River Basin Management Plan Humber River Basin District

Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives

Contents

C.1 Introduction 2 C. 2 Actions we can all take 8 C.3 All sectors 10 C.4 Agriculture and rural land management 16 C.5 Angling and conservation 39 C.6 Central government 50 C.7 Environment Agency 60 C.8 Industry, manufacturing and other business 83 C.9 Local and regional government 83 C.10 Mining and quarrying 98 C.11 Navigation 103 C.12 Urban and transport 110 C.13 Water industry 116

C.1 Introduction

This annex sets out tables of the actions (the programmes of measures) that are proposed for each sector. Actions are the on the ground activities that will implemented to manage the pressures on the water environment and achieve the objectives of this plan.

Further information relating to these actions and how they have been developed is given in:

• Annex B Objectives for waters in the Humber River Basin District This gives information on the current status and environmental objectives that have been set and when it is planned to achieve these

• Annex D Protected area objectives (including programmes for Natura 2000) This gives details of the location of protected areas, the monitoring networks for these, the environmental objectives and additional information on programmes of work for Natura 2000 sites.

• Annex E Actions appraisal This gives information about how we have set the water body objectives for this plan and how we have selected the actions

• Annex F Mechanisms for action This sets out the mechanisms - that is, the policy, legal, financial and voluntary arrangements - that allow actions to be put in place

The actions are set out in tables for each sector. For the purposes of this plan this is the sector that may be causing the pressure or is being affected by an action. 'Being

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 2 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009 affected' may mean that the sector is the one taking action or that the sector's activities are affected by an action implemented by others. Some actions will be noted against more than one sector, as one sector may be implementing action that requires another to take action in response.

The sectors are set out in table C1a below.

The tables set out the list of actions established at the outset of this plan period. It is expected that further measures will be identified during the implementation period for this plan. The plan includes many investigations that will help identify future actions, where it has not yet been possible to define these (see annex E). In some cases investigations are needed to confirm the pressure that is causing a problem, even before it will be possible to define an action. We also encourage sectors to put forward other measures so that these can be considered during the period of this plan.

Table C1b sets out an explanation of the headings in the actions tables. The subsequent tables set out specific actions relevant to each sector. For some measures we have included an example of the type of project that the action might generate. This does not mean the application of the measures is limited to the example only, it could apply in many locations across the RBD.

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Table C1a: Sectors

Standard list of sectors Sector Activity included Sector Activity included Agriculture and rural land Dairy / beef, sheep, pig and poultry (including outdoor Local Government Local and regional government including planning management pigs) authorities and national parks (including local authority Mixed urban drainage not covered by Water Industry) Arable Horticulture Forestry Land drainage (including Inland Drainage Boards) Other rural land development Angling and conservation Fisheries (angling) management Mining and quarrying Active mines and quarries Other habitat management (including conservation) Abandoned coal mines Abandoned other mines Central Government Defra Navigation Ports / marinas Natural England Maritime shipping / boating Other central government organisations and agencies Inland navigation Environment Agency Urban and transport Private potable water management Private sewage management (inc. caravan parks etc) Road, air and rail transport Contaminated land Flood risk management Other development activities Industry, manufacturing Power generation Water industry Sewage - treatment and other business Chemical industry Sewage - collection (including intermittent discharges from Oil industry combined sewage overflows) SMEs / Industrial estates Sewage - other drainage (inc flooding and leaking sewers) Construction Sewage - trade effluent management Aquaculture Sludge recycling to land Commercial fisheries (fresh, transitional and coastal Potable supply – treatment waters – not angling) Potable supply – storage and transfer (inc. leakage) Waste management Potable supply - planning Retail industry Food and drink industry Recreation and tourism (not covered by boating or angling e.g. parkland / amenity)

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Table C1b: Example table of headings and descriptions

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date The pressure being The action that will be The location or The date by which the The organisation responsible managed taken geographical extent of the action will be put in for delivering the action and action place. ( “Implemented” other organisations that may means that the actions be involved is already in place and able to have a beneficial effect)

Investigations Sets out investigation that will be put in place Natura 2000 protected sites and SSSIs Sets out measures that will be put in place for Natura 2000 protected areas and Sites of Special Scientific Interest

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Strategic environmental assessment and actions The purpose of the River Basin Management Plan is to improve the ecological status and potential of water bodies and so the environmental effects of the plan are predominantly positive. A Strategic Environmental Assessment was carried out that also considered the wider environment and identified potential adverse effects associated with some of the actions, as well as enhancements to add value to the measures included in the plan. Whilst many of the proposals to mitigate negative impacts are specific to the proposed action, others are applicable across a range of actions and will be considered at a project level. These generic mitigation measures are described in the table below. Further information is included in the statement of particulars – see http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/default.aspx and go to Water Framework Directive.

Table 1c: Generic mitigation to be applied when implementing actions

Impact Mitigation Population and Avoid adversely affecting existing routes of public access to the human health countryside and water bodies. Identify opportunities to improve public access to the countryside, water bodies or water based recreation Biodiversity Target any actions designed to improve biodiversity to those locations where the gains can be maximised. Identify opportunities to link with existing ecological networks, sites or features or proposed improvements. Identify opportunities where biodiversity improvements can also benefit local populations. Cultural heritage Before undertaking an action, determine whether there are any historical features that are likely to be adversely affected and undertake an appropriate level of project level assessment and mitigation. Sustainability Adopt a sustainable procurement policy Reuse materials or use recycled materials or those from renewable sources where possible Implement a waste management plan to minimise waste directed to landfill. Take steps to minimise the ‘carbon footprint’ of the action by reducing energy demand and the ‘embedded energy’ of any materials used. Agriculture and Align agri-environment schemes to achieve biodiversity biodiversity benefits and complement other biodiversity initiatives.

Habitats Regulations Assessment A Habitats Regulations Assessment of this Plan was carried out by the Environment Agency in 2009. Natural England was consulted on the assessment and we have had regard to their advice.

Many of the measures in the Plan, most specifically those in Annex D, are designed to improve the water environment and help to maintain or restore Natura 2000 habitats and species at favourable conservation status. The overall purpose of the plan is to ensure no deterioration of the water environment and deliver the objectives

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 6 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009 of individual water bodies (normally ‘good ecological status’). However, the Habitats Regulations Assessment has identified certain types of measure in the plan with potential to negatively effect Natura 2000 sites. Whether a negative effect is likely depends on the exact location, spatial scale, nature and timing of the measure. The details necessary to make reasonable predictions about the effects on Natura 2000 sites will not be developed until the measures are progressed towards implementation.

We have concluded that the plan itself is unlikely to have any significant negative effects on any Natura 2000 sites. The Plan itself does not require further assessment under the Habitats Regulations. This conclusion is reliant on the fact that before any measures in the plan are implemented they must be subject to the requirements of the Habitats Regulations. Any plans, project or permissions required to implement the measures must undergo an appropriate assessment if they are likely to a have a significant effect.

Responsibility for Habitats Regulations Assessment of plans, projects or permissions required to implement the measures in this Plan remains with the relevant competent authority, for example if the measure requires planning permission the Local Authority will be the relevant competent authority. In most circumstances, a competent authority can only agree to a plan, project or permission when it has ascertained that it will not adversely effect the integrity of a Natura 2000 site. Changes to the measures in this plan may be required to avoid adverse effects on the integrity of any Natura 2000 sites.

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C. 2 Actions we can all take

There are actions that we can all take to help protect and improve the water environment. Table C2: Actions we can all take Pressure What will happen Ask your water company to fit a meter. On average, this could reduce your household water Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures bill. Choose plants that tolerate dry conditions for your house, balcony or garden. To help lawns Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures through dry periods, don't cut them too short. Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures Fix dripping taps, and lag pipes to avoid them bursting in freezing weather. Consider installing a grey-water recycling system in your home, block or workplace. This can Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures save one third of domestic mains water usage. Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures Install a 'hippo' or 'save-a-flush' in your toilet cistern. Install a low-flush toilet, put flow regulators on your taps and showers, and install waterless Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures urinals at work. Run your dishwasher or washing machine with a full load on economy setting, and boil the Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures minimum you need in kettles or saucepans. To save water in your garden, collect rain in a water-butt, water at the beginning or end of the Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures day, mulch plants, and avoid sprinklers or hosepipes without trigger nozzles. Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth, and take short showers rather than baths. Wash fruit and vegetables in a bowl rather than under the running tap - and use the Abstraction and other artificial flow pressures remainder on your plants. Direct biological pressures Adopt-a-beach to help keep beaches clean and stop litter at source. Eat fish from sustainable sources, caught using fishing methods that don't cause damage to Direct biological pressures marine wildlife and habitats. Eliminate invasive non-native species, such as Himalayan balsam and the aquatic plant: parrot’s feather, from your garden. They can have a negative effect on native species and Direct biological pressures the water environment. Please dispose of them responsibly. Put cotton buds and other litter in the bin, not down the toilet. It may end up in the sea where Direct biological pressures it can harm wildlife. Nutrients, organic pollution, sediments, Priority Hazardous Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants Check that your household appliances connect to the foul sewer, not the surface water drain.

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Pressure What will happen Nutrients, organic pollution, sediments, Priority Hazardous Ensure your septic tank or private sewage treatment plant is well maintained and working Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants effectively. Use kitchen, bathroom and car cleaning products that don't harm the environment, such as Nutrients, organic pollution, sediments, Priority Hazardous phosphate-free laundry detergents, and use as little as possible. This helps prevent pollution Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants at source. Nutrients, organic pollution, sediments, Priority Hazardous Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants When you see pollution or fly-tipping, phone us on 0800 807060. Nutrients, organic pollution, sediments, Priority Hazardous Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants, Direct biological pressures Adopt-a-river to spot pollution, invasive non-native species, and take part in practical tasks. Priority Hazardous Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants Ensure your household oil storage is in good condition, with an up-to-date inspection record. Priority Hazardous Substances, Priority Substances and Take waste oil and chemicals such as white spirit to your municipal recycling facility: don't Specific Pollutants pour them down the sink or outside drains. Save water: in your house or office Ensure extensions or conservatories have their roof water draining into a soakaway or sustainable drainage system and are not connected to the combined sewer. Save water: in your house or office Ensure that any off-road parking or patio around the house use permeable materials so rain can soak into the soil.

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C.3 All sectors

Many actions will apply to all sectors.

Table C3: Actions for all sectors

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation What will happen Where it will happen Start date and partners Microbiology; Nutrients; Make use of the Town and Country Humber RBD Implemented Local Organic pollutants; Planning Act authorisation process to Authorities Priority Hazardous help minimise risk of diffuse pollution Substances, Priority from new developments (e.g. Substances and Specific implement sustainable drainage Pollutants; Sediments systems (SuDS) - and use of Water (as a direct pollutant) Resource Act Planning Guidance)

Organic pollutants; Where appropriate, subject to the Humber RBD 2010 Environment Acidification; Direct Environment Agency carrying out a 12 Agency biological pressures; week public consultation and making Nutrients; Physical an appropriate case to the Secretary of modification; Priority State, designate a limited number of Hazardous Substances, Water Protection Zones (WPZ). These Priority Substances and are a regulatory tool to control diffuse Specific Pollutants; pollution in high risk areas where other Sediments (as a direct mechanisms are not working or are pollutant); Microbiology unlikely to work. Initially around 8 candidated locations across England. Potential for designation from 2010 with a possibility of further WPZs by 2012.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation What will happen Where it will happen Start date and partners Physical modification Plans, processes and programmes Humber RBD Implemented Environment (such as the Environment Agency's Agency Navigation and Recreation strategies) will be aligned to the requirements of hydromorphology to achieve WFD objectives (especially ecological potential). This will be two fold i) mitigation measures required to reach good ecological potential to be delivered through such plans will be identified and ii) the prioritisation of environmental improvements will be influenced by the specific requirements to reach WFD objectives. Physical modification The Environment Agency will develop Humber RBD 2010 Environment and share a GIS linked Agency hydromorphological database. This will supply data to help better understand the hydromorphological impacts of modifications to water bodies. It will feed information into the approval/assessment processes to ensure new modifications comply with WFD requirements, especially those related to Article 4 (7).

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation What will happen Where it will happen Start date and partners Priority Substances and Designation of Safeguard Zones - Aire & Don Sherwood Sandstone.; 2010 Environment Specific Pollutants; develop pollution action plan to identify Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit; Hull Agency Radioactivity; specific measures to address known & East Riding Chalk; Idle Torne - PT Microbiology; Hazardous causes of impact on drinking water Sandstone Nottinghamshire&Doncaster; substances and non- abstractions leading to failure/risk of Lower Trent Erewash - PT Sandstone hazardous pollutants; failure of WFD Article 7.3 objective. Wollaton; Wharfe & Lower Ouse Nitrate Appropriate measures may include Sherwood Sandstone pollution prevention, England Catchment Sensitive Farming Initiative, or Water Protection Zones

Investigations Abstraction and other Investigations at sites identified under Humber RBD 2012 Environment artificial flow pressures the Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Agency Programme (where funded) Abstraction and other Review and improve Environmental Humber RBD 2012 Environment artificial flow pressures Flow Indicators Agency Abstraction and other Improve flow estimates for surface Humber RBD 2012 Environment artificial flow pressures water bodies Agency

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation What will happen Where it will happen Start date and partners Ammonia; Hazardous Further investigation required to Aire & Calder Carb Limestone / Millstone 2010 Environment substances and non- confirm risk of failure of WFD Article 7 Grit / Coal Measures.; Aire & Don Agency hazardous pollutants; Magnesian Limestone.; Swale, Ure, Nidd, Nitrate; Phosphate; Ouse Sherwood Sandstone; Wharfe & Priority Substances and Lower Ouse Millstone Grit and Carb Specific Pollutants Limestone; Wharfe & Lower Ouse Sherwood Sandstone

Hazardous substances Further investigation required to Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Sherwood 2012 Environment and non-hazardous confirm risk of isoproturon failure of Sandstone Agency pollutants; Priority WFD Article 7 Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Further investigation required to Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Sherwood 2012 Environment and non-hazardous confirm risk of mecoprop failure of Sandstone Agency pollutants; Priority WFD Article 7 Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Further investigation required to Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Sherwood 2012 Environment and non-hazardous confirm risk of pesticide failure of WFD Sandstone Agency pollutants; Priority Article 7 Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Further investigation required to Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Sherwood 2012 Environment and non-hazardous confirm risk of bentazone failure of Sandstone Agency pollutants; Priority WFD Article 7 Substances and Specific Pollutants

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation What will happen Where it will happen Start date and partners Hazardous substances Further investigation required to Wharfe & Lower Ouse Millstone Grit and 2012 Environment and non-hazardous confirm risk of cadmium failure of WFD Carb Limestone Agency pollutants; Priority Article 7 Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Further investigation required to Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Sherwood 2012 Environment and non-hazardous confirm risk of copper failure of WFD Sandstone; Wharfe & Lower Ouse Agency pollutants; Priority Article 7 Millstone Grit and Carb Limestone Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Further investigation required to Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Sherwood 2012 Environment and non-hazardous confirm risk of zinc failure of WFD Sandstone; Wharfe & Lower Ouse Agency pollutants; Priority Article 7 Millstone Grit and Carb Limestone Substances and Specific Pollutants Physical modification Monitoring and investigation into Humber RBD 2011 Environment mitigation measures techniques to Agency establish the effectiveness of these measures and improve understanding of hydro-morph-ecological interactions. Outcomes will have a national application.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation What will happen Where it will happen Start date and partners Priority Substances and Designation of Safeguard Zones - Aire & Don Sherwood Sandstone.; 2010 Environment Specific Pollutants; investigation of source-pathway-target Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit; Hull Agency Microbiology; Hazardous linkages to support development of a & East Riding Chalk; Idle Torne - PT substances and non- pollution action plan to identify specific Sandstone Nottinghamshire&Doncaster; hazardous pollutants; measures Lower Trent Erewash - PT Sandstone Nitrate; Radioactivity Wollaton; Wharfe & Lower Ouse Sherwood Sandstone

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C.4 Agriculture and rural land management

The Humber River Basin District is one of the most diverse regions in England ranging from the upland areas of the White and Dark Peak in Derbyshire, the Southern Pennines, Yorkshire and North York Moors with their extensive peat bogs to the free draining Yorkshire Wolds and the lowlands to the east.

Agriculture dominates the landscape of the Humber River Basin District, accounting for over 70% of land use. The rural areas range from small settlements with a continuing reliance on hill farming, forestry and quarrying, through to small settlements which are also important as service and employment centres, to the urban fringe areas and communities which mining, extraction and heavy industries once supported. The lowlands in the east and river valleys such as the Trent, Ouse and Humberhead Levels support a wide range of productive arable and livestock farming. South of the District, there is considerable variety in farm types, from dominance of arable in the far south of the district in North Warwickshire and Staffordshire, to vegetable production in the Nottinghamshire sand lands and the traditional production of pork, milk and cheese in the Vale of Belvoir.

Agriculture, forestry and moorland management all have the potential to impact on the water environment. Although overall the number of direct pollution incidents from agriculture and forestry has decreased in recent years, in some areas there is the need to reduce the impact of diffuse pollution on rivers and ground waters from manures, sediment, fertilisers and pesticides. Much can be achieved by improved soil management, optimum resource efficiency (including nutrients and water) and adoption of best practice.

Tourism is an important element of the rural economy, the Humber River Basin includes three National Parks, namely the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. The Peak District National Park is one of the most visited in England with 22 million visitor days a year, the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors have a further 18.5 million visitor days between them. Large areas of the Humber River Basin District are of national and international environmental importance, including the Humber Estuary itself. Good land management not only cares for the places we value, but it can also reduce the impact on the water environment and provide cost savings for farmers as well as benefits for the wider rural economy.

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Table C4: Actions for the agriculture and rural land management sector

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Abstraction Extension of abstraction control Humber RBD 2012 Environment to include previously exempt Agency uses (abstractions by Ports and Harbour authorities from tidal waters under certain conditions likely to remain exempt) Abstraction and other artificial Encourage farmers to build Humber RBD 2012 Regional flow pressures winter storage reservoirs where Development appropriate.The Environment Agencies; Agency has recently produced a Environmental guide to building water storage NGOs; National reservoirs. This will be used to Farmers' Union; promote the uptake of grants Environment within priority catchments. Agency Abstraction and other artificial Targeted work with key Humber RBD 2012 National Farmers' flow pressures abstracting groups to promote Union; Natural water efficiency. For example, England; Regional the Regional Development Development Agencies are administering a Agencies; grant scheme for Farm Resource Environment Efficiency measures as part of Agency the Rural Development Programme. Abstraction and other artificial Registration for previously Humber RBD 2012 Environment flow pressures exempt activity: abstraction of Agency water within water meadow systems

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Abstraction and other artificial Forest Research has undertaken Humber RBD Implemented Forestry flow pressures; Habitat a mapping excerise in Yorkshire Commission; Manipulation to identify suitable areas of flood Natural England; (restoration/improvement); plain for woodland planting to Environment Physical modification; deliver benefits for flood risk and Agency; Regional Sediments (as a direct water quality. Woodland can Development pollutant) help to increase surface water Agencies infiltration and also reduce erosion and delivery of coarse sediment to rivers. The outcomes of the exercise are being taken forward helping to deliver the Regional Forestry Strategy. Cadmium and its compounds Adoption of best practice farming Calder from Source to Walsden Implemented Environment to reduce pollution from fertilisers Water; Little Don from Source to Agency (cadmium is a contaminant) River Don; River Nidd from Burstwith to Crimple Beck

Colour Develop detailed 5-year Warland Reservoir 2010 Environment Catchment Action Plan for Agency Safeguard Zone. Cypermethrin UK-wide suspension (temporary) Humber RBD Implemented Veterinary on use as sheep-dip Medicines Directorate Habitat Manipulation The OnTrent Initiative is a Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment; Implemented Environmental (restoration/improvement); partnership project involving a Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment NGOs Physical modification; wide range of public, voluntary Sediments (as a direct and commercial organisations.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners pollutant); Abstraction and The project is working to secure other artificial flow pressures a sustainable balance between the natural and historic heritage, agriculture, commercial activity and development along the River Trent between Stoke on Trent and the Humber Estuary. Hazardous substances and Make use of site specific notices Humber RBD Implemented Environment non-hazardous pollutants; (served under Water Resources Agency Nitrate; Priority Substances Action Section 86 and Section and Specific Pollutants 161, Groundwater Regulations or Silage, Slurry, Agricultural Fuel Oil Regulations) to reduce pollution risk to groundwater. Hazardous substances and Follow the Code of Good Humber RBD Implemented Land managers non-hazardous pollutants; Agricultural Practice - comply and owners Nitrate; Priority Substances with published advice for and Specific Pollutants operators on minimising the risk of harm to the environment, for example on control of agri- chemicals and nitrate Hazardous substances and Implement Groundwater Humber RBD Implemented Environment non-hazardous pollutants; Protection: Policy & Practice - Agency; Land Nitrate; Priority Substances External education on managers and and Specific Pollutants groundwater pollution prevention owners

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Local agricultural partnerships Humber RBD Implemented Land managers non-hazardous pollutants; e.g. LEAF, NGOs such as Rivers and owners; Nitrate; Priority Substances Trusts, Wildlife Trusts, Landcare, Environmental and Specific Pollutants Farming & Wildlife Advisory NGOs Group – advice on use of agri- chemicals and nitrate control and promote take up of agri- environment schemes and the England Catchment Sensitive Farming Initiative Hazardous substances and Proactive targeted farmer Humber RBD Implemented Environment non-hazardous pollutants; education on control of agri- Agency Nitrate; Priority Substances chemicals and nitrate and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances and Follow Statutory Codes of Humber RBD Implemented Land managers non-hazardous pollutants; Practice for Pesticides and and owners Priority Substances and Sheep Dip - comply with Specific Pollutants published advice for operators on control of chemicals Hazardous substances and General guidance to reduce the Humber RBD Implemented Voluntary Initiative non-hazardous pollutants; environmental impact of Partnership Priority Substances and pesticide use through the Specific Pollutants Voluntary Initiative'. Hazardous substances and Local pollution prevention Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2010 Environment non-hazardous pollutants; campaigns & education on Nottinghamshire&Doncaster Agency Priority Substances and pesticide use in areas of Specific Pollutants vulnerable groundwater

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Groundwater protection advice to Humber RBD Implemented Central non-hazardous pollutants; Veterinary Medicines Directorate Government Priority Substances and products approvals process Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances and Support to Chemicals Regulation Humber RBD Implemented Central non-hazardous pollutants; Directorate (formerly the Government Priority Substances and Pesticides Safety Directorate) Specific Pollutants research into amenity use of pesticides Hazardous substances and Groundwater protection advice to Humber RBD Implemented Central non-hazardous pollutants; Chemicals Regulation Government; Priority Substances and Directorate (formerly the Environment Specific Pollutants Pesticides Safety Directorate) Agency approvals process Hazardous substances and New EC Sustainable Use of Humber RBD 2012 Central non-hazardous pollutants; Pesticides Directive to control Government Priority Substances and use of plant protection products Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances and Envrionmental Permitting - Humber RBD Implemented Environment non-hazardous pollutants; regulate effluent discharges to Agency Priority Substances and ground. Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances and EU review of approvals for plant Humber RBD Implemented EU non-hazardous pollutants; protection products Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Isoproturon Recently introduced UK-wide Humber RBD Implemented Chemicals restrictions will see decreasing Regulation trend in emissions and probable Directorate compliance by 2015 with no further action MCPA Address issue as priority action Blithfield Reservoir 2010 Pesticides within this VI Pilot Catchment. Voluntary Initiative Water industry catchment investigation to establish source of pollutant Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year River Derwent from Troutsdale Beck 2010 Metaldehyde Catchment Action Plan for to River Rye Steering Group Safeguard Zone. Proactive implementation of Metaldehyde Steering Group 'Get Pelletwise' measures. Microbiology; Nutrients; Targeted campaigns to raise Humber RBD 2012 Local Authorities; Organic pollutants awareness of issues with septic Environment tanks and village drains. Agency; Water companies

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Microbiology; Nutrients; Establish and maintain a Derbyshire Derwent Catchment; 2010 Environment Organic pollutants; Priority nationally funded advice-led Derwent (Humber) Catchment; Esk Agency; Natural Hazardous Substances, partnership under the Catchment and Coast Catchment; Hull and East England Priority Substances and Sensitive Farming Programme to Riding Catchment; Louth Grimsby Specific Pollutants; Sediments reduce diffuse water pollution and Ancholme Catchment; Swale, (as a direct pollutant) from agriculture in at risk Ure, Nidd & Upper Ouse Catchment; catchments. Semerwater

Microbiology; Nutrients; Progress the Entry Level Humber RBD Implemented Natural England; Sediments (as a direct Stewardship Scheme offering Defra pollutant); Priority Hazardous farmers an incentive to achieve Substances, Priority environmental benefits on Substances and Specific agricultural land. Entry Level Pollutants; Organic pollutants Stewardship is open to all those farming in England and aims to reward good land management and address some of the environmental issues affecting the wider countryside including diffuse pollution, soil erosion and the conservation of farmland birds Nitrate Implement Department of Humber RBD Implemented Local Authorities Communities and Local Government (CLG) Planning Policy Guidance Statement 23

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners (PPG23) on controlling pollution of groundwater that may arise from the development of land.

Nitrate Address issue as priority action Marshchapel Drain 2010 Natural England within this England Catchment Sensitive Farming Initiative catchment. Nitrates Action Programme in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones will help address high nitrate concentrations in drinking water abstractions. Nitrate Advise farmers on nutrient Derwent - Carboniferous Limestone; 2010 Land managers planning and best practice to Dove - PT Sandstone Mayfield; and owners reduce nitrogen loading to land - Staffordshire Trent Valley - PT England Catchment Sensitive Sandstone Staffordshire Farming Initiative. Nitrate Nitrates Action Programme in R Blythe from Patrick Bridge to R 2010 Environment Nitrate Vulnerable Zones will Tame Agency help address high nitrate concentrations in drinking water abstractions in Nitrates Vulnerable Zone Nitrate Comply with the Nitrate Humber RBD Implemented Land managers Vulnerable Zone Action Plan, and owners within the designated zones.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Nitrate; Hazardous substances Re-engineer existing discharges Humber RBD Implemented Water companies; and non-hazardous pollutants; to avoid direct discharges of Environment Priority Substances and pollutants to groundwater Agency Specific Pollutants

Nitrate; Hazardous substances NetRegs (environmental Humber RBD Implemented Environment and non-hazardous pollutants; guidance to business) - external Agency Priority Substances and advice and education on Specific Pollutants environmental legislation, including groundwater pollution legislation Nitrate; Hazardous substances Implement new regulatory Humber RBD 2012 Environment and non-hazardous pollutants; approach arising from new Agency; Industry Priority Substances and Groundwater Directive leads; Land Specific Pollutants (2006/116/EC), including managers and Registration in conjunction with owners; Water Standard Rules. companies Nutrients Establish and enforce Nitrate Humber RBD Implemented Defra; Vulnerable Zones in catchments Environment at a high risk from nitrate Agency pollution, requiring farmers to follow a programme of measures to reduce nitrate entering the water from farmland. (see map D6 in annex D).

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Pesticides; Metaldehyde; Develop detailed five year Blithfield Reservoir; White Holme 2010 Environment Colour catchment action plan for Reservoir Agency Safeguard Zone.

Pesticides; Metaldehyde; Develop detailed five year Cropston Reservoir 2010 Environment Nutrients Catchment Action Plan for Agency Safeguard Zone. Consider site as a candidate Water Protection Zone Priority Hazardous Specific, targeted guidance in Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment; Implemented Voluntary Initiative Substances, Priority high risk catchments to reduce Swale, Ure, Nidd & Upper Ouse Partnership Substances and Specific the impact of pesticide use Catchment; Humber RBD Pollutants through the Voluntary Initiative, for example at Staunton Harold reservoir. Priority Hazardous Partnership working to Humber RBD 2011 Health and Safety Substances, Priority implement initiatives to target Executive; Levy Substances and Specific and tackle significant local Boards; Natural Pollutants; Sediments (as a issues, particularly on pesticide England; Water direct pollutant); Nutrients; and sheepdip. For example, the companies; Organic pollutants Voluntary Initiative to reduce Environment pesticides into Blithfield Agency Reservoir and Ingbirchworth Reservoir. Priority Substances and Comply with new EC Sustainable Humber RBD 2012 Land managers Specific Pollutants; Hazardous Use of Pesticides Directive to and owners substances and non- control use of plant protection hazardous pollutants products

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Priority Substances and Environmental Permitting – Humber RBD Implemented Environment Specific Pollutants; Hazardous disposal of sheep dip and Agency substances and non- pesticides hazardous pollutants Priority Substances and Comply with site specific notices Humber RBD Implemented Land managers Specific Pollutants; Hazardous (served under Water Resources and owners substances and non- Action Section 86 and Section hazardous pollutants; Nitrate 161, Groundwater Regulations or Silage, Slurry Agricultural Fuel Oil Regulations), where issued by Environment Agency, to reduce agri-chemical and nitrate pollution risk to groundwater. Priority Substances and Enforcement of Groundwater Humber RBD Implemented Environment Specific Pollutants; Hazardous Regulations, Sludge Regulations Agency substances and non- and, where appropriate, Nitrate hazardous pollutants; Nitrate Vulnerable Zone action programme through Cross Compliance. Priority Substances and Continue to provide development Humber RBD Implemented Environment Specific Pollutants; Hazardous planning advice on minimising Agency substances and non- the risk of development to the hazardous pollutants; Nitrate water environment.

Priority Substances and Agri-environment schemes/ Humber RBD Implemented Land managers Specific Pollutants; Nitrate; Environmental Stewardship - and owners Hazardous substances and payments for best practice to non-hazardous pollutants limit nitrate input and control agri- chemicals (England only)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Priority Substances and Contribute to development of Humber RBD Implemented Water companies; Specific Pollutants; Nitrate; planning structure plans, to Environment Hazardous substances and influence location of Agency non-hazardous pollutants development to protect groundwater. Sediments (as a direct Restoration of plantations on Humber RBD 2012 Environment pollutant); Microbiology; ancient woodland sites and Agency; Physical modification; plantations on semi-natural Environmental Nutrients habitat in upland headwaters to NGOs; The improve water quality and Woodland Trust habitat. For example, the river restoration project in the Yorkshire River Derwent headwaters. Sediments (as a direct Work in partnership to deliver Humber RBD 2012 Land managers pollutant); Nutrients; Organic habitat improvements through and owners; pollutants land management solutions. For National Farmers' example the Esk Pearl Mussel Union; National and Salmon Recovery Project Park Authorities; aims to improve river habitat, Natural England; restore the pearl mussel Water companies; population and increase Environment populations of salmon and trout Agency through the promotion of good land management in the catchment and includes a demonstration farm. On the Derbyshire Derwent and it's tributaries, key spawning

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners headwaters have been fenced off to provide buffer strips and prevent cattle poaching and siltation.

Sediments (as a direct Maintain the Higher Level Humber RBD Implemented Defra; Natural pollutant); Nutrients; Organic Stewardship Scheme offering England pollutants; Microbiology; farmers an incentive to achieve Priority Hazardous environmental benefits over and Substances, Priority above those required under the Substances and Specific Entry Level Stewardship Pollutants Scheme. Higher Level Stewardship is targeted by Natural England to maximise environmental and other public benefits in targeted areas within the RBD. Sediments (as a direct Progress delivery of cross- Humber RBD 2010 Defra; pollutant); Nutrients; Organic compliance inspection and Environment pollutants; Microbiology; enforcement Agency; Rural Priority Hazardous Payments Agency Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Sediments (as a direct Promote good practice initiatives Humber RBD 2012 Natural England; pollutant); Organic pollutants; and implementation of codes of National Park Nutrients good practice for all types of rural Authorities; land management. For example, National Farmers' developing partnerships to Union; Land provide co-ordinated advice to managers and farmers on complying with owners; Forestry agricultural and environmental Commission; regulations similar to the Green Defra; Futures in the West Midlands. Environment Agency Sediments (as a direct Provision of capital grant through Humber RBD 2012 Regional pollutant); Organic pollutants; Rural Development Programme Development Nutrients for England for works that go Agencies beyond statutory requirements to benefit the water environment focussing on nutrient management and water resources primarily for the Livestock Sector. Temperature; Physical Large scale restoration of peat Humber RBD 2012 Environmental modification; Organic moorlands to benefit biodiversity, NGOs; National pollutants; Nutrients; water resources, water quality Park Authorities; Abstraction and other artificial and potentially help manage Environment flow pressures; Microbiology peak flows. For example, Agency; Water Yorkshire Peatscapes and, in the companies Peak District and South Pennines, Moors for the Future.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Investigations Ammonia Investigate reasons for failure of Rothley Brook Catchment (trib of 2010 Environment WFD Article 7 so safeguard zone Soar) Agency and development of detailed 5- year catchment action plan can be considered

Ammonia Further investigation required to River Derwent from Bottle Brook to R 2010 Environment confirm risk of failure of WFD Trent; R Blythe from Patrick Bridge to Agency; Water Article 7 R Tame; River Trent from R Dove companies Conf to River Derwent; Blackbrook ReservoirBlackbrook Reservoir

Ammonia; Colour Investigate reasons for failure of Ladybower Reservoir; River Churnet 2010 Environment WFD Article 7 so safeguard from Meerbrook to Leekbrook; River Agency zones and development of Derwent from R Wye to R Amber; detailed five year catchment River Trent from R Dove Conf to action plan can be considered River Derwent; Rothley Brook Catchment (trib of Soar)

Atrazine; Dieldrin; Isoproturon; These substances have been Humber RBD 2010 Central Mecoprop; Simazine; Asulam banned, or are shortly to be Government withdrawn, from use in the UK. No further measures should be required although surveillance monitoring will be done to

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners confirm this.

Chemicals - all; Ammonia; Further investigation required to Aire & Don Sherwood Sandstone. 2010 Environment Nutrients confirm risk of failure of WFD Agency Article 7. Colour Investigate reasons for failure of River Churnet from Meerbrook to 2010 Environment WFD Article 7 so safeguard zone Leekbrook; Rothley Brook Catchment Agency and development of detailed 5- (trib of Soar); Ladybower Reservoir; year catchment action plan can River Derwent from R Wye to R be considered Amber; River Trent from R Dove Conf to River Derwent

Colour Further monitoring/investigation Agden Reservoir; Chelker Reservoir; 2010 Environment to confirm reasons for failure. Dale Dike Reservoir; Keighley Moor Agency; Water Water industry scheme to Reservoir; Midhope Reservoir; companies address diffuse pollution in the Ponden Reservoir; Scar House catchment Reservoir; Thornton Moor Reservoir; Water Sheddles Reservoir; Wharfe Barben Beck/River Dibb to River Washburn

Hazardous substances and Further investigation into Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Millstone Grit 2012 Environment non-hazardous pollutants; ammonia, zinc, copper and and Carboniferous Limestone Agency; Defra Priority Substances and cadmium failures required to Specific Pollutants confirm risk of failure of WFD Article 7.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Further investigation into Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Millstone Grit 2012 Environment non-hazardous pollutants; pesticide failures & local pollution and Carboniferous Limestone Agency Priority Substances and prevention campaign using the Specific Pollutants 'Pesticides Code of Practice' Metaldehyde Investigate reasons for failure of River Derwent from Elvington Beck to 2010 Metaldehyde WFD Article 7 so safeguard River Ouse; River Derwent from Steering Group zones and development of Kirkham to Elvington Beck; River detailed five year catchment Swale/Ouse from Wiske to Naburn action plan can be considered. Proactive implementation of Metaldehyde Steering Group 'Get Pelletwise' measures. Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year Staunton Harold Reservoir 2010 Metaldehyde Catchment Action Plan for Steering Group Safeguard Zone. Proactive implementation of Metaldehyde Steering Group 'Get Pelletwise' measures. Water industry catchment investigation to establish source of pollutant

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Methabenzthiazuron; Further investigation required to Blackbrook Reservoir; R Blythe from 2010 Environment Propyzamide; 2,4-D; confirm risk of failure of WFD Patrick Bridge to R Tame; River Agency; Water Metazachlor; Mecoprop; Article 7 Bourne from Didgeley Brook to R companies MCPA; Linuron; Diflufenican; Tame; River Derwent from Bottle Conductivity; Colour; Brook to R Trent; River Derwent from Ammonia; Chlortoluron; Fen R Wye to R Amber; River Trent from propimorph; Carbetamide R Dove Conf to River Derwent; Rothley Brook Catchment (trib of Soar); Waithe Beck lower Catchment (to Tetney Lock)

Nitrate; Ammonia; Phosphate Further investigation required to Derwent Malton Corallian Limestone; 2012 Farmers; confirm risk of failure of WFD Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Sherwood Environment Article 7. Sandstone; Wharfe & Lower Ouse Agency Millstone Grit and Carb Limestone

Nitrate; Hazardous substances Investigation of Groundwater Humber RBD Implemented Environment and non-hazardous pollutants; Dependent Terrestrial Agency Phosphate; Priority Ecosystems to assess if they Substances and Specific have been significantly damaged Pollutants as a result of groundwater pollution Pesticides; Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year Blithfield Reservoir 2010 Environment Catchment Action Plan for Agency Safeguard Zone, Water industry

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners catchment investigation to establish source of pollutant

Pressures on groundwater Investigation to improve Grimsby Ancholme Frodingham 2012 Environment (GW) balance confidence in groundwater Ironstone Unit Agency quantitative status result Priority Hazardous Investigate use of chemicals, Derwent (Humber) Catchment; Esk 2010 Environment Substances, Priority such as Asulox, to control and Coast Catchment Agency; Water Substances and Specific bracken in the Esk catchment companies; Land Pollutants and address land management managers and issues to reduce the impact of owners pesticide use. This will secure drinking water supplies and help protect freshwater pearl mussels. Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs Abstraction and other artificial Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Natural England flow pressures; Direct restoration to, favourable biological pressures; Nutrients; conservation status on Natura Physical modification; 2000 Protected Areas by Sediments (as a direct implementing agri-environment pollutant) scheme (See Annex D) Abstraction and other artificial Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment flow pressures restoration to, favourable Agency conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by revoking or amending abstraction licences (See Annex D)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Abstraction and other artificial Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Land managers flow pressures; Nutrients; restoration to, favourable and owners; Physical modification conservation status on Natura Natural England 2000 Protected Areas through Specific Management Works to address water quality, hydrology and morphology pressures (See Annex D) Abstraction and other artificial Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment flow pressures; Physical restoration to, favourable Agency; Farmers; modification conservation status on Natura Land managers 2000 Protected Areas through and owners Water Level Management Plans (See Annex D) Nutrients Contribute to achieving Idle & Torne Catchment; Soar 2012 Environment favourable condition on Catchment; Staffordshire Trent Valley Agency Chesterfield Canal SSSI, Catchment; Tame Anker and Mease Clumber Park SSSI, River Eye Catchment SSSI, Cop Mere SSSI and River Blythe SSSI by revoking or amending discharge consents Nutrients; Direct biological Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environmental pressures; Abstraction and restoration to, favourable NGOs; Natural other artificial flow pressures; conservation status on Natura England Physical modification 2000 Protected Areas through SSSI Management Agreement (See Annex D)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Nutrients; Physical Contribute to achieving Hull and East Riding Catchment 2011 Environment modification; Abstraction and favourable condition on the River Agency other artificial flow pressures; Hull Headwaters SSSI by Sediments (as a direct implementing river restoration pollutant) project

Nutrients; Sediments (as a Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment direct pollutant) restoration to, favourable Agency conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by revoking or amending Discharge/PPC Consents (See Annex D) Nutrients; Physical Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment modification; Sediments (as a restoration to, favourable Agency; Natural direct pollutant) conservation status on Natura England 2000 Protected Areas through Regulatory Investigation into water quality and hydrology pressures (See Annex D) Physical modification Contribute to achieving Aire and Calder Catchment; Idle & 2012 Environment favourable condition on Torne Catchment Agency; Hatfield Mickletown Ings SSSI and Chase Hatfield Chase Ditches SSSI by Corporation Area implementing water level Internal Drainage management plans Board

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Physical modification; Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2010 Natural England Sediments (as a direct restoration to, favourable pollutant) conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through Compulsory Management Scheme to address hydrology pressures (See Annex D) Sediments (as a direct Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment pollutant); Nutrients restoration to, favourable Agency; Natural conservation status on Natura England 2000 Protected Areas by developing a pollution action plan for protected areas (See Annex D)

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C.5 Angling and conservation

The Humber River Basin District contains a rich and diverse range of habitats, both upland and lowland, urban and rural, from acid heaths to alkaline grasslands, urban greenspace to wide expanses of mudflats, which in turn support a wealth of wildlife species. The area retains a significant proportion of the UK’s overall resource of important wildlife sites, habitats and species, with a large proportion being designated as nationally and internationally important wildlife sites. At a more local level, areas of wildlife value are designated as local nature reserves, county wildlife sites (second tier sites) or non-statutory nature reserves. However, there have been significant declines in certain habitats and species in past years and much of our wildlife is still under threat. Biodiversity in the Humber Basin District is particularly threatened by land use changes (development, agriculture and water management), climate change (coastal squeeze and rising temperatures), environmental pollution and invasive non native species.

Fish are one of the best indicators of the state of the water environment. After many centuries of industrial and urban pollution, rivers in the river basin district have recovered and are home to some of the best coarse fisheries in the country. Many boast specimen sized chub, bream and barbel as well as strong populations of roach, dace and perch amongst others. Salmon and sea trout numbers have been increasing steadily in the River Esk and additionally salmon are also beginning to return to many other rivers notably the Trent and the Ouse systems. Salmon numbers are now mainly limited through access to spawning grounds due to historical weirs and other obstructions in previously industrialised rivers. Numerous quality still water fisheries are established throughout the river basin district.

As well as being indicators of environmental quality, fisheries play a significant role in the social and economic well being of the river basin district. Anglers expenditure in the basin is approximately £133.5 million per year and supports over 3000 jobs. Social schemes based in the Region have shown great success in helping vulnerable young people avoid becoming involved in drugs, anti-social behaviour and crime. It is crucial that we conserve the stocks on which angling depends through preventing illegal exploitation, controlling disease and preventing the introduction of inappropriate fish species.

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Table C5: Actions for the angling and conservation sector

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Abstraction Extension of abstraction control to Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency include previously exempt uses (abstractions by Ports and Harbour authorities from tidal waters under certain conditions likely to remain exempt) Abstraction and other artificial flow Registration for previously exempt Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency pressures activity: abstraction of water within water meadow systems Alien species Work in partnership to develop species Humber RBD 2012 Natural England; management plans for prioritised known Environment Agency; invasive non-native species to improve Environmental NGOs identification, control and disposal. For example projects to protect existing populations of native white clawed crayfish by providing geographically isolated “ark” sites e.g. Coppice Ponds in Bradford, Holme Valley Park, Wingerworth in Chesterfield, Roundhay Park in Leeds. A project officer is leading work on Markeaton Brook to tackle Himalyan balsam control using volunteers/angling clubs.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Alien species Promote existing codes of practice and Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; guidance to the public and / or industry Environment Agency; and trade to minimise the spread of Environmental NGOs; invasive non-native species. For Local Authorities; example, "All Choked Up" information Natural England postcard for garden centres and the Environment Agency information "Guidance for the control of non-native invasive weeds in or near fresh water". Alien species Establish invasive non-native species Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; forum for the RBD to improve Environment Agency; communications, prioritise key species Land managers and and coordinate projects. For example, owners; Local the Calder Futures Partnership project Authorities; Natural has established a local forum for England invasive weed management. Alien species Rivers Trusts and Wildlife Trusts are Humber RBD Implemented Environmental NGOs; taking direct action to control the spread Fisheries and Angling of invasive plant species Interests Biota removal (including Introduction of national byelaws to Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency commercial fish take and weed require mandatory catch and release of control) all rod and line caught eels (subject to public consultation ad implementation of byelaw) Biota removal (including Review and replace R. Esk tideway Esk Catchment 2012 Environment Agency commercial fish take and weed byelaw preventing fishing for all fish at control) night and allowing fishing for sea fish only during the day

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Biota removal (including Development of elver stocking Humber RBD 2012 Fisheries and Angling commercial fish take and weed programme Interests; Environment control) Agency Habitat Manipulation The Headwater Streams Project is part Staffordshire Trent Implemented Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement) of the Staffordshire Washlands Living Valley Catchment Farmers; National Park Landscape Project. Promoting the Authorities; Natural spread of species by linking habitats and England "biodiversity hotspots" along stream corridors. Establishing climate corridors for species; natural flood management through increased roughness of stream corridors and creation of new wetlands; stream re-habilitation through the input of large woody debris; creation and protection of native crayfish. Habitat Manipulation The West Yorkshire Strategic Rivers Aire and Calder Implemented Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement) Programme works to deliver river habitat Catchment Environmental NGOs improvements to create a fully functioning ecological network based around river and canal corridors. The area covered by the project includes the districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield and, where beneficial, beyond these boundaries.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Habitat Manipulation Large scale restoration of blanket bog in Derwent (Humber) Implemented Environmental NGOs (restoration/improvement) selected sites in the Yorkshire Dales, Catchment; Swale, North York Moors, Nidderdale and part Ure, Nidd & Upper of the South Pennines. Restoration Ouse Catchment work will stabilise the peat to reduce erosion and downstream sediment transport as well as ameliorate colour and increase biodiversity. Habitat Manipulation The River Hull After the Floods project Hull and East Riding Implemented Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement) (focussing from Driffield through to Hull) Catchment Environmental NGOs will work toward enhancing the river corridor, reducing the fragmentation of isolated habitat and expanding BAP priority wetland through habitat creation and restoration. Habitat Manipulation Creation of new wetland habitats Humber RBD 2011 Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement) through partnership working to deliver Natural England; Royal benefits for biodiversity, water quality, Society for Protection of water resources and help manage peak Birds flows. For example the Dearne Valley Green Heart project is creating new wetland at Adwick. Habitat Manipulation The Wetting the Wiske Project is Swale, Ure, Nidd & Implemented Environmental NGOs; (restoration/improvement) creating two areas of wetland habitat Upper Ouse Environment Agency and erecting stock fencing to prevent Catchment overgrazing and bank collapse. Habitat Manipulation Moors for the Future is a partnership Derbyshire Derwent Implemented Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement); project to restore large parts of the Peak Catchment Local Authorities;

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Abstraction and other artificial flow District moors. It aims to raise National Park pressures; Physical modification; awareness of why the moors are special Authorities; Water Sediments (as a direct pollutant) and encourage responsible use and companies care of the landscape, restore and conserve important moorland resources and develop expertise on how to protect and manage the moors sustainably. Habitat Manipulation The OnTrent Initiative is a partnership Lower Trent & Implemented Environmental NGOs (restoration/improvement); Physical project involving a wide range of public, Erewash modification; Sediments (as a voluntary and commercial organisations. Catchment; direct pollutant); Abstraction and The project is working to secure a Staffordshire Trent other artificial flow pressures sustainable balance between the natural Valley Catchment and historic heritage, agriculture, commercial activity and development along the River Trent between Stoke on Trent and the Humber Estuary. Habitat Manipulation Trent Rivers Trust is using the Passport Dove Catchment Implemented Environmental NGOs (restoration/improvement); Fishing Scheme on the Upper Dove, Sediments (as a direct pollutant); with plans for expansion. The scheme Organic pollutants; Nutrients works with farmers to develop new sites for fishing. Anglers purchase tokens to access sites and farmers exchange tokens for cash payment. This approach promotes access and encourages land owners to value the river as a resource.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Organic pollutants; Physical Lincolnshire Chalk Streams project in Louth Grimsby and Implemented Farmers; Environment modification; Nutrients; Sediments Lincolnshire Wolds where a project Ancholme Agency; Natural (as a direct pollutant); Direct officer works with landowners to re- Catchment England; Water biological pressures naturalise streams, reintroducing companies; meanders, riffles buffers etc. Environmental NGOs Physical modification Develop three year rolling programme of Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; bankside and in-river habitat Environmental NGOs; improvements to allow for sustainable Fisheries and Angling fish stocks working with partner Interests; Land organisations and local communities managers and owners Physical modification Trent Vale Landscape Partnership Lower Trent & 2012 Environment Agency; Project, will result in the enhancement of Erewash Catchment Environmental NGOs; riverbanks and less intensive use of Local Authorities; British adjacent land (recreation of floodplain Waterways grazing marsh) Physical modification Identify best options for increasing Lower Trent & 2012 Fisheries and Angling opportunities for eels to bypass Erewash Catchment Interests; Environment Cromwell Weir on the Trent and source Agency funding to deliver improvements Physical modification Improving habitat by connecting borrow Tame Anker and 2012 Fisheries and Angling pit on to River Tame to improve habitat Mease Catchment Interests; Environment for freshwater fish and eels Agency Physical modification Replace Darfield Weir on the River Don and Rother 2010 Environment Agency; Dearne with series of rock ramps to Catchment Fisheries and Angling facilitate passage of fish and eels Interests Physical modification Installation of eel passes at sites Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; identified within the Humber eel Fisheries and Angling management plan Interests

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Physical modification; Abstraction East Midlands Strategic River Corridors Lower Trent & 2012 Environmental NGOs; and other artificial flow pressures; Project. Taking a holistic approach to Erewash Catchment Regional Assemblies Habitat Manipulation management and enhancement of river (restoration/improvement) corridors to benefit people, wildlife and management of flood risk. Physical modification; Habitat Joint working across the river basin to Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; Manipulation identify opportunities for ecological Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement) enhancement through restoration of a Environmental NGOs; more natural inundation regime in Land managers and washlands and / or wider river owners; Local restoration projects resulting in a more Authorities; Natural natural flow regime and ecological England functionality. Physical modification; Sediments Initiatives to promote community Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; (as a direct pollutant); Habitat involvement in environment will educate Environmental NGOs; Manipulation and raise profile of ecological status and Local Authorities; (restoration/improvement) importance of river basin’s rivers. For Natural England example, as part of the Living Don project, Sheffield Wildlife Trust will work with local communities in Sheffield and Rotherham. Priority Hazardous Substances, Partnership working to implement Humber RBD 2011 Health and Safety Priority Substances and Specific initiatives to target and tackle significant Executive; Levy Boards; Pollutants; Sediments (as a direct local issues, particularly on pesticide Natural England; Water pollutant); Nutrients; Organic and sheepdip. For example, the companies; pollutants Voluntary Initiative to reduce pesticides Environment Agency into Blithfield Reservoir and Ingbirchworth Reservoir.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Restoration of plantations on ancient Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; Microbiology; Physical woodland sites and plantations on semi- Environmental NGOs; modification; Nutrients natural habitat in upland headwaters to The Woodland Trust improve water quality and habitat. For example, the river restoration project in the Yorkshire River Derwent headwaters. Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Work in partnership to deliver habitat Humber RBD 2012 Land managers and Nutrients; Organic pollutants improvements through land owners; National management solutions. For example Farmers' Union; the Esk Pearl Mussel and Salmon National Park Recovery Project aims to improve river Authorities; Natural habitat, restore the pearl mussel England; Water population and increase populations of companies; salmon and trout through the promotion Environment Agency of good land management in the catchment and includes a demonstration farm. On the Derbyshire Derwent and it's tributaries, key spawning headwaters have been fenced off to provide buffer strips and prevent cattle poaching and siltation.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Promote good practice initiatives and Humber RBD 2012 Natural England; Organic pollutants; Nutrients implementation of codes of good National Park practice for all types of rural land Authorities; National management. For example, developing Farmers' Union; Land partnerships to provide co-ordinated managers and owners; advice to farmers on complying with Forestry Commission; agricultural and environmental Defra; Environment regulations similar to the Green Futures Agency in the West Midlands. Temperature; Physical Large scale restoration of peat Humber RBD 2012 Environmental NGOs; modification; Organic pollutants; moorlands to benefit biodiversity, water National Park Nutrients; Abstraction and other resources, water quality and potentially Authorities; artificial flow pressures; help manage peak flows. For example, Environment Agency; Microbiology Yorkshire Peatscapes and, in the Peak Water companies District and South Pennines, Moors for the Future.

Investigations Alien species Monitor incoming survey data to enable Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; a rapid response to new incidents of Natural England invasive non-native species. When new invasive shrimp Hemimysis anomala was discovered at the National Watersports Centre (Nottingham) investigations revealed the species to have spread.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Alien species Investigate ability to share data between Humber RBD 2012 Local Authorities; partners and map non-native species Natural England; across the RBD. Ecological Records Environment Agency; Centres currently hold much of this British Waterways; information. Wildlife Trusts

Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs Abstraction and other artificial flow Contribute to achieving favourable Derbyshire Derwent 2010 National Trust; Severn pressures condition on Kedleston Park SSSI, Catchment; Idle & Trent Water; Yorkshire Hatfield Chase Ditches SSSI, Torne Catchment; Wildlife Trust; Blackbrook Reservoir SSSI, Bradgate Soar Catchment; Environment Agency Park and Cropston Reservoir SSSI, Swale, Ure, Nidd & Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir Upper Ouse SSSI and Ripon Parks SSSI by Catchment undertaking specific management works

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C.6 Central government

Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) is a UK Government Department and is responsible for the Water Framework Directive in England. Defra champions sustainable development, and helps Government as a whole to deliver economic, social and environmental sustainability. Defra is also the focal point for rural policy. Defra has several delivery partners that have important actions in our Draft River Basin Management Plan, including the following:

• Marine and Fisheries Agency • Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) • Rural Payments Agency • Environment Agency (see separate section) • Forestry Commission • National Park Authorities

Other Government Departments • Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG) • Office of Government Commerce (OGC) - an independent office of HM Treasury • Health and Safety Executive (part of the Department of Work and Pensions), which includes the Pesticides Safety Directorate • Highways Agency (part of Ministry for Transport) • Defence Estates (part of Ministry of Defence)

The Crown Estate is a government organisation with a property portfolio encompassing many of the UK’s cityscapes, ancient forests, farms, parkland, coastline and communities. It has an important role as influencer, manager, guardian and facilitator. Working in partnership with others, the Crown Estate enables and nurtures productive commercial opportunities, protects vulnerable environments, and enables social integration.

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Table C6: Actions for Central Government

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Abstraction and other Undertake education campaigns to Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; artificial flow targeted audiences to raise awareness Environment Agency; pressures of sustainable water use, including Local Authorities; Water conservation and re-use. companies; water users Alien species Work in partnership to develop species Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; management plans for prioritised known Environmental NGOs; invasive non-native species to improve Natural England identification, control and disposal. For example projects to protect existing populations of native white clawed crayfish by providing geographically isolated “ark” sites e.g. Coppice Ponds in Bradford, Holme Valley Park, Wingerworth in Chesterfield, Roundhay Park in Leeds. A project officer is leading work on Markeaton Brook to tackle Himalyan balsam control using volunteers/angling clubs. Alien species Make appropriate use of existing Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; legislative powers eg prohibit the sale of Environment Agency high-risk species; Salmon and Freshwater Fish Act (Section 30); Import of Live Fish Act; Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981; Environment Agency Fisheries byelaws; Convention on biological diversity; NERC Act; Habitats Directive; IMO convention on

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date ballast water)

Alien species Promote existing codes of practice and Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; guidance to the public and / or industry Environment Agency; and trade to minimise the spread of Environmental NGOs; invasive non-native species. For Local Authorities; example, "All Choked Up" information Natural England postcard for garden centres and the Environment Agency information "Guidance for the control of non-native invasive weeds in or near fresh water". Alien species Increase awareness of the importance Humber RBD 2010 Central Government of the ‘preventative approach’ in addressing the threats posed by invasive non-native species. This would include 'horizon scanning' for new potentially invasive species. Alien species Provide advice and training on Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; identification, control and disposal of Environment Agency invasive non-native species to all relevant groups and encourage monitoring schemes. Alien species Draw up Individual Species Action Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; Plans for species identified as Environment Agency presenting particular risk levels, to minimise the risks associated with them

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Alien species Contribute to the development of any Humber RBD 2012 Central Government EU level initiatives to improve legislation and controls relating to invasive non- native species. Alien species Draw together a database of projects to Humber RBD 2012 Central Government facilitate better information sharing and increase opportunities for partnership working Alien species Work to raise awareness of the of the Humber RBD 2010 Central Government risks transferring non-native species to the wild amongst the public and target groups Alien species Set up and maintain a website that acts Humber RBD Implemented Central Government as a "one stop shop" for information and advice on invasive non-native species. Alien species Develop a national early warning Humber RBD 2012 Central Government system with contingencies for rapid response control measures to eradicate new invasions Alien species Establish National Invasive Non-Native Humber RBD Implemented Central Government Species Forums to plan, prioritise and coordinate action Alien species Establish a central repository for holding Humber RBD 2012 Central Government data on invasive non-native species distribution. Alien species Develop and implement codes of Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; practice to reduce the spread of Central Government invasive non-native species

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Alien species Integrate invasive non-native species Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; control measures across all policy areas Environment Agency Microbiology; Work to increase awareness of the Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; Nutrients; Organic implications of WFD and promote Local Authorities; pollutants; Priority sustainable drainage systems in new Regional Assemblies Hazardous and existing developments, re-use of Substances, Priority grey and storm water and the value of Substances and green infrastructure in urban Specific Pollutants developments. Nitrate Address issue as priority action within Marshchapel Drain 2010 Natural England this CSF catchment. Nitrates Action Programme in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones will help address high nitrate concentrations in drinking water abstractions. Organic pollutants; Education and awareness raising with Humber RBD 2012 Construction Industry; Nutrients home owners, SME's and Traders Local Authorities; Water regarding wrong drainage connections companies (when toilets, washing machines, dishwashers, baths etc) are connected by mistake to the surface water drain instead of the foul sewer). For example, a partnership between Environment Agency, Birmingham City Council, Severn Trent Water and Community Service Volunteers has successfully tackled wrong connections as part of the Washwood Heath Brook project.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Priority Hazardous Partnership working to implement Humber RBD 2011 Health and Safety Substances, Priority initiatives to target and tackle significant Executive; Levy Substances and local issues, particularly on pesticide Boards; Natural Specific Pollutants; and sheepdip. For example, the England; Water Sediments (as a direct Voluntary Initiative to reduce pesticides companies; pollutant); Nutrients; into Blithfield Reservoir and Environment Agency Organic pollutants Ingbirchworth Reservoir. Sediments (as a direct Work in partnership to deliver habitat Humber RBD 2012 Land managers and pollutant); Nutrients; improvements through land owners; National Organic pollutants management solutions. For example Farmers' Union; the Esk Pearl Mussel and Salmon National Park Recovery Project aims to improve river Authorities; Natural habitat, restore the pearl mussel England; Water population and increase populations of companies; salmon and trout through the promotion Environment Agency of good land management in the catchment and includes a demonstration farm. On the Derbyshire Derwent and it's tributaries, key spawning headwaters have been fenced off to provide buffer strips and prevent cattle poaching and siltation.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Sediments (as a direct Promote good practice initiatives and Humber RBD 2012 Natural England; pollutant); Organic implementation of codes of good National Park pollutants; Nutrients practice for all types of rural land Authorities; National management. For example, developing Farmers' Union; Land partnerships to provide co-ordinated managers and owners; advice to farmers on complying with Forestry Commission; agricultural and environmental Defra; Environment regulations similar to the Green Futures Agency in the West Midlands. Temperature; Physical Large scale restoration of peat Humber RBD 2012 Environmental NGOs; modification; Organic moorlands to benefit biodiversity, water National Park pollutants; Nutrients; resources, water quality and potentially Authorities; Abstraction and other help manage peak flows. For example, Environment Agency; artificial flow Yorkshire Peatscapes and, in the Peak Water companies pressures; District and South Pennines, Moors for Microbiology the Future. Investigations Alien species Monitor incoming survey data to enable Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; a rapid response to new incidents of Natural England invasive non-native species. When new invasive shrimp Hemimysis anomala was discovered at the National Watersports Centre (Nottingham) investigations revealed the species to have spread.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Alien species Investigate ability to share data between Humber RBD 2012 Local Authorities; partners and map non-native species Natural England; across the RBD. Ecological Records Environment Agency; Centres currently hold much of this British Waterways; information. Wildlife Trusts Alien species Undertake risk assessments to identify Humber RBD 2012 Central Government priority invasive species for mitigation and control action either across the whole of Britain or at individual nation level Alien species Seek sustainable and cost-effective Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; methods for managing established Environment Agency invasions, such as biological control Asulam This substance has been River Bourne from Didgeley 2010 Central Government; banned/shortly to be withdrawn from Brook to R Tame Environment Agency use in the UK. No further measures should be required although surveillance monitoring will be done to confirm this. Atrazine; Dieldrin; These substances have been banned, Humber RBD 2010 Central Government; Isoproturon; or are shortly to be withdrawn, from use Environment Agency Mecoprop; Simazine; in the UK. No further measures should Asulam be required although surveillance monitoring will be done to confirm this. Carbetamide Further investigation required to confirm River Bourne from Didgeley 2010 Environment Agency; risk of failure of WFD Article 7 Brook to R Tame; R Blythe from Water companies Patrick Bridge to R Tame

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs

Abstraction and other Contribute to achieving favourable Aire and Calder Catchment; Hull 2012 Natural England artificial flow condition on Mickletown Ings SSSI, and East Riding Catchment; Soar pressures; Physical River Hull Headwaters SSSI, Catchment modification Blackbrook Reservoir SSSI, Bradgate Park And Cropston Reservoir SSSI and Buddon Wood And Swithland Reservoir SSSI by investigating hydrology Alien species Eradication and control at selected Humber RBD 2012 Natural England SSSIs and Natura 2000 sites Direct biological Contribute to achieving favourable Dove Catchment; Soar 2012 Natural England pressures condition on Old River Dove, Marston Catchment; Swale, Ure, Nidd & On Dove SSSI, Blackbrook Reservoir Upper Ouse Catchment; Tame SSSI, Bradgate Park And Cropston Anker and Mease Catchment Reservoir SSSI, Buddon Wood And Swithland Reservoir SSSI, Semerwater SSSI and River Blythe SSSI by implementing invasive species control programme Direct biological Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Natural England; pressures restoration to, favourable conservation Environment Agency status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by developing an Invasive species control programme for protected areas (See Annex D)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Physical modification Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; restoration to, favourable conservation Natural England status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through River Restoration Programme for Protected Areas (See Annex D) Physical modification Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; restoration to, favourable conservation Natural England status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through River Restoration Scheme (See Annex D) Sediments (as a direct Contribute to achieving favourable Aire and Calder Catchment; Don 2012 Natural England pollutant); Nutrients condition on Mickletown Ings SSSI, and Rother Catchment; Dove Sprotbrough Gorge SSSI, Old River Catchment; Hull and East Riding Dove, Marston On Dove SSSI, River Catchment; Idle & Torne Hull Headwaters SSSI, Chesterfield Catchment; Lower Trent & Canal SSSI, Rainworth Lakes SSSI, Erewash Catchment; Soar Grantham Canal SSSI, Blackbrook Catchment; Staffordshire Trent Reservoir SSSI, Bradgate Park and Valley Catchment; Swale, Ure, Cropston Reservoir SSSI, River Eye Nidd & Upper Ouse Catchment; SSSI, Ripon Parks SSSI, Buddon Wood Tame Anker and Mease and Swithland Reservoir SSSI, River Catchment Blythe SSSI, Groby Pool and Woods SSSI, Gormire SSSI, Thoresby Lake SSSI, Clumber Park SSSI, Cop Mere SSSI, River Blythe SSSI and Kilby - Foxton Canal SSSI by developing pollution action plan

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C.7 Environment Agency

The Environment Agency was established by the 1995 Environment Act and became fully operational on 1st April 1996. The Agency is a Non- Departmental Public Body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has the lead sponsorship responsibility for the Agency as a whole and the Agency is accountable to the Secretary of State for its day to day operations in England.

The Agency's principal aim is to protect and enhance the environment and in doing so to contribute towards achieving sustainable development. In support of this aim, the Agency was identified as the “competent authority” for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, a role which complements its broad range of functions which include Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, Integrated Pollution Control, Waste Management, Water Quality, Land Quality, Water Resources, Conservation, Recreation, Fisheries, Flood Risk Management, Navigation and Radioactive Substances Regulation.

Regions and Areas ensure national priorities are delivered at a local level while taking account of the needs of local communities and stakeholders. Head Office is responsible for corporate management of the Agency, including policy development, strategic and operational objective setting and performance management.

Table C7: Actions for the Environment Agency

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Abstraction and other artificial flow Encourage farmers to build winter Humber RBD 2012 Regional pressures storage reservoirs where Development appropriate. The Environment Agencies; Agency has recently produced a Environment Agency; guide to building water storage Environmental reservoirs. This will be used to NGOs; National promote the uptake of grants Farmers' Union within priority catchments.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Abstraction and other artificial flow Roll out delivery from the Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; pressures Reservoir Compensation release Environmental project to create more naturalised NGOs; Fisheries and flows and improve ecology. Use Angling Interests; this as best practice to apply to a Natural England; wider geographic area where Riparian owners; appropriate. Water companies Abstraction and other artificial flow Undertake education campaigns to Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; pressures targeted audiences to raise Environment Agency; awareness of sustainable water Local Authorities; use, including conservation and Water companies; re-use. water users Abstraction and other artificial flow Forest Research has undertaken a Humber RBD Implemented Forestry pressures; Habitat Manipulation mapping excerise in Yorkshire to Commission; Natural (restoration/improvement); identify suitable areas of flood England; Physical modification; Sediments plain for woodland planting to Environment Agency; (as a direct pollutant) deliver benefits for flood risk and Regional water quality. Woodland can help Development to increase surface water Agencies infiltration and also reduce erosion and delivery of coarse sediment to rivers. The outcomes of the exercise are being taken forward helping to deliver the Regional Forestry Strategy.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Alien species Work in partnership to develop Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; species management plans for Environmental prioritised known invasive non- NGOs; Natural native species to improve England identification, control and disposal. For example projects to protect existing populations of native white clawed crayfish by providing geographically isolated “ark” sites e.g. Coppice Ponds in Bradford, Holme Valley Park, Wingerworth in Chesterfield, Roundhay Park in Leeds. A project officer is leading work on Markeaton Brook to tackle Himalyan balsam control using volunteers/angling clubs. Alien species Make appropriate use of existing Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; legislative powers eg prohibit the Environment Agency sale of high-risk species; Salmon and Freshwater Fish Act (Section 30); Import of Live Fish Act; Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981; Environment Agency Fisheries byelaws; Convention on biological diversity; NERC Act; Habitats Directive; IMO convention on ballast water)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Alien species Promote existing codes of practice Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; and guidance to the public and / or Environment Agency; industry and trade to minimise the Environmental spread of invasive non-native NGOs; Local species. For example, "All Authorities; Natural Choked Up" information postcard England for garden centres and the Environment Agency information "Guidance for the control of non- native invasive weeds in or near fresh water". Alien species Establish invasive non-native Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; species forum for the RBD to Environment Agency; improve communications, prioritise Land managers and key species and coordinate owners; Local projects. For example, the Calder Authorities; Natural Futures Partnership project has England established a local forum for invasive weed management. Alien species Provide advice and training on Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; identification, control and disposal Environment Agency of invasive non-native species to all relevant groups and encourage monitoring schemes. Alien species Draw up Individual Species Action Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; Plans for species identified as Environment Agency presenting particular risk levels, to minimise the risks associated with them

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Alien species Work to raise awareness of the of Humber RBD 2010 Central Government the risks transferring non-native species to the wild amongst the public and target groups Alien species Reduction of extent of invasive Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency non-native species as required during routine maintenance of assets Alien species Develop and implement codes of Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; practice to reduce the spread of Central Government invasive non-native species Alien species Integrate invasive non-native Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; species control measures across Environment Agency all policy areas Colour Develop detailed 5-year Warland Reservoir; White 2010 Environment Agency Catchment Action Plan for Holme Reservoir Safeguard Zone. Habitat Manipulation Review the operation of barrages Derwent (Humber) 2012 British Waterways; (restoration/improvement) where appropriate to improve Catchment Environment Agency; ecology and amenity value. For Water companies example consider operation of Barmby Barrage as part of the Yorkshire River Derwent Restoration Project Microbiology; Nutrients; Organic Targeted campaigns to raise Humber RBD 2012 Local Authorities; pollutants awareness of issues with septic Environment Agency; tanks and village drains. Water companies

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Microbiology; Nutrients; Organic Work to increase awareness of the Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; pollutants; Priority Hazardous implications of WFD and promote Local Authorities; Substances, Priority Substances sustainable drainage systems in Regional Assemblies and Specific Pollutants new and existing developments, re-use of grey and storm water and the value of green infrastructure in urban developments. Nitrate Nitrates Action Programme in R Blythe from Patrick Bridge 2010 Environment Agency Nitrate Vulnerable Zones will help to R Tame address high nitrate concentrations in drinking water abstractions in Nitrates Vulnerable Zone Nutrients; Priority Hazardous Address land management and Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency Substances, Priority Substances diffuse pollution issues through a and Specific Pollutants; Sediments series of farm visits and (as a direct pollutant) awareness campaigns and education targetted at land owners located within prioritised waterbodies rated as having the greatest environmental impact. Organic pollutants Development of a strategic Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; approach to catchment Water companies management and the impact of climate change in partnership with the water company.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Organic pollutants Development of a strategic Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency approach to addressing the impact of diffuse pollution through education and awareness campaigns Organic pollutants Reduce the impact from diffuse Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; organic pollution through a better Water companies understanding of source apportionment. Organic pollutants; Nutrients Education and awareness raising Humber RBD 2012 Construction with home owners, SME's and Industry; Local Traders regarding wrong drainage Authorities; Water connections (when toilets, washing companies machines, dishwashers, baths etc) are connected by mistake to the surface water drain instead of the foul sewer). For example, a partnership between Environment Agency, Birmingham City Council, Severn Trent Water and Community Service Volunteers has successfully tackled wrong connections as part of the Washwood Heath Brook project. Pesticides; Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year Cropston Reservoir 2010 Environment Agency Catchment Action Plan for Safeguard Zone Physical modification Environment Agency to produce a Humber RBD 2010 Environment Agency WFD mitigation measures manual

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date for flood and coastal erosion risk management and land drainage activities. This manual will set out best practice options for measures to mitigate against the impacts of such activities upon ecology. This will be used to ensure that new and existing schemes and management activities will take into consideration WFD requirements and will results in minimal ecological damage. Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk Yorkshire South / 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Sediment Lincolnshire management strategies (develop and revise) which could include a) substrate reinstatement, b) sediment traps, c) allow natural recovery minimising maintenance, d) riffle construction, e) reduce all bar necessary management in flood risk areas Physical modification Catchment Flood Management Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency Plans Shoreline Management Plans and System Asset Management Plans will show where flood risk management and coastal erosion management should continue, be increased or

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date decreased. This could include or lead to habitat creation or river restoration.

Physical modification All new hydropower schemes Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency allow free movement of fish and eels without damage to the fish and are fish friendly to all species. Identify opportunities where schemes could be beneficial in providing solutions to current fish barrier problems Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Brook to R Trent; River Trent Appropriate channel maintenance from Anker/Mease Conf to strategies and techniques e.g. River Dove remove woody debris only upstream of, or within, areas of urban flood risk Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk Adlingfleet Drain Upper 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Structures Catchment (trib of Trent); or other mechanisms in place and River Derwent from Bottle managed to enable fish to access Brook to R Trent waters upstream and downstream of the impounding works. Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Brook to R Trent Appropriate channel maintenance

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date strategies and techniques e.g. minimise disturbance to channel bed and margins Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Brook to R Trent Appropriate techniques to align and attenuate flow to limit detrimental effects of these features (drainage) Physical modification Ensure that new and existing Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency power station discharges do not damage fish stocks due to thermal barriers and that water intake screens do not entrain fish. Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk HUMBER LOWER; River 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Preserve Trent from River Soar to and where possible enhance Carlton-on-Trent ecological value of marginal aquatic habitat, banks and riparian zone Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk R Trent from Carlton-on- 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Indirect / Trent to Laughton Drain; offsite mitigation works to be River Trent from River Soar completed within the water body to Carlton-on-Trent (offsetting measures). Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk HUMBER LOWER 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Appropriate water level management strategies, including

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date timing and volume of water moved

Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk Aire from River Calder to 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - River Ouse; River Derwent Operational and structural from Bottle Brook to R Trent; changes to locks, sluices, weirs, River Trent from River Soar beach control, etc to Carlton-on-Trent Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk Wharfe from R Washburn to 2027 Environment Agency Management Measure - the Fleet/the Foss Operational and structural changes to locks, sluices, weirs, beach control, etc Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk HUMBER LOWER; River 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Retain Derwent from Bottle Brook to marginal aquatic and riparian R Trent; River Trent from habitats (channel alteration) River Soar to Carlton-on- Trent Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk Adlingfleet Drain Upper 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Catchment (trib of Trent); Undertake bank rehabilitation / River Trent from reprofiling work. Anker/Mease Conf to River Dove Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Brook to R Trent Appropriate techniques to control invasive non-native species'.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Brook to R Trent; River Trent Appropriate techniques and timing from Anker/Mease Conf to of vegetation control. River Dove Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Create Brook to R Trent; River Trent flood bunds (earth banks) in place from River Soar to Carlton- of floodwalls. on-Trent Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Set-back Brook to R Trent; River Trent embankments (a type of managed from River Soar to Carlton- retreat) on-Trent Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Increase Brook to R Trent in-channel morphological diversity Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk River Derwent from Bottle 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Selective Brook to R Trent; River Trent vegetation control regime from Anker/Mease Conf to River Dove Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk Aire from River Calder to 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Improve River Ouse; River Trent from floodplain connectivity River Soar to Carlton-on- Trent Physical modification Flood/Coastal Erosion Risk Yorkshire South / 2011 Environment Agency Management Measure - Remove Lincolnshire obsolete structure

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Physical modification; Habitat Joint working across the river Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; Manipulation basin to identify opportunities for Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement) ecological enhancement through Environmental restoration of a more natural NGOs; Land inundation regime in washlands managers and and / or wider river restoration owners; Local projects resulting in a more natural Authorities; Natural flow regime and ecological England functionality. Physical modification; Sediments Initiatives to promote community Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; (as a direct pollutant); Habitat involvement in environment will Environmental Manipulation educate and raise profile of NGOs; Local (restoration/improvement) ecological status and importance Authorities; Natural of river basin’s rivers. For England example, as part of the Living Don project, Sheffield Wildlife Trust will work with local communities in Sheffield and Rotherham. Priority Hazardous Substances, Improved or more targeted street Humber RBD 2012 Highways Agency; Priority Substances and Specific and drain cleaning and Local Authorities; Pollutants maintenance of storm water Environment Agency; systems. For example, the Water companies Environment Agency and Highways Agency review of de- icing chemicals/ materials to identify products with minimal environmental impact, on the Birmingham motorway network.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Priority Hazardous Substances, Provide advice to small and Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency Priority Substances and Specific medium sized businesses on Pollutants obligations in relation to priority substances, priority hazardous substances and specific pollutants through NetRegs website Priority Hazardous Substances, Enforce REACH Annex 17 Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency Priority Substances and Specific restrictions Pollutants

Priority Hazardous Substances, Partnership working to implement Humber RBD 2011 Health and Safety Priority Substances and Specific initiatives to target and tackle Executive; Levy Pollutants; Sediments (as a direct significant local issues, particularly Boards; Natural pollutant); Nutrients; Organic on pesticide and sheepdip. For England; Water pollutants example, the Voluntary Initiative to companies; reduce pesticides into Blithfield Environment Agency Reservoir and Ingbirchworth Reservoir. Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Restoration of plantations on Humber RBD 2012 The Woodland Trust; Microbiology; Physical ancient woodland sites and Environment Agency; modification; Nutrients plantations on semi-natural habitat Environmental NGOs in upland headwaters to improve water quality and habitat. For example, the river restoration project in the Yorkshire River Derwent headwaters.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Work in partnership to deliver Humber RBD 2012 Land managers and Nutrients; Organic pollutants habitat improvements through land owners; National management solutions. For Farmers' Union; example the Esk Pearl Mussel and National Park Salmon Recovery Project aims to Authorities; Natural improve river habitat, restore the England; Water pearl mussel population and companies; increase populations of salmon Environment Agency and trout through the promotion of good land management in the catchment and includes a demonstration farm. On the Derbyshire Derwent and it's tributaries, key spawning headwaters have been fenced off to provide buffer strips and prevent cattle poaching and siltation. Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Promote good practice initiatives Humber RBD 2012 Natural England; Organic pollutants; Nutrients and implementation of codes of National Park good practice for all types of rural Authorities; National land management. For example, Farmers' Union; Land developing partnerships to provide managers and co-ordinated advice to farmers on owners; Forestry complying with agricultural and Commission; Defra; environmental regulations similar Environment Agency to the Green Futures in the West Midlands.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Temperature; Physical Large scale restoration of peat Humber RBD 2012 Environmental modification; Organic pollutants; moorlands to benefit biodiversity, NGOs; National Park Nutrients; Abstraction and other water resources, water quality and Authorities; artificial flow pressures; potentially help manage peak Environment Agency; Microbiology flows. For example, Yorkshire Water companies Peatscapes and, in the Peak District and South Pennines, Moors for the Future. Investigations Abstraction Carry out groundwater monitoring Aire and Calder Catchment 2011 Environment Agency and update Sherwood Sandstone Model with new abstraction data Abstraction Investigation to improve Wharfe & Lower Ouse 2012 Environment Agency confidence in groundwater Sherwood Sandstone quantitative status result Abstraction and other artificial flow Investigations at sites identified Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency pressures under the Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Programme Abstraction and other artificial flow Review and improve Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency pressures Environmental Flow Indicators

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Acidification; Microbiology; Undertake investigations to better Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency Nutrients; Organic pollutants; understand problems in Physical modification; Priority waterbodies where extended Hazardous Substances, Priority deadlines have been put in place Substances and Specific and identify actions to resolve Pollutants; Sediments (as a direct them where possible pollutant)

Alien species Monitor incoming survey data to Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; enable a rapid response to new Natural England incidents of invasive non-native species. When new invasive shrimp Hemimysis anomala was discovered at the National Watersports Centre (Nottingham) investigations revealed the species to have spread. Alien species Investigate ability to share data Humber RBD 2012 Local Authorities; between partners and map non- Natural England; native species across the RBD. Environment Agency; Ecological Records Centres British Waterways; currently hold much of this Wildlife Trusts information. Alien species Seek sustainable and cost- Humber RBD 2012 Central Government; effective methods for managing Environment Agency established invasions, such as biological control

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Ammonia Investigate reasons for failure of Rothley Brook Catchment 2010 Environment Agency WFD Article 7 so safeguard zone (trib of Soar) and development of detailed 5- year catchment action plan can be considered Colour Investigate reasons for failure of River Churnet from 2010 Environment Agency WFD Article 7 so safeguard zone Meerbrook to Leekbrook; and development of detailed 5- Rothley Brook Catchment year catchment action plan can be (trib of Soar); River Trent considered from R Dove Conf to River Derwent; Ladybower Reservoir; River Derwent from R Wye to R Amber Conductivity Further investigation required to Waithe Beck lower 2010 Environment Agency; confirm risk of failure of WFD Catchment (to Tetney Lock) Water companies Article 7 Direct biological pressures Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Natural England; restoration to, favourable Environment Agency conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by developing an Invasive species control programme for protected areas (See Annex D) Habitat Manipulation Investigate new flap gate Lower Trent & Erewash 2012 Environment Agency (restoration/improvement) technology to increase fish Catchment passage opportunities and seek removal of flap gates and penstocks on the tidal Trent where possible.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Habitat Manipulation The Environment Agency has Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; (restoration/improvement); identified priority obstructions on Environment Agency; Physical modification the Rivers Wharfe, Aire, Trent, Water companies Calder, Don, Derwent, Ure, Esk, Idle, Torne, Dove and Soar. The Environment Agency will seek funding and opportunity to improve passage either through provision of fish passes or removal of obstructions (starting with Boston Spa (River Wharfe) and Darfield (River Don) by 2010). The Environment Agency will take an opportunistic approach to removing other obstructions to fish migration as funds and opportunities permit. Other organisations may also take action on obstructions.

Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs Abstraction and other artificial flow Contribute to achieving favourable Derbyshire Derwent 2010 National Trust; pressures condition on Kedleston Park SSSI, Catchment; Idle & Torne Severn Trent Water; Hatfield Chase Ditches SSSI, Catchment; Soar Catchment; Yorkshire Wildlife Blackbrook Reservoir SSSI, Swale, Ure, Nidd & Upper Trust; Environment Bradgate Park and Cropston Ouse Catchment Agency Reservoir SSSI, Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir SSSI and Ripon Parks SSSI by undertaking

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date specific management works

Abstraction and other artificial flow Contribute to achieving favourable Soar Catchment; Tame 2010 Environment Agency pressures condition on Bradgate Park and Anker and Mease Catchment Cropston Reservoir SSSI, Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir SSSI and River Blythe SSSI by revoking or amending abstraction licences Abstraction and other artificial flow Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; pressures; Physical modification restoration to, favourable Farmers; Land conservation status on Natura managers and 2000 Protected Areas through owners Water Level Management Plans (See Annex D) Abstraction and other artificial flow Contribute to achieving favourable Aire and Calder Catchment; 2012 Natural England pressures; Physical modification condition on Mickletown Ings Hull and East Riding SSSI, River Hull Headwaters Catchment; Soar Catchment SSSI, Blackbrook Reservoir SSSI, Bradgate Park And Cropston Reservoir SSSI and Buddon Wood And Swithland Reservoir SSSI by investigating hydrology Nutrients Contribute to achieving favourable Lower Trent & Erewash 2010 Environment Agency condition on Attenborough Gravel Catchment Pits SSSI by implementing flood management programme

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Nutrients; Physical modification; Contribute to achieving favourable Hull and East Riding 2011 Environment Agency Abstraction and other artificial flow condition on the River Hull Catchment pressures; Sediments (as a direct Headwaters SSSI by implementing pollutant) river restoration project

Pesticides; Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year Blithfield Reservoir 2010 Environment Agency Catchment Action Plan for Safeguard Zone, Water industry catchment investigation to establish source of pollutant Physical modification Investigations into the ecological Humber RBD 2010 Environment Agency outcomes of measures to mitigate against effects of flood and coastal erosion risk management activities, improving the understanding of the cost/benefit and technical feasibility of such measures and developing understanding of the underlying processes, ecological responses and applicability. Will use case studies, but outcomes will have a national application. Physical modification Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; restoration to, favourable Natural England conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through River Restoration Programme for Protected Areas (See Annex D)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Physical modification Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; restoration to, favourable Local Authorities conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through Flood Management Programme (See Annex D) Physical modification Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2010 Environment Agency restoration to, favourable conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through fisheries enhancement project (See Annex D) Physical modification Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; restoration to, favourable Natural England conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through River Restoration Scheme (See Annex D) Physical modification Contribute to achieving favourable Aire and Calder Catchment; 2012 Environment Agency; condition on Mickletown Ings SSSI Idle & Torne Catchment Hatfield Chase and Hatfield Chase Ditches SSSI Corporation Area by implementing water level Internal Drainage management plans Board Pressures on groundwater Investigation to verify risk of Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse 2010 Environment Agency dependent ecosystems deterioration in groundwater Magnesian Limestone quantitative status

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Priority Hazardous Substances, Sediment monitoring, modelling Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency Priority Substances and Specific and bioaccumulation studies on Pollutants heavy metals which may be related to sediment movements. Priority Hazardous Substances, Investigate discharges and cost Aire and Calder Catchment 2012 Environment Agency; Priority Substances and Specific effective solutions for permethrin Industry leads Pollutants and 2-4-D

Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Contribute to achieving favourable Aire and Calder Catchment; 2012 Natural England Nutrients condition on Mickletown Ings Don and Rother Catchment; SSSI, Sprotbrough Gorge SSSI, Dove Catchment; Hull and Old River Dove, Marston On Dove East Riding Catchment; Idle SSSI, River Hull Headwaters & Torne Catchment; Lower SSSI, Chesterfield Canal SSSI, Trent & Erewash Catchment; Rainworth Lakes SSSI, Grantham Soar Catchment; Canal SSSI, Blackbrook Reservoir Staffordshire Trent Valley SSSI, Bradgate Park and Catchment; Swale, Ure, Nidd Cropston Reservoir SSSI, River & Upper Ouse Catchment; Eye SSSI, Ripon Parks SSSI, Tame Anker and Mease Buddon Wood and Swithland Catchment Reservoir SSSI, River Blythe SSSI, Groby Pool and Woods SSSI, Gormire SSSI, Thoresby Lake SSSI, Clumber Park SSSI, Cop Mere SSSI, River Blythe SSSI and Kilby - Foxton Canal SSSI by developing pollution action plan

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C.8 Industry, manufacturing and other business

The key economic sectors in the district are business services, health, wholesale and distribution. Manufacturing (particularly metals) is an important contributor to the economy but has been declining in recent years. Tourism is another important component within the RBD as the North Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Dales and the High Peak are all within the Humber RBD. The river basin district also hosts a small but important commercial fishery both for white fish and shellfish such as shrimps, crabs and lobsters. A number of nets are operated from beaches aimed at taking sea trout and salmon along with 2 drift nets taking salmon further out to sea. Over recent years, bass populations have also increased off the coast leading to the development of a commercial fishery for this species which is one of the first in the world to gain Marine Stewardship Council accreditation as a sustainable fishery.

All businesses have some environmental footprint, by emitting pollution, using water, producing waste or simply using power. Regional Economic Strategies are key documents to manage the impact of future economic growth, by aiming to demonstrate that this growth can be secured within environmental limits to bring prosperity to the regions.

Table C8: Actions for Industry, manufacturing and other business

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Abstraction Reduction of demand through offering of tax Humber RBD Implemented Defra; HM Revenue incentives (enhanced Capital Allowances) for and Customs the purchase and use of efficient plant and fittings by commercial organisations Abstraction and other Reduction in water use for specific sectors - Humber RBD 2012 Water companies; artificial flow pressures including water efficiency plans that Environment Agency; incorporate water reuse / recycling, rainwater Regional harvesting and other similar methods, clean Development and dirty water separation Agencies

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Alien species Promote existing codes of practice and Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; guidance to the public and / or industry and Environment Agency; trade to minimise the spread of invasive non- Environmental NGOs; native species. For example, "All Choked Local Authorities; Up" information postcard for garden centres Natural England and the Environment Agency information "Guidance for the control of non-native invasive weeds in or near fresh water". Benzo(a)pyrene; Indeno EU Restriction on use of PAH content in oil Humber RBD Implemented EU (123-cd) pyrene; Benzo used in the manufacture of tyres (ghi) perylene Biota removal (including Introduction of national byelaws to restrict Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency commercial fish take and commercial fishing effort for eels and elvers weed control) through amendments to fishing seasons and gear restriction byelaws with appropriate enforcement (subject to public consultation and implementation of byelaws) Biota removal (including Review and replace current Net Limitation Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency commercial fish take and Order covering commercial salmon and sea weed control) trout netting on and off the coast Hazardous substances Make use of site specific notices (served Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency and non-hazardous under Water Resources Act Section 86 and pollutants; Nitrate; Section 161, Groundwater Regulations, Priority Substances and contaminated land legislation) to reduce Specific Pollutants pollution risk to groundwater. Hazardous substances Registrations (in conjunction with Standard Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; and non-hazardous Rules) - Implement new regulatory approach Industry leads; Land pollutants; Nitrate;

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Priority Substances and arising from implementation of new managers and Specific Pollutants Groundwater Directive (2006/116/EC) owners; Water companies Hazardous substances Implement DCLG Planning Policy Guidance Humber RBD Implemented Local Authorities and non-hazardous Statement 23 (PPS23) on controlling pollution pollutants; Priority of groundwater that may arise from Substances and Specific development of land Pollutants Hazardous substances Environmental Permitting – implement Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency and non-hazardous Process Industries Regulation to minimise pollutants; Priority pollution risk and harm to the environment Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Implementation of 'oil-filled cables' operating Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency; and non-hazardous agreement with electricity tramsmission Industry leads pollutants; Priority companies Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Follow Petrol Retailing Code of Practice Humber RBD Implemented Industry leads and non-hazardous (Groundwater Regulations) - comply with pollutants; Priority published advice for operators Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Local pollution prevention campaigns & Dove - PT Sandstone 2010 Environment Agency and non-hazardous education to include emphasis on solvent use Mayfield; Tame Anker pollutants; Priority Mease - PT Sandstone Substances and Specific Birmingham Lichfield Pollutants

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Hazardous substances Environmental Permitting – regulate effluent Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency and non-hazardous discharges to ground pollutants; Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Follow the Sustainable Drainage Systems Humber RBD Implemented Industry leads and non-hazardous (SuDS ) Interim Code of Practice - comply pollutants; Priority with published advice for operators Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Local Authority use of site specific Humber RBD Implemented Local Authorities and non-hazardous contaminated land remediation notices to pollutants; Priority remove pollution risk to groundwater. Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Total Oil Operating agreement Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency; and non-hazardous Industry leads pollutants; Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Implement Groundwater Protection: Policy & Humber RBD Implemented Industry leads and non-hazardous Practice - External education on groundwater pollutants; Priority pollution prevention Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Environmental Permitting – regulate waste Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency and non-hazardous pollutants; Priority

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Substances and Specific disposal to minimise pollution risk and harm to Pollutants the environment Hazardous substances Follow Solvents Code of Practice Humber RBD Implemented Industry leads and non-hazardous (Groundwater Regulations) - comply with pollutants; Priority published advice for operators Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances Proposed oil pipelines Operating Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; and non-hazardous Agreement(s) Industry leads pollutants; Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants Mercury and its Recently introduced restrictions across the Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency compounds UK will see decreasing trend in emissions and probable compliance by 2015 with no further action Nitrate Development planning - planning liaison. Site Humber RBD Implemented Local Authorities specific groundwater pollution prevention advice and recommendations Nitrate Register and regulate waste exemptions, a Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency low risk approach to waste regulation activities Nitrate; Hazardous Re-engineer existing discharges to avoid Humber RBD Implemented Water companies; substances and non- direct discharges of pollutants to groundwater Environment Agency hazardous pollutants; Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Nitrate; Hazardous NetRegs (environmental guidance to Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency substances and non- business) - external advice and education on hazardous pollutants; environmental legislation, including Priority Substances and groundwater pollution legislation Specific Pollutants Organic pollutants; Education and awareness raising with home Humber RBD 2012 Construction Industry; Nutrients owners, SME's and Traders regarding wrong Local Authorities; drainage connections (when toilets, washing Water companies machines, dishwashers, baths etc) are connected by mistake to the surface water drain instead of the foul sewer). For example, a partnership between Environment Agency, Birmingham City Council, Severn Trent Water and Community Service Volunteers has successfully tackled wrong connections as part of the Washwood Heath Brook project. Physical modification All new hydropower schemes allow free Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency movement of fish and eels without damage to the fish and are fish friendly to all species. Identify opportunities where schemes could be beneficial in providing solutions to current fish barrier problems Physical modification Ensure that new and existing power station Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency discharges do not damage fish stocks due to thermal barriers and that water intake screens do not entrain fish.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Priority Hazardous General guidance to reduce the impact of Humber RBD Implemented Amenity Forum Substances, Priority pesticide use through the Amenity Forum Substances and Specific Pollutants Priority Substances and Development planning: land contamination - Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency; Specific Pollutants; site specific advice and requried action for Local Authorities Hazardous substances remediation of contraminated land through and non-hazardous planning liaison pollutants Priority Substances and Comply with environmental permit conditions Humber RBD Implemented Industry leads Specific Pollutants; Hazardous substances and non-hazardous pollutants Priority Substances and Comply with site specific notices (served Humber RBD Implemented Land managers and Specific Pollutants; under Water Resources Act Section 86 and owners Hazardous substances Section 161, Groundwater Regulations, and non-hazardous contaminated land legislation), where issued pollutants; Nitrate by Environment Agency or Local Authority, to reduce pollution risk to groundwater.' Priority Substances and Comply with Local Authority contaminated Humber RBD Implemented Local Authorities; Specific Pollutants; land remediation notices - make use of site Land managers and Hazardous substances specific notices to remove pollution risk to owners and non-hazardous groundwater pollutants; Nitrate

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Priority Substances and Continue to provide development planning Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency Specific Pollutants; advice on minimising the risk of development Hazardous substances to the water environment. and non-hazardous pollutants; Nitrate Priority Substances and Contribute to development of planning Humber RBD Implemented Water companies; Specific Pollutants; structure plans, to influence location of Environment Agency Nitrate; Hazardous development to protect groundwater. substances and non- hazardous pollutants Saline intrusion Catchment Abstraction Management Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency; Strategies – Implement abstraction licencing Water companies controls to minimise and manage risks from saline intrusion Trichloroethylene EU-wide ban on use Humber RBD Implemented EU Investigations Chloride Further investigation required to confirm risk Waithe Beck lower 2010 Environment Agency; of failure of WFD Article 7 Catchment (to Tetney Water companies Lock) Dredging and trawling Investigation into the impact of commercial Humber RBD 2010 Environment Agency (commercial fishing and shell and fin fisheries to improve the risk shellfish) assessment of the impact of these activities on ecology and to identify appropriate measures. Will use case studies, but outcomes will have a national application.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Hazardous substances Further investigation into ammonia, zinc, Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse 2012 Defra; Environment and non-hazardous copper and cadmium failures required to Millstone Grit and Agency pollutants; Priority confirm risk of failure of WFD Article 7 Carboniferous Limestone Substances and Specific Pollutants Priority Hazardous Investigate discharges and cost effective Aire and Calder Catchment 2012 Environment Agency; Substances, Priority solutions for permethrin and 2-4-D Industry leads Substances and Specific Pollutants Saline intrusion Further investigations and review of Tame Anker Mease - PT 2011 Environment Agency abstraction licensing policy for the Sandstone Burton groundwater bodies Saline intrusion Ongoing investigation into the implications of Derwent Malton Corallian Implemented Environment Agency abstraction licensing on saline intrusion. Limestone; Derwent Vale of Pickering Corallian Limestone Saline intrusion Investigation to improve confidence in Derwent Malton Corallian 2012 Environment Agency groundwater quantitative status result Limestone; Hull & East Riding Chalk Sulphate; Sodium; Further investigation required to confirm risk Marshchapel Drain; Waithe 2010 Environment Agency; Chloride of failure of WFD Article 7 Beck lower Catchment (to Water companies Tetney Lock) Tributyltin (TBT) Investigate emissions from installations and River Soar from Long 2012 Industry compounds appraise options (to reduce at source or treat, Whatton Brook to River up to BAT) to meet Environmental Quality Trent; River Soar from Standards and reduce/cease emissions in this Rothley Brook to Long or subsequent rounds, focussing on ship Whatton Brook; River yards, timber treatment plants or treated Trent from Moreton Brook timber storage areas (imported timber) to River Tame

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs Abstraction and other Contribute to maintenance of, or restoration Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency artificial flow pressures; to, favourable conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by revoking or amending abstraction licences (See Annex D) Nutrients; Sediments (as Contribute to maintenance of, or restoration Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency a direct pollutant) to, favourable conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by revoking or amending Discharge/PPC Consents (See Annex D)

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C.9 Local and regional government

Local Government is responsible for working with the community to implement Government policy and maintain public services and facilities, from parks and education to social services and transport. In addition to the delivery of public services by individual councils and other statutory agencies, there is an increasing emphasis on the importance of organisations working in partnership with each other i.e. through Local Strategic Partnerships bringing together key service providers from the private, business, community and voluntary sectors into a single partnership.

There are 24 unitary authorities within, or partly within, the Humber River Basin District. These are single tier and deliver the full range of services, including education, social services, council tax and housing benefits, public libraries, museums and art galleries, traffic and transportation, refuse collection, recycling and disposal, planning, environmental health, swimming pools and leisure facilities, parks, open spaces and countryside including footpaths, cemeteries and crematoria, markets and fairs, registration of births, deaths, marriages and electorates, collecting council tax and business rates.

The remaining two tier authorities consist of nine county councils and 46 district councils. The responsibilities laid out above are split between the two tiers. Town and Parish councils exist at the most local level across the whole of the district.

In April 2009 Regional Spatial Planning became the responsibility of Joint Regional Boards made up of representatives from the Regional Development Agencies and Local Authority Leaders. There are 4 Joint Regional Boards wholly or partly within the Humber River Basin District.

Table C9: Action for local and regional government Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it Start date will happen Abstraction and other artificial flow Promote water efficiency in new development Humber 2012 Local Authorities; pressures through regional strategies and local RBD Regional Planning development frameworks. A Water Cycle Study Authority may be used to identify policy advice on water efficiency measures.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it Start date will happen Alien species Promote existing codes of practice and guidance Humber 2012 British Waterways; to the public and / or industry and trade to RBD Environment Agency; minimise the spread of invasive non-native Environmental NGOs; species. For example, "All Choked Up" Local Authorities; Natural information postcard for garden centres and the England Environment Agency information "Guidance for the control of non-native invasive weeds in or near fresh water". Alien species Establish invasive non-native species forum for Humber 2012 British Waterways; the RBD to improve communications, prioritise RBD Environment Agency; key species and coordinate projects. For Land managers and example, the Calder Futures Partnership project owners; Local Authorities; has established a local forum for invasive weed Natural England management. Hazardous substances and non- Fire service Memorandum of Understanding Humber Implemented Environment Agency; hazardous pollutants; Priority (MoU) on implementing pollution control RBD Local Authorities Substances and Specific Pollutants measures in emergencies

Microbiology; Nutrients; Organic Targeted campaigns to raise awareness of Humber 2012 Local Authorities; pollutants issues with septic tanks and village drains. RBD Environment Agency; Water companies Microbiology; Nutrients; Organic Work to increase awareness of the implications Humber 2012 Environment Agency; pollutants; Priority Hazardous of WFD and promote sustainable drainage RBD Local Authorities; Substances, Priority Substances systems in new and existing developments, re- Regional Assemblies and Specific Pollutants use of grey and storm water and the value of green infrastructure in urban developments.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it Start date will happen Organic pollutants; Nutrients Education and awareness raising with home Humber 2012 Construction Industry; owners, SME's and Traders regarding wrong RBD Local Authorities; Water drainage connections (when toilets, washing companies machines, dishwashers, baths etc) are connected by mistake to the surface water drain instead of the foul sewer). For example, a partnership between Environment Agency, Birmingham City Council, Severn Trent Water and Community Service Volunteers has successfully tackled wrong connections as part of the Washwood Heath Brook project. Physical modification Environment Agency to produce a WFD Humber 2010 Environment Agency mitigation measures manual for flood and RBD coastal erosion risk management and land drainage activities. This manual will set out best practice options for measures to mitigate against the impacts of such activities upon ecology. This will be used to ensure that new and existing schemes and management activities will take into consideration WFD requirements and will results in minimal ecological damage.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it Start date will happen Physical modification; Habitat Joint working across the river basin to identify Humber 2012 British Waterways; Manipulation opportunities for ecological enhancement RBD Environment Agency; (restoration/improvement) through restoration of a more natural inundation Environmental NGOs; regime in washlands and / or wider river Land managers and restoration projects resulting in a more natural owners; Local Authorities; flow regime and ecological functionality. Natural England

Physical modification; Sediments Initiatives to promote community involvement in Humber 2012 Environment Agency; (as a direct pollutant); Habitat environment will educate and raise profile of RBD Environmental NGOs; Manipulation ecological status and importance of river basin’s Local Authorities; Natural (restoration/improvement) rivers. For example, as part of the Living Don England project, Sheffield Wildlife Trust will work with local communities in Sheffield and Rotherham. Priority Hazardous Substances, Improved or more targeted street and drain Humber 2012 Highways Agency; Local Priority Substances and Specific cleaning and maintenance of storm water RBD Authorities; Environment Pollutants systems. For example, the Environment Agency Agency; Water companies and Highways Agency review of de-icing chemicals/ materials to identify products with minimal environmental impact, on the Birmingham motorway network. Priority Hazardous Substances, General guidance to reduce the impact of Humber Implemented Amenity Forum Priority Substances and Specific pesticide use through the Amenity Forum RBD Pollutants

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it Start date will happen Sediments (as a direct pollutant); Restoration of plantations on ancient woodland Humber 2012 Environment Agency; Microbiology; Physical modification; sites and plantations on semi-natural habitat in RBD Environmental NGOs; The Nutrients upland headwaters to improve water quality and Woodland Trust habitat. For example, the river restoration project in the Yorkshire River Derwent headwaters. Investigations Alien species Investigate ability to share data between partners Humber 2012 Local Authorities; Natural and map non-native species across the RBD. RBD England; Environment Ecological Records Centres currently hold much Agency; British of this information. Waterways; Wildlife Trusts Physical modification Investigations into the ecological outcomes of Humber 2010 Environment Agency measures to mitigate against effects of flood and RBD coastal erosion risk management activities, improving the understanding of the cost/benefit and technical feasibility of such measures and developing understanding of the underlying processes, ecological responses and applicability. Will use case studies, but outcomes will have a national application. Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs

Direct biological pressures; Contribute to maintenance of, or restoration to, Humber 2010 Local Authorities Physical modification favourable conservation status on Natura 2000 RBD Protected Areas through planning permission enforcement (See Annex D)

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C.10 Mining and quarrying

The varied geology of the Humber River Basin means that there has been considerable production of industrial and constructional minerals from quarries and underground mines. The Yorkshire Dales and Derbyshire Peak District are significant limestone quarrying areas in the UK and the Vale of York is also a major source of sand and gravels. Clay is also quarried across the basin with the potteries around Stoke perhaps being the best known. The most important environmental issues are to do with water quality and sediment management.

Pressure associated with historical metal mining activities is evident across the whole river basin, with lead mining activity stretching the length of the Pennines from North Yorkshire to Derbyshire in the south. There has also been Copper, Zinc and Ironstone mining activities at specific locations throughout.

The basin also contains the majority of the UK historic coal mining which stretches from York, through West and South Yorkshire, the East Midlands and into Birmingham area. Uncontrolled discharges from former mine workings are often acidic and contain metals and other toxic substances and can have significant impacts on ecology. Ochreous discharges were prominent and typified by orange staining of rivers. Many of these have now been treated under a programme run by the Coal Authority but much remains to be done.

Current mining and quarrying activity is well regulated. There is however an ongoing need to ensure that, when they close, arrangements are in place to manage future discharges as groundwater levels return to normal. Dealing with this and the environmental legacy of historic activities will be expensive and presents a major technical challenge. Although we will make progress, it is likely that in places we will need to continue to live with the impacts for years to come.

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Table C10: Mining and quarrying sector Ta

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Abstraction Extension of abstraction control to include previously Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency exempt uses (abstractions by Ports and Harbour authorities from tidal waters under certain conditions likely to remain exempt) Abstraction and other River side gravel pit operation to be modified wherever Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency; artificial flow pressures; possible in collaboration with gravel companies and in Industry leads; Local Physical modification; agreement with local authorities to include river Authorities Sediments (as a direct restoration as part of works. For example, the On pollutant); Temperature Trent and Central Rivers Initiatives links wetlands through strategic restoration of sand and gravel quarries to establish a north -south corridor for species. Hazardous substances and Implementation of best practice controls and Humber RBD 2015 Coal Authority non-hazardous pollutants; remediation at abandoned coal mines as identified as Priority Hazardous the prevention and remediation schemes of the MOU. Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants (Metals)

Hazardous substances and Make use of site specific notices (served under Water Humber RBD Implemented Local Authorities non-hazardous pollutants; Resources Action Section 86 and Section 161, Priority Substances and Groundwater Regulations or Silage, Slurry, Agricultural Specific Pollutants (Metals) Fuel Oil Regulations) to reduce pollution risk to groundwater.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Nitrate; Hazardous Implement new regulatory approach arising from Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; substances and non- implementation of new Groundwater Directive Industry leads; Land hazardous pollutants; (2006/116/EC), including Registration in conjunction managers and Priority Substances and with Standard Rules. owners; Water Specific Pollutants (Metals) companies

Priority Hazardous Raise awareness with land owners of problems Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency Substances, Priority associated with disturbance of previously mined areas Substances and Specific and how these can be avoided. Pollutants (Metals) Priority Hazardous Establish a non coal mine strategy for the RBD to Humber RBD 2012 Defra; Environment Substances, Priority address environmental risk. Pilot remediation works for Agency Substances and Specific example Welsh Metal Mine Strategy. Highlight benefits Pollutants (Metals) and promote development into a national programme over future cycles. Priority Hazardous Improve awareness of the issues associated with non- Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency Substances, Priority coal mines e.g. metalliferous mines and get Substances and Specific involvement on solutions to resolve them Pollutants (Metals) Priority Substances and Comply with site specific notices (served under Water Humber RBD Implemented Land managers and Specific Pollutants Resources Act Section 86 and Section 161, owners; Industry (Metals); Hazardous Groundwater Regulations, contaminated land leads substances and non- legislation), where issued by Environment Agency or hazardous pollutants Local Authority, to reduce pollution risk to groundwater.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Priority Substances and Develop and maintain a prioritised list of minewater Humber RBD Implemented Coal Authority Specific Pollutants pumping schemes to prevent intrusion of surface (Metals); Hazardous waters. As defined under Memorandum of substances and non- Understanding (MOU) between the Environment hazardous pollutants Agency and Coal Authority. Priority Substances and Develop and maintain a prioritised list of minewater Humber RBD Implemented Coal Authority Specific Pollutants pumping schemes to prevent intrusion into (Metals); Hazardous groundwater. As defined under Memorandum of substances and non- Understanding (MOU) between the Environment hazardous pollutants Agency and Coal Authority. Temperature; Sediments Implement a policy of linking gravel pits to rivers to Humber RBD Implemented Mine operators (as a direct pollutant); create habitat lost through Land Drainage and Flood Physical modification; Defence schemes enhance fish stocks and create Abstraction and other backwaters for other species, and using gravel pits to artificial flow pressures restore rivers Investigations Abstraction Further investigation required to confirm risk of failure Aire & Don 2010 Environment Agency of WFD Article 7. Sherwood Sandstone. Hazardous substances and Investigate discharges from abandoned metal, and Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency non-hazardous pollutants; other non-coal mines. Prioritise for inclusion in national Priority Hazardous agreement with relevant mines partner organisations. Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants (Metals)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will Start date happen Hazardous substances and Investigation into changes in groundwater quality in the Derwent - 2010 Environment Agency non-hazardous pollutants; Crich Area Secondary Priority Substances and Combined Specific Pollutants (Metals) Priority Hazardous Sediment monitoring, modelling and bioaccumulation Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency Substances, Priority studies on heavy metals which may be related to Substances and Specific sediment movements. Pollutants (Metals) Salinity; Ammonia Investigation of Recovering Minewater (Coal Tame Anker Implemented Coal Authority Authority/Environment Agency) Mease - Coal Measures Swadlincote

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C.11 Navigation

Ports and marinas provide important regional infrastructure supporting local economies and businesses. Ports handle approximately 95 per cent of UK trade in tonnage terms. Domestic coastal freight services contribute to reducing road congestion and can provide a more environmentally friendly mode of transport than road or rail. The Humber Estuary has several important commercial ports at Immingham, Hull and Goole. Examples of key trades at Immingham include petroleum products and cars. There are also a number of harbours and marinas. The ports sector plays a key role as both regulators and undertakers of marine operations, including counter pollution responsibilities. Shipping relies on safe access to water of an adequate depth. Immediate entrances to docks require regular maintenance dredging because of the high siltation rates in the Humber Estuary. Dredging and disposal are highly regulated activities to minimise harm to the environment.

Most catchments are navigable throughout the tidal sections. Navigation is still very important along the tidal Ouse system and the River Hull. Commercial navigation is generally up to Naburn Lock where there is a large marina. Generally, it is pleasure craft that are seen travelling through towns/cities such as York. The River Ure is navigable through Ripon into Ripon Canal. Canal networks can still be seen 'intertwining' with river systems along the Calder, Don, and Aire. Historically, many of the rivers were deepened and straightened. This, with the impacts of weirs, has had a detrimental impact on the ecology of the rivers.

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Table C11: Actions for the Navigation sector

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Abstraction Extension of abstraction control to Humber RBD 2012 Environment include previously exempt uses Agency (abstractions by Ports and Harbour authorities from tidal waters under certain conditions likely to remain exempt) Alien species Establish invasive non-native species Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; forum for the RBD to improve Environment communications, prioritise key species Agency; Land and coordinate projects. For example, managers and the Calder Futures Partnership project owners; Local has established a local forum for invasive Authorities; Natural weed management. England Dredging (sediment Apply national guidance framework on Barrow Clay Pits; ESK (E); HUMBER 2012 Environment management) dredging and dredged material disposal LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; Agency (ports sector) to provide guidance to all HUMBER UPPER; North Killingholme those undertaking or permitting Haven Pitts; Northcoates Point navigation dredging and dredged Lagoon; Welton Waters; Yorkshire material disposal activities to assist in South / Lincolnshire achieving the statutory objectives of the WFD and related EQS Directive (2008/105/EEC) and refine local measures as appropriate (where not disproportionately costly or technically infeasible).

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Navigation (boat Awareness raising / information boards Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line, 2011 British Waterways traffic) (invasive species)- A programme of Worcester and Birmingham Canal awareness raising will be implemented by April 2011 Priority Hazardous Apply national guidance framework on Barrow Clay Pits; ESK (E); HUMBER 2012 Marine and Substances, Priority disposal of dredgings to refine local LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; Fisheries Agency; Substances and measures as appropriate (where not HUMBER UPPER; North Killingholme Defra Specific Pollutants disproportionately costly or technically Haven Pitts; Northcoates Point infeasible) Lagoon; Welton Waters; Yorkshire South / Lincolnshire

Priority Hazardous Apply national guidance framework on Barrow Clay Pits; ESK (E); HUMBER 2012 Marine and Substances, Priority dredging to refine local measures as LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; Fisheries Agency; Substances and appropriate (where not disproportionately HUMBER UPPER; North Killingholme Defra Specific Pollutants costly or technically infeasible) Haven Pitts; Northcoates Point Lagoon; Welton Waters; Yorkshire South / Lincolnshire Priority Hazardous Develop national guidance framework on Barrow Clay Pits; ESK (E); HUMBER 2010 Defra Substances, Priority disposal of dredgings to inform LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; Substances and Programme of Measures to meet WFD HUMBER UPPER; North Killingholme Specific Pollutants objectives Haven Pitts; Northcoates Point Lagoon; Welton Waters; Yorkshire South / Lincolnshire

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Priority Hazardous Develop national guidance framework on Barrow Clay Pits; ESK (E); HUMBER 2010 Defra Substances, Priority dredging to inform Programme of LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; Substances and Measures to meet WFD objectives HUMBER UPPER; North Killingholme Specific Pollutants Haven Pitts; Northcoates Point Lagoon; Welton Waters; Yorkshire South / Lincolnshire

Priority Hazardous Review existing controls for disposal of Barrow Clay Pits; ESK (E); HUMBER 2012 Marine and Substances, Priority dredgings inside and outside harbour LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; Fisheries Agency; Substances and limits as appropriate HUMBER UPPER; North Killingholme Defra Specific Pollutants Haven Pitts; Northcoates Point Lagoon; Welton Waters; Yorkshire South / Lincolnshire

Priority Hazardous Review existing controls for dredging Barrow Clay Pits; ESK (E); HUMBER 2012 Marine and Substances, Priority inside and outside harbour limits as LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; Fisheries Agency; Substances and appropriate HUMBER UPPER; North Killingholme Defra Specific Pollutants Haven Pitts; Northcoates Point Lagoon; Welton Waters; Yorkshire South / Lincolnshire

Priority Hazardous Ports, harbours and navigation Humber RBD 2012 Ports and Harbours Substances, Priority authorities to prepare a dredging and Authorities Substances and disposal strategy (where disposal is to Specific Pollutants; water), such as the baseline document Organic pollutants; recommended under the Maintenance Nutrients Dredging Protocol. Tributyltin (TBT) EU-wide non-application of TBT to boat Humber RBD 2010 EU compounds hulls from July 2003. From January

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date 2008 TBT should not be used on ship hulls or there should be a coating to prevent leaching of underlying TBT anti- foulants Tributyltin (TBT) Help prevent illegal use of old TBT Humber RBD Implemented British Marine compounds containing products Federation; British Waterways; Environment Agency; Royal Yachting Association Tributyltin (TBT) EU-wide ban on marketing of TBT as a Humber RBD 2010 EU compounds biocide in the EU Investigations Priority Hazardous Sediment monitoring, modelling and Humber RBD 2012 Environment Substances, Priority bioaccumulation studies on heavy metals Agency Substances and which may be related to sediment Specific Pollutants movements.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Tributyltin (TBT) Investigate the reason for failure: to Aire from River Calder to River Ouse; 2012 Environment compounds assess the contribution from dredging or Ancholme from Bishopbridge to the Agency disposal activities on EQS compliance as Humber; Bentley Mill Stream Lower to appropriate River Don; Buck Beck from Source to N Sea; Calder from River Colne to River Aire; Don from Greasborough Dyke to River Dearne; Don from Mill Dyke to River Ouse ; Don from River Dearne to Mill Dyke; Don from River Rother to Greasborough Dyke; Goxhill and New Holland Area; HUMBER LOWER; HUMBER MIDDLE ; HUMBER UPPER; River Dove from Hilton Brook to R Trent; River Hull from West Beck to Arram Beck; River Idle from River Ryton to River Trent; River Soar from Long Whatton Brook to River Trent; River Soar from Rothley Brook to Long Whatton Brook; River Sow from R Penk to R Trent; River Tame from Conf of the two arms to R Blythe; River Tame from River Anker to Tiver Trent; River Trent from Fowlea Brook to Tittensor; River Trent from Moreton Brook to River Tame; River Trent from River Soar to Carlton-on-Trent; River Trent from Tittensor to River Sow; Winterton Beck from Source to the Humber

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs

Physical Contribute to achieving favourable Tame Anker and Mease Catchment 2012 British Waterways modification condition on Ashby Canal SSSI by regulation of boat movements Sediments (as a Contribute to achieving favourable Idle & Torne Catchment; Lower Trent 2012 British Waterways direct pollutant) condition on Chesterfield Canal SSSI, & Erewash Catchment; Soar Grantham Canal SSSI, and Kilby - Catchment Foxton Canal SSSI by implementing appropriate dredging programme

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C.12 Urban and transport

Almost 11 million people live in the Humber River Basin District. Although predominantly rural in character the district contains several major urban centres such as York, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Hull, Grimsby, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Stoke on Trent and Birmingham.

Current and historical land-use around the major towns and cities in the district gives rise to pollution pressures. Runoff and drainage from urban areas and transport infrastructure can contain a range of contaminants including sewage, metals, sediment and other substances that wash directly into rivers or enter via the sewerage network. Extreme runoff events are likely to become more frequent as climate change continues. The legacy of land contamination in some former industrial areas has led to pollution of groundwater resources and some of our rivers. Predicted housing growth in and around several towns and cities in the district will also increase pressure on the water environment unless the potential impacts are well managed.

Encouraging the sustainable use and management of water resources and a move to more sustainable drainage systems will help reduce the impacts associated with abstraction and urban runoff, with benefits for all water users. Sustainable and integrated drainage systems also offer potential benefits for managing the risk of flooding in urban areas.

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Table C12: Actions for the urban and transport sector

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date

Alien species Establish invasive non-native species forum for Humber RBD 2012 British Waterways; the RBD to improve communications, prioritise Environment Agency; key species and coordinate projects. For Land managers and example, the Calder Futures Partnership owners; Local project has established a local forum for Authorities; Natural invasive weed management. England Hazardous substances and Implement new regulatory approach arising Humber RBD 2012 Environment Agency; non-hazardous pollutants; from implementation of new Groundwater Industry leads; Land Nitrate; Priority Substances Directive (2006/116/EC), including Registration managers and and Specific Pollutants in conjunction with Standard Rules. owners; Water companies Hazardous substances and Implementation of Network Rail Pesticide Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency; non-hazardous pollutants; protocol Industry leads Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants Hazardous substances and Make use of site specific notices (served under Humber RBD Implemented Environment Agency non-hazardous pollutants; Water Resources Action Section 86 and Priority Substances and Section 161, Groundwater Regulations) to Specific Pollutants reduce pollution risk to groundwater. Hazardous substances and Follow Pesticides Code of Practice - comply Humber RBD Implemented Industry leads non-hazardous pollutants; with published advice for operators on control Priority Substances and of plant protection products Specific Pollutants

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Hazardous substances and Follow Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) Humber RBD Implemented Industry leads non-hazardous pollutants; Code of Practice - comply with published Priority Substances and advice for operators on sustainable drainage Specific Pollutants systems Microbiology; Nutrients; Environment Agency and Highways Agency Humber RBD Implemented Highways Agency Organic pollutants; Priority Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Hazardous Substances, associated initiatives Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants; Sediments (as a direct pollutant) Microbiology; Nutrients; National Fire Service Protocol to minimise the Humber RBD Implemented National Fire Service Organic pollutants; Priority risk of pollution during fire emergencies Hazardous Substances, Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants; Sediments (as a direct pollutant) Physical modification Environment Agency to produce a WFD Humber RBD 2010 Environment Agency mitigation measures manual for flood and coastal erosion risk management and land drainage activities. This manual will set out best practice options for measures to mitigate against the impacts of such activities upon ecology. This will be used to ensure that new

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date

and existing schemes and management activities will take into consideration WFD requirements and will results in minimal ecological damage. Priority Hazardous Improved or more targeted street and drain Humber RBD 2012 Highways Agency; Substances, Priority cleaning and maintenance of storm water Local Authorities; Substances and Specific systems. For example, the Environment Environment Agency; Pollutants Agency and Highways Agency review of de- Water companies icing chemicals/ materials to identify products with minimal environmental impact, on the Birmingham motorway network. Priority Substances and Comply with site specific notices (served under Humber RBD Implemented Land managers and Specific Pollutants; Water Resources Action Section 86 and owners Hazardous substances and Section 161, Groundwater Regulations, non-hazardous pollutants contaminated land legislation), where issued by Environment Agency, to reduce pollution risk to groundwater. Priority Substances and Comply with new EC Sustainable Use of Humber RBD 2012 Land managers and Specific Pollutants; Pesticides Directive to control use of plant owners Hazardous substances and protection products non-hazardous pollutants Priority Substances and Comply with Water Resources Act consent Humber RBD Implemented Consent holders Specific Pollutants; conditions Hazardous substances and non-hazardous pollutants

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and partners What will happen Where it will happen Start date

Investigations Diuron This substance has been banned or is shortly Humber RBD 2010 Central Government; to be withdrawn from use in the UK. No further Environment Agency measures should be required although surveillance monitoring will be done to confirm this. Glyphosate Further investigation required to confirm risk of Blackbrook Reservoir; 2010 Environment Agency; failure of WFD Article 7 R Blythe from Patrick Water companies Bridge to R Tame; River Trent from R Dove Conf to River Derwent Hazardous substances and Further investigation into ammonia, zinc, Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse 2012 Defra; Environment non-hazardous pollutants; copper and cadmium failures required to Millstone Grit and Agency Priority Substances and confirm risk of failure of WFD Article 7 Carboniferous Specific Pollutants Limestone Hazardous substances and Highways Agency Programme to investigate Humber RBD Implemented Highways Agency non-hazardous pollutants; soakaways Priority Substances and Specific Pollutants Physical modification Investigations into the ecological outcomes of Humber RBD 2010 Environment Agency measures to mitigate against effects of flood and coastal erosion risk management activities, improving the understanding of the cost/benefit and technical feasibility of such measures and developing understanding of the underlying processes, ecological

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responses and applicability. Will use case studies, but outcomes will have a national application.

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C.13 Water industry

There are three water and sewerage service companies operating in the Humber river basin district; Yorkshire Water, Severn Trent Water and Anglian Water. In addition, one water supply-only company also operates in the District, South Staffordshire Water. Only a portion of South Staffordshire Water customers are within the district, they predominantly abstract from the River Severn, with a portion coming from the River Trent. Together the companies provide water and sewerage services to around 5 million households as well as commercial and business sites. Our rivers support a diverse ecology as well as providing water for use as a commodity and recreation. Protecting our waters and ensuring these uses can continue means that sewage and other effluents need to be treated to very high standards.

Although the water industry is regulated consistently across the country as a whole, the challenges faced by individual companies vary across the district. The level of rainfall is higher in the west of the district, and the proportion of water available for supply from surface water and groundwater sources varies between company areas, meaning companies operate in different ways to provide a secure high quality water supply.

Levels of urbanisation vary between company areas. Proposed new housing growth in some parts of the river basin district will be challenging in terms of providing water resources and the environmental capacity of rivers to received treated sewage effluent from the new development. New water supply, waste water and sewerage infrastructure will also be required.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Abstraction Extension of abstraction control to Humber RBD 2012 Environment include previously exempt uses Agency (abstractions by Ports and Harbour authorities from tidal waters under certain conditions likely to remain exempt)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Abstraction Reduction of leakage through Humber RBD Implemented Water companies systematic replacement of customer supply pipes Abstraction Reduction of demand through Humber RBD Implemented Water companies promotion of free household meters Abstraction and other artificial Roll out delivery from the Humber RBD 2012 Environment flow pressures Reservoir Compensation release Agency; project to create more naturalised Environmental flows and improve ecology. Use NGOs; Fisheries this as best practice to apply to a and Angling wider geographic area where Interests; Natural appropriate. England; Riparian owners; Water companies Abstraction and other artificial Undertake education campaigns Humber RBD 2012 Central flow pressures to targeted audiences to raise Government; awareness of sustainable water Environment use, including conservation and Agency; Local re-use. Authorities; Water companies; water users Abstraction and other artificial Schools based education and Humber RBD Implemented Environment flow pressures awareness campaigns for Agency sustainable water use, for example as done by Severn Trent in the Midlands. Abstraction and other artificial Reduction of leakage through Humber RBD Implemented Water companies flow pressures active leakage control and

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners customer supply pipe repair policies Abstraction and other artificial Reduction of leakage through Humber RBD Implemented Water companies flow pressures increased rate of replacement of old or damaged pipes Ammonia Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Soar Catchment 2014 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - Improve ammonia levels at sewage treatment works discharges to help comply with Freshwater fish designations, One sewage treatment works at Earl Shilton STW. Ammonia Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment 2014 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - Improve ammonia levels at sewage treatment works discharges to help comply with Freshwater fish designations, One sewage treatment works at Newthorpe STW. Ammonia Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Idle & Torne Catchment 2012 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - Improve ammonia levels at sewage treatment works discharges to help achieve good status, One sewage treatment works at Armthorpe STW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Colour Develop detailed 5-year Warland Reservoir; White Holme 2010 Environment Catchment Action Plan for Reservoir Agency Safeguard Zone. Dissolved Oxygen Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment 2012 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - Improve dissolved oxygen levels at sewage treatment works discharges to help achieve good status, One sewage treatment works at Barnhurst STW. Habitat Manipulation The OnTrent Initiative is a Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment; Implemented Environmental (restoration/improvement); partnership project involving a Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment NGOs Physical modification; wide range of public, voluntary Sediments (as a direct and commercial organisations. pollutant); Abstraction and The project is working to secure a other artificial flow pressures sustainable balance between the natural and historic heritage, agriculture, commercial activity and development along the River Trent between Stoke on Trent and the Humber Estuary. Hazardous substances and Implement Groundwater Humber RBD Implemented Environment non-hazardous pollutants; Protection: Policy & Practice - Agency; Land Nitrate; Priority Substances External education on managers and and Specific Pollutants groundwater pollution prevention owners MCPA Address issue as priority action Blithfield Reservoir 2010 Pesticides within this VI Pilot Catchment. Voluntary Water industry catchment Initiative

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners investigation to establish source of pollutant

Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year River Derwent from Troutsdale Beck 2010 Metaldehyde Catchment Action Plan for to River Rye Steering Group Safeguard Zone. Proactive implementation of Metaldehyde Steering Group 'Get Pelletwise' measures Microbiology; Faecal indicator Improvement of Yorkshire Water's Esk and Coast Catchment 2012 Yorkshire Water organisms assets in the Esk & Coast catchment, identified as causing or contributing to 'poor' or 'at risk sufficient' quality, to achieve at least 'sufficient' quality including: Bridlington CSOs and WwTW, Scarborough CSOs. Nitrate Address issue as priority action Marshchapel Drain 2010 Natural England within this CSF catchment. Nitrates Action Programme in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones will help address high nitrate concentrations in drinking water abstractions. Nitrate Nitrates Action Programme in R Blythe from Patrick Bridge to R 2010 Environment Nitrate Vulnerable Zones will help Tame Agency address high nitrate concentrations in drinking water abstractions in Nitrates

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Vulnerable Zone

Nitrate Provision of first time rural Humber RBD Implemented Water companies sewerage schemes Nitrate Sludge Regulations - advice to Humber RBD Implemented Environment operators Agency; Water companies Nitrate Sludge Regulations – monitoring Humber RBD Implemented Environment and enforcement Agency; Water companies Nitrate; Hazardous substances Re-engineer existing discharges Humber RBD Implemented Water companies; and non-hazardous pollutants; to avoid direct discharges of Environment Priority Substances and pollutants to groundwater Agency Specific Pollutants

Nitrate; Hazardous substances Implement new regulatory Humber RBD 2012 Water companies; and non-hazardous pollutants; approach arising from the new Land managers Priority Substances and Groundwater Directive and owners; Specific Pollutants (2006/116/EC), including Industry leads; Registration in conjunction with Environment Standard Rules. Agency Nutrients; Phosphate Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment 2014 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - To ensure compliance with Urban Waste Water Treatment directive Sensitive area designation, phosphates will be removed from

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners six sewage treatment works discharge at Lichfield STW, Brancote Stafford STW, Cannock STW, Pirehill STW, Rugeley STW, Strongford STW. Nutrients; Phosphate Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Tame Anker and Mease Catchment 2014 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - To ensure compliance with Urban Waste Water Treatment directive Sensitive area designation, phosphates will be removed from six sewage treatment works discharge at Packington STW, Claymills STW, Coleshill STW, Minworth STW, Rayhall STW, Stanton STW. Nutrients; Phosphate Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment 2014 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - To ensure compliance with Urban Waste Water Treatment directive Sensitive area designation, phosphates will be removed from four sewage treatment works discharges; Gainsborough STW, Milton STW, Stoke Bardolph STW, Newark Crankley Point STW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Nutrients; Phosphate Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Derbyshire Derwent Catchment 2014 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - To ensure compliance with Urban Waste Water Treatment directive Sensitive area designation, phosphates will be removed from sewage treatment works discharge at Belper STW Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Ensure compliance with the Hull and East Riding Catchment 2012 Yorkshire Water BOD Groundwater Directive and Groundwater Daughter Directive: Schemes to re-engineer the discharges at Fridaythorpe, Garton on the Wolds, Huggate, North Dalton, West Lutton WwTWs to avoid the direct discharges of pollutants to groundwater. Schemes to improve the treatment of discharges to groundwater at these sites and at Foxholes, Langtoft, Middleton on the Wolds, Weaverthorpe and Wetwang WwTWs.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Ensure compliance with the Swale, Ure, Nidd & Upper Ouse 2012 Yorkshire Water BOD Groundwater Directive and Catchment Groundwater Daughter Directive: Schemes to improve the treatment of discharges to groundwater at Thornton Watlass WwTW. Schemes to re-engineer the discharges at this site and at Ellingstring WwTW to avoid the direct discharges of pollutants to groundwater. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Dove Catchment 2012 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Ensure complince with the Groundwater Directive and Groundwater daughter Directive Schemes to improve / re engineer the discharges to acoid the direct disacharge of pollutants to groundwaters at one sewage treatment works; Waterhouses STW. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Ensure compliance with the Derwent (Humber) Catchment 2012 Yorkshire Water BOD Groundwater Directive and Groundwater Daughter Directive: Schemes to improve the treatment of the discharge to groundwater at Newton-on- Rawcliffe WwTW. Schemes to re-

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners engineer the discharges at this site to avoid the direct discharges of pollutants to groundwater.

Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Soar Catchment 2015 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Ensure no deterioration of receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at six sewage treatment works; Arnesby STW, Gaulby STW, Wymondham STW, Asfordby STW, Ashwell STW, Great Glen STW. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment 2015 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Ensure no deterioration of receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at five sewage treatment works; Aslockton STW, Flintham STW, Nether Broughton STW, Rampton STW, Findern STW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Derbyshire Derwent Catchment 2015 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Ensure no deterioration of receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at three sewage treatment works; Ambergate STW, Fritchley STW and Weston Underwood STW. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment 2015 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Ensure no deterioration of receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at three sewage treatment works; Baldwins Gate STW, Bishopswood STW, Lichfield STW. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Idle & Torne Catchment 2015 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Ensure no deterioration of receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at two sewage treatment works; Church Warsop STW, Epworth STW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Tame Anker and Mease Catchment 2015 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Ensure no deterioration of receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at two sewage treatment works; Atherstone STW, Snarestone STW. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Improvement of Yorkshire Water's Don and Rother Catchment 2014 Yorkshire Water BOD assets in the Don & Rother catchment under the next round of company investment (PR09) including: Blackburn Meadows WwTW, Aldwarke WwTW, Woodhouse Mill WwTW and Old Whittington WwTW. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment 2012 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - Improve BOD & ammonia levels at sewage treatment works discharges to help achieve good status, One sewage treatment works at Southwell STW. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Improvement of Yorkshire Water's Aire and Calder Catchment 2014 Yorkshire Water BOD assets in the Aire & Calder catchment under the next round of company investment (PR09)

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners including: Snaygill WwTW, Caldervale WwTW and Knostrop WwTW storm tanks. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Ensure no deterioration of Aire and Calder Catchment 2014 Yorkshire Water BOD receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at Mill Lane (Normanton) WWTW. Scheme to enhance treatment capacity. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Ensure no deterioration of Don and Rother Catchment 2015 Yorkshire Water BOD receiving water quality due to increased consented discharge flows at Holmesfield WWTW. Scheme to enhance treatment capacity. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Improvement of water company Louth, Grimsby and Ancholme 2015 Anglian Water BOD assets in the Louth Grimsby and Catchment Ancholme catchment under the next round of company investment (PR09), including: Improved treatment at two sewage treatment works to ensure no deterioration in river quality for BOD and/or Ammonia. Organic pollutants; Nutrients Education and awareness raising Humber RBD 2012 Construction with home owners, SME's and Industry; Local Traders regarding wrong drainage Authorities; Water connections (when toilets, companies washing machines, dishwashers,

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 128 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners baths etc) are connected by mistake to the surface water drain instead of the foul sewer). For example, a partnership between Environment Agency, Birmingham City Council, Severn Trent Water and Community Service Volunteers has successfully tackled wrong connections as part of the Washwood Heath Brook project. Organic pollutants; Priority Raise awareness with Louth Grimsby and Ancholme Implemented Water companies Hazardous Substances, householders, SME's and traders Catchment Priority Substances and on the problems caused by what Specific Pollutants; Nutrients people put down their drains. Specifically on chemicals in the products used, vehicle washing and disposal of fats, oils and greases. Pesticides; Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year Cropston Reservoir 2010 Environment Catchment Action Plan for Agency Safeguard Zone Physical modification; Habitat Joint working across the river Humber RBD 2012 British Manipulation basin to identify opportunities for Waterways; (restoration/improvement) ecological enhancement through Environment restoration of a more natural Agency; inundation regime in washlands Environmental NGOs; Land managers and

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 129 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners and / or wider river restoration owners; Local projects resulting in a more Authorities; natural flow regime and ecological Natural England functionality.

Priority Hazardous General guidance to reduce the Humber RBD Implemented Amenity Forum Substances, Priority impact of pesticide use through Substances and Specific the Amenity Forum Pollutants Priority Hazardous Partnership working to implement Humber RBD 2011 Health and Safety Substances, Priority initiatives to target and tackle Executive; Levy Substances and Specific significant local issues, Boards; Natural Pollutants; Sediments (as a particularly on pesticide and England; Water direct pollutant); Nutrients; sheepdip. For example, the companies; Organic pollutants Voluntary Initiative to reduce Environment pesticides into Blithfield Reservoir Agency and Ingbirchworth Reservoir. Priority Substances and Control of minewater intrusion by Humber RBD Implemented Environment Specific Pollutants; Hazardous reducing groundwater abstraction Agency; Water substances and non- companies hazardous pollutants Priority Substances and Comply with discharge consent Humber RBD Implemented Water companies Specific Pollutants; Hazardous conditions substances and non- hazardous pollutants; Nitrate

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 130 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Saline intrusion Catchment Abstraction Humber RBD Implemented Environment Management Strategies – Agency; Water Implement abstraction licencing companies controls to minimise and manage risks from saline intrusion Sediments (as a direct Work in partnership to deliver Humber RBD 2012 Land managers pollutant); Nutrients; Organic habitat improvements through and owners; pollutants land management solutions. For National Farmers' example the Esk Pearl Mussel Union; National and Salmon Recovery Project Park Authorities; aims to improve river habitat, Natural England; restore the pearl mussel Water companies; population and increase Environment populations of salmon and trout Agency through the promotion of good land management in the catchment and includes a demonstration farm. On the Derbyshire Derwent and it's tributaries, key spawning headwaters have been fenced off to provide buffer strips and prevent cattle poaching and siltation.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Temperature; Physical Large scale restoration of peat Humber RBD 2012 Environmental modification; Organic moorlands to benefit biodiversity, NGOs; National pollutants; Nutrients; water resources, water quality Park Authorities; Abstraction and other artificial and potentially help manage peak Environment flow pressures; Microbiology flows. For example, Yorkshire Agency; Water Peatscapes and, in the Peak companies District and South Pennines, Moors for the Future. Investigations Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Brocklesby tributary of Skitter Beck; 2012 Anglian Water flow pressures effective action to manage Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit Services; abstraction to support good Environment ecological status: Skitter Beck Agency Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Scotch Brook Catchment (trib of 2012 Environment flow pressures effective action to manage Trent); Staffordshire Trent Valley - PT Agency; Severn abstraction to support good Sandstone Staffordshire Trent Water ecological status: Scotch Brook Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Environment flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Nottinghamshire&Doncaster; R Torne Agency; Water adversely affected by abstraction / Three Rivers from Mother Dr to R companies : Gravel Hill Plantation, Lake and Trent Gipsy Plantation, Rossington Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature Carsington Water; Henmore Brook 2012 Environment flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Catch (trib of R Dove) Agency; Severn adversely affected by abstraction Trent Water : Carsington Reservoir & Henmore Brook

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 132 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost River Noe from Source to Peakshole 2012 Environment flow pressures effective action to manage Water Agency; Severn abstraction to support good Trent Water ecological status: River Noe and River Ashop Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature Tame Anker Mease - PT Sandstone 2012 Environment flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Birmingham Lichfield Agency; South adversely affected by abstraction Staffordshire : Bourne Brook and Hopwas Water Hayes Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Dover Beck Catchment (trib of the 2012 Environment flow pressures effective action to manage Trent) Agency; Severn abstraction to support good Trent Water ecological status: Dover Beck (Blidworth) Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit; 2012 Anglian Water flow pressures effective action to manage Skitter Bk / E Halton Bk from Ulceby Services; abstraction to support good Skitter to Humber Estuary Environment ecological potential: East Halton Agency Beck Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Severn Trent flow pressures effective action to manage Nottinghamshire&Doncaster; Ranskill Water; abstraction to support good Brook Catchment (trib of the River Environment ecological potential: Ranskill Idle) Agency Brook Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Barton Blow wells drainage; Grimsby 2012 Environment flow pressures effective action to manage Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit Agency; Anglian Water Services

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners abstraction to support good ecological potential: Far Ings Drain Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit; 2012 Anglian Water flow pressures effective action to manage Mawnbridge drain Services; abstraction to support good Environment ecological status: Mawmbridge Agency Drain Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature Dove - PT Sandstone Leek; River 2012 Environment flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Churnet from Meerbrook to Agency; Severn adversely affected by abstraction Leekbrook Trent Water : Tittesworth Reservoir Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Severn Trent flow pressures effective action to manage Nottinghamshire&Doncaster; Water; abstraction to support good Rainworth Water from Gallow Hole Environment ecological status: Rainworth Dyke to R Maun; Rainworth Water Agency Water from Source to Gallow Hole Dyke

Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Barrow Beck (upper end); Grimsby 2012 Anglian Water flow pressures effective action to manage Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit Services; abstraction to support good Environment ecological potential: Barrow Beck Agency Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit; 2012 Anglian Water flow pressures effective action to manage Lacby Beck / River Freshney Services; abstraction to support good Catchment (to N Sea) Environment ecological potential: Laceby Beck Agency Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost River Ashop from Source to R Alport 2012 Environment flow pressures effective action to manage Agency; Severn

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 134 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners abstraction to support good Trent Water ecological status: River Ashop Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Meece Brook from Chatcull Brook to 2012 Severn Trent flow pressures effective action to manage R Sow; Staffordshire Trent Valley - Water; abstraction to support good PT Sandstone Staffordshire Environment ecological status: Meece Brook Agency Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Meece Brook from Source to Chatcull 2012 Environment flow pressures effective action to manage Brook; Staffordshire Trent Valley - PT Agency; Severn abstraction to support good Sandstone Staffordshire Trent Water ecological status: Sow (Upper) Abstraction and other artificial Investigation to determine cost Rudyard Reservoir Catch (trib of 2012 Environment flow pressures effective action to manage River Churnet) Agency; Severn abstraction to support good Trent Water ecological potential: Churnet Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature River Derwent from R Amber to Bottle 2012 Environment flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Brook Agency; Severn adversely affected by abstraction Trent Water : Derwent Valley Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature Rising Brook; Staffordshire Trent 2012 Environment flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Valley - PT Sandstone Staffordshire Agency; South adversely affected by abstraction Staffordshire : Rising Brook Water Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature River Greet Catchment (trib of Trent) 2012 Severn Trent flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Water; adversely affected by abstraction Environment : River Greet Agency Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at local nature River Dove from Hilton Brook to R 2012 Environment flow pressures conservation site perceived to be Trent Agency; Severn

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 135 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners adversely affected by abstraction Trent Water : River Dove Abstraction and other artificial Programme of investigation of Humber RBD 2012 Environment flow pressures ecological impacts of managed Agency; Water flows in HMWBs with Water companies supply use Ammonia Investigate reasons for failure of Rothley Brook Catchment (trib of 2010 Environment WFD Article 7 so safeguard zone Soar) Agency and development of detailed 5- year catchment action plan can be considered Ammonia Further investigation required to River Derwent from Bottle Brook to R 2010 Environment confirm risk of failure of WFD Trent Agency; Water Article 7 companies Ammonia Further investigation required to R Blythe from Patrick Bridge to R 2010 Environment confirm risk of failure of WFD Tame Agency; Water Article 7 companies Ammonia Further investigation required to River Trent from R Dove Conf to 2010 Environment confirm risk of failure of WFD River Derwent Agency; Water Article 7 companies Ammonia Further investigation required to Blackbrook Reservoir 2010 Environment confirm risk of failure of WFD Agency; Water Article 7 companies Atrazine; Dieldrin; Isoproturon; These substances have been Humber RBD 2010 Central Mecoprop; Simazine; Asulam banned, or are shortly to be Government; withdrawn, from use in the UK. Environment No further measures should be Agency required although surveillance

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 136 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners monitoring will be done to confirm this.

Chloride Further investigation required to Waithe Beck lower Catchment (to 2010 Environment confirm risk of failure of WFD Tetney Lock) Agency; Water Article 7 companies Colour Investigate reasons for failure of Rothley Brook Catchment (trib of 2010 Environment WFD Article 7 so safeguard zone Soar); River Churnet from Meerbrook Agency and development of detailed 5- to Leekbrook; Ladybower Reservoir; year catchment action plan can River Trent from R Dove Conf to be considered River Derwent; River Derwent from R Wye to R Amber

Colour Further monitoring/investigation to Agden Reservoir; Chelker Reservoir; 2010 Environment confirm reasons for failure. Water Dale Dike Reservoir; Keighley Moor Agency; Water industry scheme to address Reservoir; Midhope Reservoir; companies diffuse pollution in the catchment Ponden Reservoir; Scar House Reservoir; Thornton Moor Reservoir; Water Sheddles Reservoir; Wharfe Barben Beck/River Dibb to River Washburn

Glyphosate Further investigation required to Blackbrook Reservoir; R Blythe from 2010 Environment confirm risk of failure of WFD Patrick Bridge to R Tame; River Trent Agency; Water Article 7 from R Dove Conf to River Derwent companies

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 137 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigate emissions from STWs and appraise options (to reduce at source or treat at STW) to meet EQS and reduce / cease emmisions in this or subsequent rounds.Eight sewage treatment works; Rampton STW, Newthorpe STW, Balderton STW, Calverton STW, Scunthorpe STW, Hallem Fields (Ilkeston) STW, Kirton in Lindsey STW, Kirby in Ashfield STW. Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Derbyshire Derwent Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigate emissions from STWs and appraise options (to reduce at source or treat at STW) to meet EQS and reduce / cease emmisions in this or subsequent rounds. Seven STWS; Huthwaite STW, Wirksworth STW, Marehay STW, SwanwickSTW, Westwood Brook STW, Heage STW, Kilburn STW.

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 138 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Dove Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigate emissions from STWs and appraise options (to reduce at source or treat at STW) to meet EQS and reduce / cease emmisions in this or subsequent rounds. One STW at Marchington STW Hazardous substances and Further investigation into Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse Millstone Grit 2012 Environment non-hazardous pollutants; ammonia, zinc, copper and and Carboniferous Limestone Agency; Defra Priority Substances and cadmium failures required to Specific Pollutants confirm risk of failure of WFD Article 7. Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Tame Anker and Mease Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigate emissions from STWs and appraise options (to reduce at source or treat at STW) to meet EQS and reduce / cease emmisions in this or subsequent rounds.Seven sewage treatment works; Coleshill STW, Walsall Wood STW, Goscote STW, Barston STW, Langley STW, Overseal STW, Meriden STW.

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 139 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Idle & Torne Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigate emissions from STWs and appraise options (to reduce at source or treat at STW) to meet EQS and reduce / cease emmisions in this or subsequent rounds.Five sewage treatment works; Shirebrook STW, Dinnington STW, Warmsworth STW, Maltby STW, Clowne STW Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Soar Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigate emissions from STWs and appraise options (to reduce at source or treat at STW) to meet EQS and reduce / cease emmisions in this or subsequent rounds.Three sewage treatment works; Snarrows STW, Loughborough STW, Oadby STW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water; South Priority Substances and Investment programme - Staffordshire Specific Pollutants Investigation of drinking water Water source catchments to identify problems and appraise options to facilitate compliance with Article 7 of WFD. At three drinking water sources in the Staffordshire Trent Valley catchment. Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Lower Trent & Erewash Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigation of drinking water source catchments to identify problems and appraise options to facilitate compliance with Article 7 of WFD. At three drinking water sources in the Lower Trent and Erewash catchment. Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Tame Anker and Mease Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigation of drinking water source catchments to identify problems and appraise options to facilitate compliance with Article 7 of WFD. At three drinking water sources in the Tame, Anker &

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Mease catchment.

Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Idle & Torne Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigation of drinking water source catchments to identify problems and appraise options to facilitate compliance with Article 7 of WFD. At five drinking water sources in the Idle and Torne catchment. Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigate emissions from STWs and appraise options (to reduce at source or treat at STW) to meet EQS and reduce / cease emmisions in this or subsequent rounds.One sewage treatment works; Cannock STW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Soar Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigation of drinking water source catchments to identify problems and appraise options to facilitate compliance with Article 7 of WFD. At two drinking water sources in the Soar catchment. Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Derbyshire Derwent Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigation of drinking water source catchments to identify problems and appraise options to facilitate compliance with Article 7 of WFD. At one drinking water source in the Derwent valley. Hazardous substances and Investigations under PR09 Dove Catchment 2012 Severn Trent non-hazardous pollutants; (AMP5) Water Industry Water Priority Substances and Investment programme - Specific Pollutants Investigation of drinking water source catchments to identify problems and appraise options to facilitate compliance with Article 7 of WFD. At one drinking water source in the Dove catchment.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Metaldehyde Investigate reasons for failure of River Derwent from Elvington Beck to 2010 Metaldehyde WFD Article 7 so safeguard River Ouse; River Derwent from Steering Group zones and development of Kirkham to Elvington Beck; River detailed five year catchment Swale/Ouse from Wiske to Naburn action plan can be considered. Proactive implementation of Metaldehyde Steering Group 'Get Pelletwise' measures. Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year Staunton Harold Reservoir 2010 Metaldehyde Catchment Action Plan for Steering Group Safeguard Zone. Proactive implementation of Metaldehyde Steering Group 'Get Pelletwise' measures. Water industry catchment investigation to establish source of pollutant Methabenzthiazuron; Further investigation required to Blackbrook Reservoir; R Blythe from 2010 Environment Propyzamide; 2,4-D; confirm risk of failure of WFD Patrick Bridge to R Tame; River Agency; Water Metazachlor; Mecoprop; Article 7 Bourne from Didgeley Brook to R companies MCPA; Linuron; Diflufenican; Tame; River Derwent from Bottle Conductivity; Colour; Brook to R Trent; River Derwent from Ammonia; Chlortoluron; Fen R Wye to R Amber; River Trent from propimorph; Carbetamide R Dove Conf to River Derwent; Rothley Brook Catchment (trib of Soar); Waithe Beck lower Catchment (to Tetney Lock) Microbiology; Faecal indicator Investigations and modelling to Esk and Coast Catchment Ongoing Yorkshire Water organisms provide the evidence base of the

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners impact of Yorkshire Water's assets in the Esk and Coast catchment on designated bathing waters. Identification of the improvements required to secure 'sufficient/good/excellent' quality under the new Bathing Water Directive in the next round of company investment (PR09). Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Water companies investigation at Chequer House to Nottinghamshire&Doncaster establish source of pollutant Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Water companies investigation at Budby Forest to Nottinghamshire&Doncaster establish source of pollutant Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Lower Trent Erewash - PT Sandstone 2012 Water companies investigation at Far Baulker to Wollaton establish source of pollutant Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Water companies investigation at Amen Corner to Nottinghamshire&Doncaster establish source of pollutant Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Lower Trent Erewash - PT Sandstone 2012 Water companies investigation at Papplewick to Wollaton establish source of pollutant Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Staffordshire Trent Valley - PT 2012 Water companies investigation at Whitmore to Sandstone Staffordshire establish source of pollutant

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 145 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Water companies investigation at Rufford to Nottinghamshire&Doncaster establish source of pollutant Nutrients Severn Trent Water catchment Staffordshire Trent Valley - PT 2012 Water companies investigation at Hatton to Sandstone Staffordshire establish source of pollutant Nutrients Anglian Water catchment Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit 2012 Water companies investigation at Barrow to establish source of pollutant Nutrients Anglian Water catchment Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit 2012 Water companies investigation at North Pickenham to source of pollutant Nutrients Anglian Water catchment Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit 2012 Water companies investigation at Risby to establish source of pollutant Nutrients Anglian Water catchment Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit 2012 Water companies investigation at Irby to establish source of pollutant Nutrients; Phosphate Investigation of the impact of Swale, Ure, Nidd & Upper Ouse 2012 Yorkshire Water Yorkshire Water's assets in the Catchment Swale, Ure, Nidd & Upper Ouse catchment under the next round of company investment (PR09). Nutrient balance studies on the River Ure downstream of Hawes WwTW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Better understanding of the Don and Rother Catchment 2012 Yorkshire Water BOD impact of Yorkshire Water's assets in the Don & Rother catchment including UPM type investigations for groups of intermittent discharges in Sheffield, Rotherham, Wath, Grimethorpe and Royston. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Requirement to meet a target Aire and Calder Catchment 2012 Yorkshire Water BOD under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan: investigations of the impact of Yorkshire Water's discharges on white clawed crayfish populations in Roundhay Park Lake and Meanwood Beck. Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Better understanding of the Aire and Calder Catchment 2012 Yorkshire Water BOD impact of Yorkshire Water's assets in the Aire & Calder catchment including UPM type investigations for groups of CSOs in Leeds, Halifax and Morley. Pesticides; Metaldehyde Develop detailed 5-year Blithfield Reservoir 2010 Environment Catchment Action Plan for Agency Safeguard Zone, Water industry catchment investigation to establish source of pollutant

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Priority Hazardous Severn Trent Water catchment Idle Torne - PT Sandstone 2012 Water companies Substances, Priority investigation at Clipstone Forest Nottinghamshire&Doncaster Substances and Specific to establish source of pollutant Pollutants Priority Hazardous Anglian Water catchment Grimsby Ancholme Louth Chalk Unit 2012 Water companies Substances, Priority investigation at Riddlesworth to Substances and Specific establish source of pollutant Pollutants

Priority Hazardous Investigate emissions from Hull and East Riding Catchment 2010 Yorkshire Water Substances, Priority Yorkshire Water's STWs and Substances and Specific appraise options (to reduce at Pollutants; Chemicals - source or treat at STW) to meet Specific pollutants EQS and reduce/cease emissions in this or subsequent rounds: Skidby, Melton, Beverley, Saltend (Hull) WwTWs. Priority Hazardous Investigate emissions from Aire and Calder Catchment 2010 Yorkshire Water Substances, Priority Yorkshire Water's STWs and Substances and Specific appraise options (to reduce at Pollutants; Chemicals - source or treat at STW) to meet Specific pollutants EQS and reduce/cease emissions in this or subsequent rounds: Huddersfield, Esholt and Mitchell Laithes WwTWs.

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 148 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Priority Hazardous Investigate emissions from Don and Rother Catchment 2011 Yorkshire Water Substances, Priority Yorkshire Water's STWs and Substances and Specific appraise options (to reduce at Pollutants; Chemicals - source or treat at STW) to meet Specific pollutants EQS and reduce/cease emissions in this or subsequent rounds: Williamthorpe, Adwick and Grimethorpe WwTWs Priority Hazardous Investigate emissions from Swale, Ure, Nidd & Upper Ouse 2011 Yorkshire Water Substances, Priority Yorkshire Water's STWs and Catchment Substances and Specific appraise options (to reduce at Pollutants; Chemicals - source or treat at STW) to meet Specific pollutants EQS and reduce/cease emissions in this or subsequent rounds: Askham Bryan WwTW. Priority Hazardous Investigate emissions from Esk and Coast Catchment 2011 Yorkshire Water Substances, Priority Yorkshire Water's STWs and Substances and Specific appraise options (to reduce at Pollutants; Chemicals - source or treat at STW) to meet Specific pollutants EQS and reduce/cease emissions in this or subsequent rounds: Reighton WwTW.

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Priority Hazardous Investigate emissions from Derwent (Humber) Catchment 2011 Yorkshire Water Substances, Priority Yorkshire Water's STWs and Substances and Specific appraise options (to reduce at Pollutants; Chemicals - source or treat at STW) to meet Specific pollutants EQS and reduce/cease emissions in this or subsequent rounds: Seamer WwTW.

Natura 2000 protected areas and SSSIs Abstraction and other artificial Undertaking specific management Derbyshire Derwent Catchment; Idle 2010 National Trust; flow pressures works to improve conditions on & Torne Catchment; Soar Catchment; Severn Trent Sites of Special Scientific Interest Swale, Ure, Nidd & Upper Ouse Water; Yorkshire at Kedleston Park, Hatfield Chase Catchment Wildlife Trust; Ditches, Blackbrook Reservoir, Environment Buddon Wood and Swithland Agency Reservoir and Ripon Parks Abstraction and other artificial Modification of Abstraction licence River Swale/Ouse from Wiske to 2015 Yorkshire Water; flow pressures to ensure no adverse effect on Naburn Environment integrity of Natura 2000 site Agency (Installation of screens for abstraction above current rates or from currently unused intakes): River Ouse Abstraction and other artificial Modification of Abstraction licence River Derwent from Kirkham to 2015 Environment flow pressures to ensure no adverse effect on Elvington Beck Agency; integrity of Natura 2000 site Yorkshire Water

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners (prevent fish entrainment): River Derwent- Lower Derwent Valley SAC Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at Site of Special Cropston Reservoir; Swithland 2012 Environment flow pressures Scientific Interest perceived to be Reservoir Agency; Severn adversely affected by abstraction Trent Water : Charnwood Reservoirs Abstraction and other artificial Investigation at Site of Special River Blythe from Source to Cuttle 2012 Environment flow pressures Scientific Interest perceived to be Brook Agency; Severn adversely affected by abstraction Trent Water : River Blythe Abstraction and other artificial Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment flow pressures; Nutrients restoration to, favourable Agency conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by revoking or amending abstraction licences (See Annex D) Abstraction and other artificial Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Water companies flow pressures; Nutrients restoration to, favourable conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas through Implementing AMP Schemes (See Annex D) Abstraction and other artificial Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Land managers flow pressures; Nutrients; restoration to, favourable and owners; Physical modification conservation status on Natura Natural England 2000 Protected Areas through Specific Management Works to address water quality, hydrology

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 151 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009

Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners and morphology pressures (See Annex D) Ammonia Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Tame Anker and Mease Catchment 2015 Severn Trent Water Industry Investment Water programme - Schemes to improve ammonia content of discharges to meet requirements of Habitats Directive RoC. One sewage treatment works at Packington STW Nutrients Contribute to achieving Idle & Torne Catchment; Soar 2012 Environment favourable condition on Catchment; Staffordshire Trent Valley Agency Chesterfield Canal SSSI, Clumber Catchment; Tame Anker and Mease Park SSSI, River Eye SSSI, Cop Catchment Mere SSSI and River Blythe SSSI by revoking or amending discharge consents Nutrients Contribute to achieving Idle & Torne Catchment 2010 Severn Trent favourable condition on Clumber Water Park SSSI, Hatfield Chase Ditches SSSI and Rainworth Lakes SSSI by implementing AMP schemes

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Nutrients Investigations under PR09 Soar Catchment 2012 Severn Trent (AMP5) Water Industry Water Investment programme - Investigation of the impact of Severn Trents assets on the requirements of the CROW Act at five sites; Bradgate park & Cropston reservior, Buddon Wood & Swithland reservior, Groby Pool & woods, Blackbrook Reservoir Nutrients; Direct biological Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environmental pressures; Abstraction and restoration to, favourable NGOs; Natural other artificial flow pressures; conservation status on Natura England Physical modification 2000 Protected Areas through SSSI Management Agreement (See Annex D) Nutrients; Physical Contribute to maintenance of, or Humber RBD 2012 Environment modification; Sediments (as a restoration to, favourable Agency direct pollutant) conservation status on Natura 2000 Protected Areas by revoking or amending Discharge/PPC Consents (See Annex D) Nutrients; Phosphate; Nitrate Investigation of the impact of Aire and Calder Catchment 2012 Yorkshire Water Yorkshire Water's assets in the Aire & Calder catchment on the requirements of the CROW Act under the next round of company investment (PR09). Nutrient balance study at Fairburn &

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Pressures Description of the action Lead organisation and What will happen Where it will happen Start date partners Newton Ings SSSI. and Cold Hiendley Lake.

Organic pollutants; Ammonia; Actions under PR09 (AMP5) Idle & Torne Catchment 2015 Severn Trent BOD Water Industry Investment Water programme - CROW Act Schemes to relocate discharges to protect SSSIs, two sewage treatment works; Epworth STW, Maltby Low Common STW.

Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan, Humber River Basin District 154 Annex C: Actions to deliver objectives December 2009