Lower Derwent Catchment Action Plan Action Required Issues being addressed Priority Locations Links to ongoing Projects Natural Flood Management • Flood risk – to properties Isel, Blindcriake, , Dovenby natural flood Suite of measures to ‘slow the flow’ • Flood risk – Gravel management Embleton, Bassenthwaite village, management project and hold water in the landscape • Biodiversity – Poor habitat in wider Brigham, Dovenby, Ullock, catchment Brnathwaite, Bridgefoot, Great • Water Quality – Diffuse water pollution Clifton, little Broughton, from agriculture Harrington, Seaton Strengthening Flood Defences • Flood risk – to properties Ongoing appraisal works Engineered defences and infrastructure , , improvements to reduce flood risk to Barepots, Camerton, properties Removing barriers • Biodiversity – SAC failure (Decline in to fish and eel passage including salmonids) Yearl weir, Coops weir culverts, weirs and dams • Biodiversity – Poor in-stream habitat • Flood risk – to properties Spawning Habitat Improvements • Biodiversity – SAC failure (Decline in Whole catchment, Broughton beck, River Corridors Group Increasing instream habitat diversity, salmonids) Lostrigg beck, River Marron, Dash projects bank stabilisation, riparian fencing beck, Blumer beck • Flood risk – to properties Gale beck, Siddick ponds, Habitat Restoration • Flood risk – Gravel management Workington Hall parklands, Restoring natural and functioning river • Biodiversity – Poor in-stream habitat courses, ponds and wetlands Harrington Nature • Biodiversity – SAC failure (Decline in Reserve/Ellerbeck salmonids) Biosecurity • Biodiversity – Invasive non-native freshwater Preventing spread of invasive non- species Whole catchment Invasive non-native species native species, especially Crassula initiative Enhancing Agri-Environments • Water Quality – Diffuse water pollution River Marron, Lostrigg beck, River Corridors Group Improving farm infrastructure and land from agriculture Broughton beck, Siddick ponds projects management • Biodiversity – SAC failure (decline in salmonids) • Biodiversity – Poor habitat in wider catchment Woodland creation and Management • Flood risk – to properties Increasing cover of riparian and • Water Quality – Diffuse water pollution Whole catchment, riparian catchment woodlands and from agriculture woodland along main river management of existing woodlands • Biodiversity – Poor habitat in wider catchment Education • Engagement – Lack of access to Whole catchment, Workington Hall Increasing opportunities for people to rivers/opportunities to enjoy and learn Riverlands, Wild Rivers parklands, Harrington nature learn, enjoy and volunteer for rivers about rivers Education reserve

Electro-fishing • Evidence – Lack of information about Increasing understanding of the current the area Whole catchment Ongoing WCRT surveying condition of the catchment program

Improving wastewater pollution • Water Quality – Pollution from waste Reducing impacts of sewage treatment water Siddick ponds, Broughton beck works on river and lake water quality

Tackling misconnections & • Water Quality – Pollution from waste septic tank care water Increasing awareness and education Siddick ponds, River Marron around managing septic tanks and drainage misconnections to householders, contractors and small businesses • Flood risk – to properties Peat restoration • Water Quality – Diffuse water pollution Cogra moss Restoring areas of degraded and from agriculture eroded peat • Biodiversity – Poor habitat in wider catchment