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Regional Water Governance Study Regional Water Governance Study Phase 1 Report Created by: Yvonne Rees and Lauren Duffield, Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd. Date published: July 2020 About Natural Course 78% of water bodies in North West England are failing to meet a good ecological status* and solutions are often found to be too expensive to implement. Natural Course is a collaboration of organisations in North West England from public, private and third sector who, together, will seek cost-effective solutions to improving water quality across urban and rural landscapes, sharing best practice across the UK and Europe. *Environment Agency, North West River Basin District 2015 Natural Course will: • Test and inform best practice in achieving UK and EU legislation in water quality • Use the North West River Basin District as a flagship project and share best practice with the UK and Europe • Make better use of resources, share ownership of complex issues and maximise outcomes through a collaborative approach of organisations from public, private and third sector. Join the conversation @Natural_Course #NaturalCourse Report for Natural Course Prepared by Yvonne Rees and Lauren Duffield Approved by Dominic Hogg (Project Director) Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd Tel: +44 (0)117 9172250 37 Queen Square Fax: +44 (0)8717 142942 Bristol Web: www.eunomia.co.uk BS1 4QS United Kingdom Acknowledgements In developing this report, the research team have very much relied on the knowledge and views of both the Natural Course Team and a wide range of others involved in water management in the North West River Basin District as well as other experts working nationally. We would like to thank all of those who have shared their expertise with us openly and honestly. Thank you! Disclaimer Eunomia Research & Consulting has taken due care in the preparation of this report to ensure that all facts and analysis presented are as accurate as possible within the scope of the project. However, no guarantee is provided in respect of the information presented, and Eunomia Research & Consulting is not responsible for decisions or actions taken on the basis of the content of this report. Version Control Table Version Date Author Description 08/01/19 Yvonne Rees Outline for comment by V0.1 Project Director 10/1/19 Yvonne Rees Outline for comment by V0.2 client 10/02/20 Yvonne Rees, First draft for comment V0.3 Lauren Duffield, Kat by Project Director Rowland 11/02/20 Yvonne Rees, Second draft sent to V0.4 Lauren Duffield client 20/05/20 Yvonne Rees Client comments with V0.5 responses V0.6 30/05/20 Yvonne Rees Draft final (sent to client) 22/05/20 Yvonne Rees, Star Revised draft final, QA’d V0.7 Molteno (sent to client) 06/07/20 Yvonne Rees, Incorporated minor V0.8 Lauren Duffield amendments 08/07/20 Yvonne Rees, Final version V1.0 Lauren Duffield 15/07/20 Yvonne Rees, Final version – Figure 4-1 V1.1 Lauren Duffield formatting problem fixed 11/11/20 Lauren Duffield Final Version – Natural V1.2 Course Sleeve Added 05/12/20 Yvonne Rees Final version – minor V1.3 updates and reformats Contents 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Water in the North West of England ....................................................................... 3 2.1 Key water issues ....................................................................................................... 3 2.1.1 Water Framework Directive Status .................................................................. 3 2.1.2 Flooding ............................................................................................................ 4 2.1.3 Water Resources .............................................................................................. 4 2.2 The Role of Governance in Key Water Issues .......................................................... 5 2.2.1 River Catchments and Overlapping Geographies ............................................ 5 3.0 What do we mean by Water Governance? .............................................................. 7 3.1 How we have considered governance ..................................................................... 7 3.2 What is Good Governance of Water? ...................................................................... 8 4.0 Water Governance in the NWRBD .......................................................................... 9 4.1 Key Organisations Responsible for Water Management in the NWRBD ................ 9 4.2 The decision-making framework ........................................................................... 16 4.3 Key Water Management Funding Mechanisms..................................................... 19 5.0 Initial Feedback on the Performance of Current Water Governance...................... 20 5.1 Key Messages from Phase 1 Interviewees ............................................................. 20 5.1.1 Strengths ........................................................................................................ 21 5.1.2 Gaps and weaknesses .................................................................................... 21 5.1.3 Improvements needed ................................................................................... 22 5.2 Reflections on the Use of the OECD Framework ................................................... 31 5.3 Next steps .............................................................................................................. 33 Appendices ................................................................................................................ 35 A.1.0 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 37 A.2.0 More about the OECD Framework for assessing water governance .................... 40 A.3.0 Key Water Management Players ........................................................................... 43 A.4.0 Key Plans and Strategies ........................................................................................ 60 A.5.0 Key Funding Mechanisms ...................................................................................... 77 Natural Course Regional Water Governance Study Phase 1 i 04/12/20 ii Common Abbreviations 25 Year Environmental Plan (25YEP) Asset Management Planning (AMP) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Canal and River Trust (CRT) Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Catchment Flood Partnerships (CFP) Catchment Systems Operator (CaSO) Catchment Systems Thinking (CaST) Community Infrastructure Levy and section 108 (CIL/s108) Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS; to be replaced by ELMS) Cumbria Strategic Flood Partnership (CSFP) Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) Drought Plan (DP) Environment Agency (EA) Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP) Forestry Commission (FC) Flood risk partnership funding (FRPF) Grant-in-Aid (GiA) Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) Lake District Foundation (LDF) Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) Landscape Enterprise Networks (LENS) Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) Local Authority (LA) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's (formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government; MHCLG) National Farmers Union of England and Wales (NFU) Natural England (NE) Non-departmental public body (NDPB) Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) North West River Basin District (NWRBD) North West (NW) North West RFCC Business Plan (NWRFCC-BP) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Natural Course Regional Water Governance Study Phase 1 iii Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) Risk Management Authority (RMA) River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Rural Payments Agency (RPA) Special Area of Conservation Interest (SAC) Special Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) Sustainable Catchment Management Programme (SCaMP) Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) Office for Water Services (OFWAT) United Utilities (UU) Water Company (WC) Water Environment Grant (WEG) Water Framework Directive (WFD) Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) Water Quality (WQ) Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP) Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Further description is provided in the Appendices; • See Appendix A.3.0 for more information regarding organisations. • See Appendix A.4.0 for more information regarding plans and strategies. 04/12/20 iv 1.0 Introduction Natural Course commissioned Eunomia Research & Consulting to: take a high-level look at water governance across the region; look more specifically at the governance in Cumbria; assess existing work as well as domestic and international best practice; and recommend a suitable governance structure which could be trialled in Cumbria. Natural Course is an EU Life IP funded programme comprised of organisations who all operate within the North West of England, working together to seek cost-effective solutions to improve the Water Framework Directive (WFD) Status in the region, by sharing best practice from across the UK
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