT is joined by the Grand Union Canal before Leicester. Other significant towns include Wigston, Melton Mowbray and Loughborough. Downstream of Leicester it is joined by the River Wreake from Melton Mowbray .The River continues through Barrow upon Soar, past Loughborough and Kegworth before joining the River Trent near Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire.

The catchment contains a variety of landscapes, including the Leicestershire Vales, the Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Wolds and Charnwood’s upland heathlands. The lower Soar valley forms part of the Trent wash lands. The predominant geology is Keuper Marl interspersed with beds of Triassic Sandstone.

The dominant land use across the catchment is rural, mostly arable production with a small portion in pasture. Diffuse nutrient pollution (phosphate) from agricultural runoff is considered to be a major contributing factor to the overall WFD status of the catchment.

A significant amount of urban drainage reaches the Soar and a number of its smaller tributaries where it flows through Leicester. Key issues causing water quality problems come from overflows from sewage works, surface water runoff from quarry workings and the road network. The invasive species Floating Pennywort is present in the low catchment but has been subject to a rigorous control programme so is now in decline. There are also significant numbers of communities in some areas at risk of flooding within the catchment.

Before CABA there were already many projects ongoing across the Soar that delivered benefits for the water environment. However, few of them looked at the catchment as a whole. The Soar Catchment Partnership has brought many well established organisations together to discuss their work and future aspirations at the catchment scale. The work reinforces the strength of some of the existing projects, and allows the partners to look more widely at opportunities to work with partners to bring about benefits that may not be achievable by working alone.

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Figure 1 Map of River Soar Catchment Area

Soar Catchment Management Plan River Soar Catchment Partnership 4.0 The Soar Catchment Partnership The Soar Catchment Partnership has been developed in response to the Defra Catchment Based Approach policy using funding by Defra and the EA. A range of organisations have been meeting to look at the options across the Soar since the start of 2014.

The Soar catchment partnership has a wide and active membership. The Catchment Based Approach has brought a catchment scale focus to the members recognising the wider benefits that can be achieved by a coordinated partnership. The organisations that attend the meetings are listed below.

 Blaby District Council  Inland Waterways Society  British Canoeing  Loughborough Soar Angling Society  Canal and River Trust  Melton & Oakham Waterways Society  Charnwood Borough Council  National Farmers Union  Country Landowners Association  Natural England  Environment Agency  Oadby & Wigston Borough Council  Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust  Rushcliffe Borough Council  Harborough District Council  Severn Trent Water  Leicester City Council  Trent Rivers Trust (catchment host)  Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust  Waterside Care  Leicestershire County Council

Key pressures in the Soar Catchment

 Diffuse pollution from roads and urban areas  Heavily modified river channels, especially in the urban areas  Rural point source and diffuse pollution  Separation of the river from its floodplain  Barriers to fish migration  Loss of riparian wetland habitats  Litter in the River Soar and its tributaries  Raised levels of phosphates  Risk of properties and roads flooding  Land use leading to flashy watercourses  Building and development too close to the watercourse  Lack of access to the river and conflicts of recreation users in sensitive areas  Lack of community awareness and engagement with water and rivers

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4.1 Soar Catchment Vision The Soar catchment partnership has an agreed vision for the long term on the River Soar.

Vision for the Soar Catchment Partnership

"A Soar catchment that has a sustainable and diverse water environment that benefits people, the natural environment and the economy of the local area.

A catchment in good ecological condition with improved resilience to climate change, flooding and pollution events”.

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4.2 Soar Catchment Partnership Objectives These objectives have been developed by the partnership over a number of workshops when the partnership started out. Partners were asked to identify their key issues and they have been grouped by subject area.

Long term objective Long term aspiration Enhance Biodiversity and Natural There is a rich and varied collection of habitats and species Processes across the catchment within the river and the floodplain. Areas of high conservation value are in good condition and are connected by wildlife corridors. Fish can move freely throughout the catchment with ample spawning and nursery areas. Support Sustainable Flood Risk Rain water is stored and managed to reduce the risk of Management flooding. Rain water is held where it falls through the use of urban and rural sustainable drainage solutions wherever possible. Properties and livelihoods are not impacted by flood risk and are resilient to future climate change. Floodplains are managed to store flood water as well as providing other local benefits. Work with Disadvantaged Partnership work, projects and access routes are linked to Communities areas of economic deprivation. Partnership work and projects are benefiting deprived communities. Promote Rural Livelihoods Rural and agricultural communities are aware of and are engaged in delivering benefits for the water environment. Land is managed to enhance its value for water and biodiversity in ways that do not harm the farm business. Strengthen Community There is a high level of public understanding of the Involvement and Recreation importance of rivers and floodplains to provide places for people and wildlife. Communities are involved with a local river project. There is a range of recreation and accessible sites along the river and throughout the catchment.

Improve Water quality Water quality from point and diffuse sources is improved. There is a raised awareness of pollution risk from residential, commercial, rural and urban sources. Table 1 Objectives of the Soar Catchment Partnership

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4.3 Compelling Outcomes The outcomes list below was generated at a partner event on 6th May 2015. Partners were encouraged to prepare a set of outcomes from their own organisation before the meeting. These outcomes were then presented and discussed at the meeting to establish where there is ‘common ground’ between two or more partners. The outcomes were combined and re-worded to better reflect a range of partners’ original outcomes.

The final list of outcomes was generated via discussion throughout the day and should represent the priority outcomes from the organisations that were there on the day.

Work Area Outcome Additional notes 1) An enhanced 1.1 WFD improvements have been Emphasis given to environment. made improve fish passage Priority given to; and floodplain connectivity where possible. 1.2 At least ten schemes have been Include small scale as delivered that achieve multiple well as larger scale benefits by 2020. interventions. 1.3 Statutory and non-statutory protect sites are improved and enhanced. 2) Improved 2.1 Public understanding of the Difficult to measure engagement and importance of rivers and floodplains understanding from for multiple benefits across the Soar local communities, has improved by 2020 compared to individuals, in 2015. businesses. 2.2 A land management engagement Working with farming programme applicable to rural & as well as urban urban areas delivered by 2017. communities. 2.3 The wider benefits of Suds are Materials exist for well known through dissemination of developers to explain interpretation materials/publicity to the SUDS that owners both developers & the public by are taking on, the 2018. benefits are monitored an explained. 2.4 A number of well interpreted These include SUDS features exist across the -An urban retrofit catchment. -A new development -Simple domestic SUDS features 2.5 A communication plan To include a directory incorporating key messages, of expertise for the CP opportunities & resources for all and Use of media to interests is ready for implement- share knowledge action by 2016; within the CP.

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Incorporate community engagement, knowledge sharing and effective representation from community groups. 3) More people 3.1 The Soar CP is supporting visiting, partners to provide access, understanding & interpretation and events across the using the Soar to attract and engage the environment. public. 4) Work and projects 4.1 The most beneficial places for Map and text clearly planned and land management interventions that show the benefits are delivered. deliver multiple benefits have been achievable at each site, identified and mapped by 2016. including public access, community involvement, FRM, WQ, Biodiversity. Also includes current status/level of progress of each site. Sites identified as having potential only.

4.2 A Catchment Management Plan in place by March 2017 4.3 Partners and service providers are providing long term sustainable support for projects and the partnership by 2020. 4.4 The Soar Catchment Partnership is maintained and has a secure financial base by 2017. Table 2 Compelling Outcomes for the Soar Catchment Partnership

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5.0 Data and evidence A central theme for the Soar Catchment Partnership is for its work and priorities to be backed up by evidence. A substantial amount of resource has been dedicated to exploring the data and evidence base across the Soar to inform work and our future priorities.

The River Soar Catchment Partnership has reviewed a whole range of data and evidence for the catchment to produce a set of strategic maps, to guide the partner organisations towards working collaboratively on projects, which can benefit to people and the natural environment. For instance, if a green infrastructure scheme is planned in Leicester to reduce the risk of surface water flooding, with careful planning, the same scheme could also help clean up water pollution, provide much- needed wildlife habitat, and afford recreation and health benefits to local people. This work has resulted in a series of interactive maps, which set out the joint priorities of the partner organisations across the whole catchment, and then provide more detail to help plan specific locations for collaborative action. An extract from the data used is presented in Appendix XY.

The interactive maps is available online by clicking this link.

5.1 Methods for data analysis Given the large size of the catchment, priority maps were produced by summarising a whole range of detailed data against smaller units or sub-catchments. These ‘sub-catchment’ units are formed from combining a number of waterbodies that share similar land use pressures and are shown in table XX and in Figure 2 below.

Sub catchment No. of Area (km2) Key land use in sub-catchment water bodies Eye Catchment 10 203 Rural, upstream of Melton Leicester Central 2 72 Heavily urbanised Leicester City Centre Leicester East tribs 5 101 Eastern edge of Leicester including some rural areas Leicester West Rural 2 140 Western edge of catchment outside of Leicester. Lower Soar 5 189 Lowlands of the Soar before it reaches the Trent, downstream of Leicester River Sence 5 206 Rural catchment to the south east of Leicester River Wreake 5 213 Rural land downstream of Melton Soar tribs West 6 129 North western corner of the River Soar Upper Soar 6 206 Upper end of Soar upstream of Leicester and River Sence confluence Table 3 Sub-catchments in the Soar Catchment

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Figure 2 Sub-catchments with the Soar Catchment Area

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5.2 Soar Catchment Partnership Priorities

As part of using the data and evidence base, it has been necessary to identity which sub-catchments are a priority for four of the different objectives where suitable data was available (biodiversity, flood risk, water quality and disadvantaged communities). A series of scores for each sub-catchment has been derived, based on available data and evidence, to highlight the areas which present the greatest priority for action and where multiple benefits can be realised by collaborative action.

The 'wagon wheel' symbols shown on the map in Figure 3 represent the scores for each of the four objectives

These show which issues have been identified as being the most important to tackle in each sub-catchment. For example, if flooding and water quality and community disadvantage all score highly, then this would be a good location to zoom in on the detailed maps to try and identify areas suitable for projects which can provide a benefit for all these objectives.

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Figure 3 Map of Soar CP priorities for each water body, wagon wheels showing the relative priority for each theme. One wagon wheel per water body.

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The maps on the following pages are taken directly from the online mapping platform. They illustrate how the data has been summarised then presented in mapped format.

Figure 4 Biodiversity

Figure 5 Flood Risk

Figure 6 Water Quality

Figure 7 Disadvantaged Communities (Index of multiple deprivation)

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Figure 4 Soar Catchment map (taken from online mapping), highlighting biodiversity and fishery issues

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Figure 5 Soar Catchment map (taken from online mapping), highlighting flood risk

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Figure 6 Soar Catchment highlighting (taken from online mapping), water quality issues and pollution incidents

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Figure 7 Soar Catchment highlighting disadvantaged Communities (showing Index of Multiple Deprivation taken from online mapping)

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6.0 Establishing future areas of work

A series of ‘Delivery Projects' have been developed by the Soar Catchment Partnership since it started meeting in 2014. This working document identifies many of these projects and provides a draft specification for work. As the partnership as discussed the projects, those with the most backing have been developed further, while others with less backing have been dropped.

General principles used to identify and prioritise ‘Delivery projects’ for the Soar Catchment

The general methodology used to identify these projects are listed below:

 At the event at Beedles Lake Golf Course in February 2014 a long list of projects were identified by the partners. These were mapped and their status recorded (Potential, Planned, Ongoing, Completed).  This list has been discussed, revised and refined during a number of meetings and partner discussion. Other projects have been added to the list as new stakeholders have become involved in the partnership and new project ideas have been developed.  This approach ensures that the limited resources of the CaBA partnership are used to develop projects which attract the most support from the group.  The approach is all about direction of travel, rather than achieving a threshold water quality or ecological status. This is makes the use of evidence much simpler and easier to understand.  The rivers in the catchment are highly modified with significant industrial and urban pollution. Catchment scale water quality and overall habitat are likely to be very difficult to bring back in a way that will give high quality ecology due to multiple upstream sources of pollution and pressure.  The projects is on rivers, groundwater and reservoirs where there will be multiple benefits.  The data behind the online mapping platform has been used with summary and water body documents to focus in on the main opportunities which will bring multiple benefits.  Actions are assessed for how closely they meet the range of Soar CP objectives of 1) Biodiversity and Natural Processes, 2) Flood Risk Management, 3) Rural livelihoods and Farming, 4) Disadvantaged Communities, 5) Community Involvement and Recreation, and 6) Water Quality.  Preference is given to opportunities in areas where there is already some activity which can be built on; it is easier to make progress when activity has already started on the ground.  +++ indicates the main rational behind a project, it does not mean that the project will deliver big improvements.  ++ indicates secondary benefits from the project.  + indicates minor benefits from the project.  The summary table below could be used to change or refine the suggested projects, in consultation with the Catchment Partnership, to better deliver the catchment strategy.  Each project has a 'lead partner’ to drive it forward.

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7.0 Summary of Projects The summary tables below show the multiple benefits for each project against the Soar Catchment Partnership Objectives. Section 8 contains the specifications for each project including the current status of the project; the lead organisation and next steps required to make it happen.

Projects are allocated a type of ‘Action’, from the Soar CP as either Deliver, Facilitate or Promote.

Delivery – the Catchment Partnership will work to secure the delivery of this project as a priority. Partner organisations will identify resources to deliver work.

Facilitate- The Catchment Partnership will prioritise this project to ensure it is delivered. It will work with partners to identify funding, and bid for funding where it is required.

Promote – The Catchment Partnership will support the delivery of this project. It will promote the project to partners, and further afield as an example of good practise, and to promote the exchange of information.

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natural processes Biodiversity and Management Flood Risk & Rural livelihoods communities D recreation involvement and Community

isadvantaged Project Project Name Lead Soar CP Status Water qualityWater

farming Reference Partner Action

SCP/ 001 Sediment Finger Printing in the Willow Brook EA Facilitate Completed ++ +++ ++ ++ catchment SCP / 002 Shared Waters Willow Brook LCityC Promote Ongoing ++ + +++ +++ ++ SCP / 003 Syston Hub MOWS Promote Planned +++ SCP / 004 Soar NFM TRT Deliver Ongoing + +++ ++ + ++ SCP / 005 Soar Community Project TRT Deliver Ongoing + +++ ++ +++ + SCP / 006 Planting on County Farms LCC Promote Potential ++ +++ + ++

SCP /007 Scraptoft Community Project LCC Promote Potential +++ +++ SCP /008 Watermead Reedbed LROS Promote Planned +++ ++ ++ ++ SCP / 009 Farming and Water for the Future in the TRT Deliver Ongoing ++ + +++ ++ Willow Brook & River Sence SCP/010 Flood Risk Green Infrastructure project EA Promote Ongoing ++ +++ ++ ++ + Leicester SCP /011 Belgrave Roundabout LCityC Promote Potential ++ + ++ + SCP /012 Daykin Road LCityC Promote Potential ++ +++ ++ ++ ++ SCP /013 River Soar and Grand Union Canal Partnership LCC Promote Ongoing ++ ++ + +++ + SCP /014 Humberstone Park Improvements LCityC Promote Ongoing + +++ ++ +++ + SCP /015 Rushcliffe BOM Soar Valley Focus Area Rushcliffe Promote Potential +++ + + + ++ SCP /016 River Eye SSSI Restoration NE Promote Ongoing +++ + ++ SCP /017 Kingston Brook Rushcliffe Promote Potential ++ + + + +++ SCP /018 Green Lifeboat LCityC Promote Ongoing ++ +++ ++ ++ ++ SCP /019 Ellis Meadows Engagement Project LCity C Deliver Potential ++ +++ + +++ + SCP /020 Braunston Lakes EA/LCC Facilitate Planned + ++ ++ +++ + SCP /021 ‘SUDS’ n schools project TRT Deliver Potential + +++ + +++ +

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processes and natural Biodiversity Management Flood Risk farming livelihoods & Rural communities d D recreation and involvement Community

Water qualityWater

Project Project Name Lead Soar CP Status isadvantage Reference Partner Action

SCP / 022 Fish passage at Ratcliffe Weir EA Promote Planned +++ SCP /023 Wash Brook Catchment Project OWBC Promote Planned + + + + + +++ ++ SCP /024 Willow Bk Citizen Science Catchment Project TRT Deliver Ongoing + +++ ++ SCP /025 Soar & Wreake Valley Living Landscape project LRWT Promote Ongoing +++ ++ + + + ++ SCP /026 River Eye SSSI Catchment NE Promote Ongoing +++ ++ ++ +++ SCP /027 Charnwood SSSIs NE Promote Potential +++ ++ +++ + +++ SCP /028 Cropston/Swithland Catchment Farm STW Promote Ongoing ++ + +++ + +++ Engagement SCP /029 Wildlife Friendly Farming Project GCT Promote Ongoing ++ + + +++ + +++ SCP /030 Fish passage at Zouch Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /031 Fish passage at Cotes Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /032 Fish passage at Pillings Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /033 Fish passage at Barrow on Soar Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /034 Fish passage at Mountsorrel West Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /035 Fish passage at Mountsorrel East Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /036 Fish passage at Rothley Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /037 Fish passage at Sileby Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /038 Fish passage at Cossington Weir EA Promote Potential +++ ++ SCP /039 Phosphate removal at 13 small waste water STW Promote Ongoing +++ treatment works across catchment SCP /040 Severn Trent Water Sewer Management Plan STW Promote Ongoing +++ +++ SCP /041 Shady Lane SUDS TRT Deliver Ongoing +++ ++ ++ +++ SCP /042 Harborough S106 project HDC Facilitate Potential ++ ++ ++ ++ +++ ++ SCP /043 Sileby Brook Project ? Promote Potential ++ +++ + + +++ + SCP / 044 Charnwood Rocks Landscape Partnership NatForest Promote Potential ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++

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8.0 Details of Projects Project Name: Sediment Finger Printing in Willow Brook catchment

Project Overview Project Number SCP/001 Project Status: Agreed project Funding status Funding confirmed, project underway Project Owner: Environment Agency Project Manager: Vikki Candlish Waterbody Number: GB104028046980, GB104028046960 Waterbody Name: Willow Brook and Evington Brook Location (NGR) Leicester (SK 62102 85870) Contact Email [email protected] Last Reviewed: January 2017

Objectives and Costs

Biodiversity &Biodiversity Natural Processes Flood Risk Management Rural Livelihoods Disadvantaged Communities Community Involvement & Recreation Water Quality Cost (£K) Ease of Delivery ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ 15 1

Project Summary: Tracing sources of sediment in the Willow Brook

Project description:

University of Southampton employed to gather silt and sediment from sites across the Willow Brook catchment. Sediment erosion in the catchment currently damages aquatic habitats, blocks up drains and culverts increasing flood risk and impacts on downstream navigation.

Analysis will indicate source, proportion and approximate location of silt from the catchment. Samples taken from rural and urban locations, to include cultivated, pasture, drain/outfall, river bed, river bank and urban street dust. Results will be used to inform future planning and interventions across the catchment to reduce silt erosion and accumulation downstream

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Next steps

Use the data to inform land management interventions across the catchment to reduce sediment loss and erosion.

Other comments

Project funded by Leicester City Council and Leicester Enterprise Partnership.

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Project Overview Project Number SP/002 Project Status: Ongoing project Priority status: High Funding status 2016-17 Funding confirmed Project Owner: Leicester City Council Project Manager: Victoria Hudson Waterbody Number: GB104028046980, GB104028046960 Waterbody Name: Willow Brook and Evington Brook Location (NGR) SK 62102 85870 Last Reviewed: January 2017

Objectives and Costs

Biodiversity & Natural Processes Flood Risk Management Rural Livelihoods Disadvantaged Communities Community Involvement & Recreation Water Quality Ease of Delivery ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ 1

Project description: Range of work and projects to involve the local community in the Willow Brook. Includes litter picking, Invasive species removal, raising awareness.

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Next steps

Extend work along other watercourses in Leicester

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Project Overview Project Number SCP/003 Project Status: Planned Priority status: Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: MOWS Project Manager: Hugh Butler Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Eye / Wreake from Langham Brook to Soar Location (NGR) GB104028047550 Last Reviewed: January 2017

Objectives and Costs

Biodiversity & Natural Processes Flood Risk Management Rural Livelihoods Disadvantaged Communities Community Involvement & Recreation Water Quality Cost (£K( Ease of Delivery ✓✓✓

Project Summary: Create a visitor centre at the confluence of the River Soar navigation and the confluence of the River Wreake

Project description: A visitor centre to promote the navigation in the area. Describing the history and inviting visitor to walk the route up the Wreake.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Secure permissions, consents and funding.

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Project Overview Project Number SCP/004 Project Status: Ongoing Soar CP Action: Deliver Funding status Trent FRCC application submitted Lead Organisation: Trent Rivers Trust Project Manager: Ruth Needham Waterbody Number: Various Waterbody Name: Various Location (NGR) Upper Soar Last Reviewed: Jan 2017

Objectives and Costs

Biodiversity & Natural Processes Flood Risk Management Rural Livelihoods Disadvantaged Communities Community Involvement & Recreation Water Quality Cost (£K( Ease of Delivery ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ 200 2

Project description: Work with farmers and landowners to develop capital projects to deliver natural flood management features. Integrate with advice on good farming practise, enhanced biodiversity. Project targeted to upstream catchments where there is a flood risk downstream.

Feasibility study underway (February 2017) focussing on three areas, the Willow Brook, Wash Brook and River Sence, the Upper Soar and the Upper Eye

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Next steps: TRT and partners working with the EA to develop a business case to secure funding to deliver a range of NFM schemes.

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Project Overview Project Number SCP / 005 Project Status: Underway Soar CP Action: Deliver Funding status Funded until 2021(subject to confirmation) Lead Organisation: TRT Project Manager: Ruth Needham Waterbody Number: GB104028047030 Waterbody Name: River Soar from Sence to Rothley Brook Location (NGR) Central Leicester Last Reviewed: January 2017

Objectives and Costs

Biodiversity & Natural Processes Flood Risk Management Rural Livelihoods Disadvantaged Communities Community Involvement & Recreation Water Quality Cost (£K( ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓

Project Summary: A project to raise awareness of flood risk and diffuse water pollution in Leicester and to deliver a series of demonstration projects.

Project description: The Soar CP is employing a project officer to work with community groups and schools to raise awareness of flood risk and diffuse water pollution in Leicester. This is being done by working with communities, education sessions in schools and building a series of SUDS demonstration projects in the City.

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Next steps: Working with partners to secure a strategic delivery plan for a four year programme of works.

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Project Name: Planting on County Farms

Project Overview Project Number SP/006 Project Status: In development Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Project Manager: Andy Jackson / Andy Shaw Waterbody Number: Various Waterbody Name: Various Location (NGR) Throughout Leicestershire Last Reviewed: March 2016

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Tree planting on county farms, as a natural flood management tool, and to improve water quality, and biodiversity.

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Next steps:

Agree key outcomes with partners.

Project still at concept stage. Still in early stage of development.

Project in partnership with the Leicestershire County Council and the Woodland Trust

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Project Overview Project Number Scraptoft Community Project SCP/007 Project Status: Proposed Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Project Manager: Edwin Knight Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Biodiversity & Natural Processes Flood Risk Management Rural Livelihoods Disadvantaged Communities Community Involvement & Recreation Water Quality Cost (£K( Ease of Delivery ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓

Project description: Work with communities along the Scraptoft Brook, to enhance riparian management and reduce flood risk.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: Watermead Reedbed

Project Overview Project Number SCP/008 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Needs funding Project Owner: Leicester and Rutland Ornithology Group Project Manager: Peter Williams Waterbody Number: GB104028047030 Waterbody Name: Soar from Sence to Rothley Brook Location (NGR): Watermead Country Park, Leicester Last Reviewed: January 2017 Contact Email: [email protected]

Objectives and Costs

Biodiversity & Natural Processes Flood Risk Management Rural Livelihoods Disadvantaged Communities Community Involvement & Recreation Water Quality Cost (£K( ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ 25

Project Summary: Creation of reedbed at Watermead Country Park

Project description: Excavation and construction of an off-line reed bed reserve with the aim of improving the wetland habitat of the area. The works will also have additional benefits in creating additional flood storage capacity, water cleansing, fisheries improvement, landscape benefits and support Water Framework Directive objectives. The scheme has been designed to provide a priority wetland habitat as identified in the Biodiversity Action Plan for Leicestershire & Rutland. Such habitats are scarce in Leicestershire and this scheme will benefit birds, (particularly Water Rail, Bittern, Little Egret, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler), Mammals (Otter and Water Shrew), Fish - Roach, Bream, Chub, Dace, Perch and Pike, by providing a spawning area and backwater linked to the main river.

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Location of proposed reedbed

Plan of proposed reedbed Next steps

Drainage flood consent has been obtained from the Environment Agency. Planning permission is not required. Secure funding.

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Project Name: Farming and Water for the Future in the Willow Brook/ River Sence

Project Overview Project Number SCP/009 Project Status: Ongoing Soar CP Action: Deliver Funding status Funded through CPAF until March 2017 Project Owner: TRT Project Manager: Ruth Needham Waterbody Number: GB104028046980, GB104028046960 Waterbody Name: Willow Brook and Evington Brook Location (NGR) Willow Brook Last Reviewed: Jan 2016 Contact Email

Objectives and Costs

Project Summary: Farm advice and enhancement projects on agricultural land in the Willow Brook.

Project description: Farm advice and capital projects to improve water and soil management in the catchment area of the Willow Brook. Projects aim to enhance biodiversity, landscape, access as well as reduce and store surface water run-off. Raise awareness of good practise via a farm based training event.

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Volunteers planting trees Site of silt trap Colour water meeting Willow Brook

Next steps; Extend advice and capital works into other areas of the Willow Brook, and adjacent catchments if funding allows.

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Project Name: Flood Risk GI project Leicester

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 010 Project Status: Ongoing Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funded Lead Organisation: EA Project Manager: Vikki Candlish Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Delivering floor risk reduction through Leicester through a series of capital schemes along the river and within the floodplain. Working with others to create additional benefits where the opportunities arise.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Modelling of flood risk in Leicester Underway. A number of capital schemes to be developed, working with Leicester City Council.

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Project Name: Belgrave Roundabout

Project Overview Project Number SCP /011 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: Leicester City Council Project Manager: ? Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: Enhance the Willow Brook, remove from culvert underneath Belgrave roundabout.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Project concept still in development. Project needs some level of catalyst providing by investment from developers in the area.

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Project Name: Daykin Road

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 012 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding Required Lead Organisation: EA Project Manager: VC Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Enhance site for nature conservation and flood risk management. Interpretation to promote the understanding of the flood relief area.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Site may for part of the GI Flood Risk strategy across the city, dependant on results of modelling.

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Project Name: River Soar and Grand Union Partnership projects

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 013 Project Status: Ongoing Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Lead Organisation: Leicester City Council/Leicestershire County Council Project Manager: Annie Proven/Fiona Walker Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: RS&GUC partnership to promote the value of the waterway and deliver wider benefits along the river corridor. Soar CP to support the work of the partnership, for project delivery and to work together where possible.

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Project Name: Humberstone Park Improvements

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 014 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding Required Lead Organisation: Leicester City Council Project Manager: Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: Enhancement of the Willow Brook as if flows through Humberstone Park, linking into the use of Green Infrastructure

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Site may for part of the GI Flood Risk strategy across the city, dependant on results of modelling.

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Project Name: Rushcliffe BOM - Soar Valley Focal Area

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 015 Contact Email: [email protected] Project status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Additional funding required? Yes Lead Organisation: Rushcliffe Nature Conservation Strategy Implementation Group Project Manager: Paul Phillips Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: River Soar Location (NGR) River Soar Last Reviewed: Info. Publically available? Yes **

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Project Summary : Focal area identified within The Rushcliffe Biodiversity Opportunity Mapping Project

Project description: Area identified within The Rushcliffe Biodiversity Opportunity Mapping Project with lots of potential for wetland/grassland developments along the whole of the river corridor, but with particular focus on the lowlands around Sutton Bonnington. Detailed actions are not yet identified.

Maps / Photos: see http://www.nottsbag.org.uk/pdfs/RushcliffeBOMReport2015_V3.pdf

Next steps: Development of an action plan and costings. Sourcing funding

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Project Name: River Eye SSSI Restoration

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 016 Project Status: Part delivered Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Additional funding required Lead Organisation: NE Project Manager: Sadie Hobson Waterbody Number: GB104028047550 Waterbody Name: Eye / Wreake from Langham Brook to Soar Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: Modify the bank profile, install large woody material, create in channel features, promote sensitive riparian land management to enhance the natural features of the river promote its value for biodiversity.

Maps / Photos:

Next steps: Secure funding for remaining areas of restoration scheme. Support landowners to identify acres where there is mutual benefit.

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Project Name: Kingston Brook

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 017 Contact Email: [email protected] Project status: Potential Soar CP Action Promote Additional funding required? Yes Lead Organisation: To be confirmed Project Manager: To be confirmed (Paul Phillips for now) Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Kingston Brook Location (NGR) Kingston Brook Last Reviewed: Info. Publically available? Yes **

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Project Summary : Project to improve water quality in the catchment area of the Kingston Brook

Project description: Project to improve water quality in the catchment area of the Kingston Brook, with the aim of achieving good ecological status. Other aims are to enhance biodiversity, landscape, access as well as reduce and store surface water run-off. Potential actions include channel modification, off line ponds, farm advice, silt traps and livestock control. Additional work required with Seven Trent Water to address sewage / water treatment capacity issues.

Maps / Photos: See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Brook

Next steps: Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board are currently mapping the brook, following this work detailed actions and costings will be developed.

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Project Name: Green Lifeboat

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 018 Project Status: Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Lead Organisation: Leicester City Council Project Manager: Vicky Hudson Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: What is the project doing to actually do? (150 words max if possible).

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: Ellis Meadows Community Engagement Project

Project Overview Project Number SCP /019 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Uncertain Lead Organisation: LCC Project Manager: Helen O’Brien Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Raise awareness of the purpose and value of the newly created Ellis Meadows site Prepare and delivery a community promotional and engagement project at the Ellis Meadows site.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: Braunstone Lakes

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 020 Project Status: Planned Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status ? Lead Organisation: LCC Project Manager: Helen O’Brien Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Work with partners to deliver and promote a ? project at Braunstone Park.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: SUDS ‘n’ School Continuation

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 021 Project Status: Planned Soar CP Action: Deliver Funding status Secured Lead Organisation: TRT Project Manager: Felicity Roos Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Visit schools where SUDS were built in 2015. Discuss their role, and management and any further works as part of wider school project work.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: Ratcliffe Weir fish passage project

Project Overview Project Number SCP/022 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Planned Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: EA Project Manager: Karen Twine Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: What is the project doing to actually do? (150 words max if possible).

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: Wash Brook Catchment Project

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 023 Project Status: Proposed Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: Oadby and Wigston BC Project Manager: Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed: January 2017

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Range of enhancement projects along the Wash Brook / Saffron Brook corridor within Oadby. Schemes relating to SUDS, flood storage project, trash screen capital works, planting, habitat creation, community engagement work.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Overall objectives known, further details required to secure funding.

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Project Name: Willow Brook Catchment Citizen Science Project

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 024 Project Status: Ongoing Priority status: Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: TRT Project Manager: Ruth Needham Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: Working with communities to monitor water quality at set sampling points across the Willow Brook catchment. Data collected to track base line conditions and evaluate effectiveness of schemes upstream. Currently using the FreshWaterWater equipment and app to tool to engage with communities on water quality discussion.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: Soar and Wreake Valley Living Landscape

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 025 Contact Email: [email protected] Project status: Ongoing Soar CP Action Promote Additional funding Yes required? Lead Organisation: Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust Project Manager: Claire Install Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Soar and Wreake catchment Location (NGR) Last Reviewed: January 2017 Info. Publically Yes available? **

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Project Summary : A landscape-scale project based in the Soar and Wreake Valleys, part of the Wildlife Trust’s ‘Living Landscape’ strategy.

Project description: The Ssoar and Wreake Valley identified as a landscapes with a large number of ecologically important sites, and would benefit from habitat improvement to make its wildlife resilient to future changes and pressures. Priority is to restore wildlife and wild places to the floodplains of the Soar and Wreak, to enable the floodplain to function more naturally to benefit nature and people. Continue to survey, acquire more land managed as Nature Reserves, carry out habitat enhancement works, and provide advice to landowners, centred around Cossington Meadows.

Maps / Photos: Available on request

Next steps: Ongoing land owner advice and surveys to assess the habitat quality / direct future management. Habitat connectivity mapping is an aspiration to direct future work.

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Project Name: River Eye SSSI Catchment Project

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 026 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: NE Project Manager: Sadie Hobson Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Work with landowners to reduce erosion and promote good soil management, to reduce sediment loss downstream and improve water quality within thrive Eye SSSI.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Secure funding

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Project Name: Charnwood SSSI project

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 027 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Requires funding Lead Organisation: NE Project Manager: Sadie Hobson Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Work with farmers and landowners to enhance the biodiversity value of the Charnwood SSSI’s and surrounding land.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Secure funding

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Project Name: Cropston / Swithland Catchment Farm Engagement

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 028 Project Status: Ongoing Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding secured Lead Organisation: STW Project Manager: Anna Batista Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: STW employed farm advisor supports farmers to apply for grants to carry out capital works to deliver good soil and water management on farms, improving water quality to supply reservoirs downstream.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Share good practise amongst Soar CP and further afield.

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Project Name: Water Friendly Farming Project

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 029 Project Status: Ongoing Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding secured? Lead Organisation: Game Conservancy Trust Project Manager: Dr Chris Stoat Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Objectives to reduce impact of farming downstream whilst not affecting farm livelihoods. Project working on three demonstration catchments, two in the Welland Catchment and one on the Soar catchment. Each being managed slightly differently with similar monitoring, to determine benefits of different types of water management intervention on farms.

More information on the project can be found by clicking here.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Share good practise across partnership and further afield.

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Project Name: Fish passage at Zouch Weir

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 030 Project Status: Planned Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: EA Project Manager: Karen Twine Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: Make changes to weir to make it passable by fish.

EA class this weir as ‘Super Critical’.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: A broad plan for the site has been completed by the EA. Need to look at the site and identify other elements of work that could be included, then work up a funding package.

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Project Name: Fish Passage at Multiple weirs on the River Soar

(Cotes SCP /031, Pilings SCP / 032, Barrow on Soar SCP / 033, Mountsorrel West SCP / 034, Mountsorrel East SCP / 035, Rothely Weir SCP / 036, Sileby Weir SCP / 037, Cossington Weir SCP /038)

Project Overview Project Number SCP 031-038 Project Status: Planned Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding required Lead Organisation: EA Project Manager: Karen Twine Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Project description: Make changes at each weir site to enable the safe passage of course and migratory fish whilst not affecting the navigation.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: A broad plan for each site has been completed for each site by the EA. Need to look at each site and identify other elements of work that could be included, then work up a funding package for each to be able to deliver them. Work with EA to identify how to prioritise weir sites.

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Project Name: Severn Trent Phosphate removal

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 039 Project Status: To be completed by March 2020 Contact Email: [email protected] Funding status Funding by Severn Trent Lead Organisation: Severn Trent Project Manager: Waterbody Number: Various (see below) Waterbody Name: Various (see below) Location (NGR) Various (see below) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Water Quality

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Project Summary: AMP6 Phosphate removal project in the Soar catchment area

Project description:

Every 5 years Severn Trent must submit an asset management plan (AMP) to OFWAT outlining what work we would like to do in the next 5years, and how much we think it will cost. Whilst compiling this plan Severn Trent work collaboratively with the EA to identify areas of river where we are contributing to the high levels of phosphorus. Natural Resource Wales and Natural England are also consulted in Welsh areas or for Special Areas of Conservation respectively. Targets are set to reduce these phosphorus levels in the next AMP period. Severn Trent then engineer solutions to best achieve these phosphorus levels i.e. discharges can be relocated, sites closed, treatment works upgraded etc. Unfortunately not all proposed projects are able to be planned in because each AMP cycle has a limited budget determined by OFWAT. To determine which projects get put forward they undergo cost benefit analysis testing, customer willingness to pay tests, and are weighted against other business plans. Below is a list of the waste treatment works that Severn Trent are planning on making Phosphate removal improvements to in AMP6, to be completed by the end of March 2020. These are estimated to collectively improve about 140km of river.

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Scheme Name/Name of Catchment Name of Water body Water body ID Environmental Discharge/Investigation Outcome - km river length improved Arnesby STW Soar Countesthorpe Brook GB104028042560 7.01 from Source to River Sence Billesdon STW Soar River Sence from Source GB104028046650 20.31 to Burton Brook Broughton Astley STW Soar River Soar from Soar GB104028042620 7.32 Brook to Thurlaston Brook Claybrooke Magna STW Soar Soar from source to Soar GB104028042580 15.77 Brook Earl Shilton STW Soar Thurlaston Brook from GB104028046940 8.13 Source to River Soar

East Leake STW Soar Kingston Brook GB104028046600 4.71 Catchment (Trib of Soar) Fleckney STW Soar R Sence from Burton GB104028046620 11.07 Brook to Countesthorpe Brook Gaulby STW Soar Burton Brook from GB104028046630 15.97 Source to River Sence Great Glen STW Soar Burton Brook from GB104028046630 10.47 Source to River Sence Houghton-on-the Hill STW Soar Willow Brook from GB104028046980 10.30 Source to Evington Brook Newbold Verdon STW Soar Thurlaston Brook from GB104028046940 19.33 Source to River Soar Stoney Stanton STW Soar River Soar from Soar GB104028042620 6.81 Brook to Thurlaston Brook Wymondham STW Soar Wymondham Brook from GB104028047540 3.22 Source to Langham Brook

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Maps / Photos:

(Red stars – waste water treatment works with AMP6 phosphate removal projects planned)

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Project Name: Severn Trent Sewer Management Plan

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 040 Project Status: To be completed by April 2019 Contact Email: [email protected] Funding status Funding by Severn Trent Lead Organisation: Severn Trent Project Manager: Waterbody Number: Various (see below) Waterbody Name: Various (see below) Location (NGR) Various (see below) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

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Water Quality

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Project Summary: Investigations to understand the impact of our asset’s storm responses on the rivers

Project description: Severn Trent is developing Sewage Management Plans (SMP) to understand the impact of our asset’s storm responses on the river reaches. A series of reaches are being considered for further investigation. The aim of these investigations is to confirm the sewer impacts on water quality and to identify the potential root cause. The investigations are ongoing until April 2019, when the outcomes will be discussed with the EA to determine what further work, if any, is needed on these river reaches for the next AMP.

List of river reaches in the Soar catchment being investigated as part of the SMP in AMP6:

River Reach Water Body ID Lubbesthorpe Brook Catchment (trib of Soar) GB104028046920

River Soar from Rothley Brook to Long Whatton Brook GB104028047211

Maps / Photos:

Monitoring and Evaluation

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Project Name: Shady Lane SUDS

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 041 Project Status: Underway Soar CP Action: Deliver Funding status Funding secured Lead Organisation: TRT Project Manager: Felicity Roos Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Installing a SUDS system to intercept drainage from the carpark and road from eroding the path. New SUDS feature created to provide valuable wetland habitat of value for biodiversity. Project will reduce maintenance cost for the City Council and improve water quality flowing downstream.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Key points for what needs doing next

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Project Name: Harborough S106 Projects

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 042 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Funding possible through S106 Lead Organisation: Harborough DC Project Manager: Helen Chadwick Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: A range of projects put forward by Harborough to reduce the impact of development and enhance the water environment for wildlife and people.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Finalise details of projects to be included.

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Project Name: Sileby Brook Project

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 043 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Needs funding Lead Organisation: Sileby Parish Council Project Manager: Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: Work with Sileby Parish Council and others to enhance the corridor of the brook course within the village. Develop opportunities to improve flood management using storage areas along the brook, and with upstream landowners where appropriate. Enhance the habitat value of the brook by removing concrete lining where this is feasible.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Work up details of scheme with PC, EA and Leicestershire County Council

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Project Name: Charnwood Rocks Landscape Partnership

Project Overview Project Number SCP / 044 Project Status: Potential Soar CP Action: Promote Funding status Needs funding Lead Organisation: National Forest Company /LCounty C Project Manager: Matt Croney Waterbody Number: Waterbody Name: Location (NGR) Last Reviewed:

Objectives and Costs

Project description: A Landscape Partnership application in the north western corner of the Soar catchment encompassing much of the Charnwood Forest and unusual geology formations. Project working with a range of partners to conserve and promote this distinctive landscape.

Maps / Photos: Any additional information

Next steps: Identify details of scheme and match funding opportunities for development phase.

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9.0 Monitoring and Evaluation

As part of promoting delivery, it is important to monitor the effects and impacts of the work and projects. The Soar Catchment Management Group meets quarterly to review the development of the partnership and of the management plan.

It is the role of each project leader to monitor and evaluate the benefits of their work and projects. Project evaluation enables improvement in methods and techniques used for future work.

A monitoring and evaluation tool with associated support for the Catchment Partners to use it is currently in development.

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10.0 Acknowledgements

The development of this Catchment Plan has been supported by WaterLIFE (LIFE13 ENV/UK/000497)

The Soar Catchment Partnership would like to acknowledge the support of the following organisations in supporting the development of this plan.

 The Trent Rivers Trust  Environment Agency  Defra  PJHydro  The Rivers Trust  Members of the Soar Catchment Partnership

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Appendix – Extract of data table used as part of data and evidence analysis