Lune, Wyre & Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee 10th April, 1978 Item Type monograph Publisher North West Water Authority Download date 26/09/2021 06:51:26 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/27005 North West Water Dawson House, Great Sankey Warrington WA5 3LW Telephone Penketh 4321 F.2/B22 3rd April, 1978 To: Members of the Lune, Wyre and Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee: (Messrs J.M. Croft (Chairman); W. Bailey; R. Barratt; R.A. Challenor; J.H. Fell; A.L. Harris; G.A. Martin; J. Taylor; G. Wilson; Dr. J.V. Dyer; Major N.J. Clarkson Webb; and the Chairman of the Authority (P.J. Lidell): and the Chairman of the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee (T.A.F. Barnes)(Ex officio)). Dear Sir, A meeting of the LUNE, WYRE AND FURNESS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE will be held at 2.30 p.m. on MONDAY, 10TH APRIL, 1978, at the SOUTH CUMBRIA AREA OFFICE of the RIVERS DIVISION, "BEATHWAITE" LEVENS, KENDAL, for consideration of the following business. Yours faithfully, G.W. SHAW, Director of Administration. AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence. 2. Minutes of the last meeting (previously circulated). 3. Membership of the Committee. 4. Fisheries Income and Expenditure. 5. Investigations for future water supplies to South West Cumbria. 6. Morecambe-Heysham Sewerage Scheme - Crossing of River Lune. 7. Terminated angling leases. 8. Report by Area Fisheries Officer on Fisheries activities. 9. Calendar of Meetings 1978-79. 10. Institute of Fisheries Management - Annual Study Course. 11. Any other business. P .2 /B 1 2 NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY LUNE, WYRE AND FURNESS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 10TH APRIL, 1978 MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE 1. Mr. Leslie Hill of Kendal, who had served on this Committee since its inception, as the nominee of the Kent (Westmorland) Angling Association, has submitted his resignation due to ill health. The Chairman has written to Mr. H ill wishing him well and thanking him for his service over the last four years. 2. The Association have subsequently nominated Mr. Robert Harper of Collingield Farm, Kendal, to take Mr. H ill's place on the Committee and should this nomination be accepted, the Regional Committee w ill be asked to confirm the appointment on 2nd May, 1978. F .2 /A 9 NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY LUNE, WYRE AND FURNESS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1QTH APRIL 1978 FISHERIES INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 1. The Committee's recommendation made at the last meeting on 16th January 1978 that, for the present, the Authority defer the question of reviewing the existing net licence duties, was noted by the Regional Committee on 6th February 1978 who recommended that there be no variation in the existing net licence duties in 1979. 2. However, it was agreed that an investigation should be carried out into the feasibility of the net licence duties beii.g based upon the uniform percentages of the annual declared catch in respect of the type of net used with a view to consideration for implementation on 1st January 1980. 3. In addition, the Regional Committee recommended that application be made to the M inister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for a continu­ ation of the excusal from the licensing system for: (i) eel fishing with rod and line seaward of the highwater mark; (ii) freshwater and eel fishing in inland waters of a surface area of not more than one hectare. 4. After submission to the Policy and Resources Committee on 6th March 1978 these recommendations were approved by the Authority on 20th March 1978 and appropriate notices have been published in the press. F .2 /B 1 3 NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY LUNE, WYRE AND FURNESS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1QTH APRIL, 1978 INVESTIGATIONS FOR FUTURE WATER SUPPLIES TO SOUTH WEST CUMBRIA 1. On 16th January, 1978, the Conun it tee considered a report which had been submitted to, and accepted by, the Policy and Resources Committee on 5th December, 1977, concerning investigations for future water supplies to South West Cumbria. 2. The report outlined the alternative schemes at present being investi­ gated which are:- Scheme A Further development of the existing Poaka Beck Reservoirs with no emlargement of the present reservoirs. This would involve pumping to the reservoirs from one of the nearby rivers, of which the River Crake is the most favoured river from an engineering and eco­ nomic viewpoint. The scheme could provide additional supplies of 15-20 Ml/d and would require an abstraction of at least 35 Ml/d from th e r i v e r . Scheme B Further development of the existing Poaka Beck Reservoirs including enlargement of the present storage capacity. When fully developed, this scheme would be expected to yield about 40 Ml/d. It would involve a similar intake and pumping station to Scheme B but with a capacity of at least 55 Ml/d. It is likely that a scheme sim ilar to Scheme A would form a first stage of Scheme B. Scheme C A new pipeline over 50 km. long to convey treated water from the existing Haweswater Aqueduct near Kendal to Ulverston and B arrow . 3. In view of the fisheries implications of Schemes A and B, the Committee were invited to nominate appropriate representatives to take part in informal discussions on the river abstractions schemes with officers of the Authority. It was resolved that Mr. J.H. Fell should be authorised to invite representatives to join him in the discussion with the officers. 4. A meeting took place on 7th March under Mr. F ell's Chairmanship and a Note of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1. 5. The Committee are invited to consider the views recorded in the Note of the meeting. F .2 /B 1 4 NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY LUNE, WYRE AND FURNESS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1QTH APRIL, 1978 INVESTIGATIONS FOR FUTURE WATER SUPPLIES TO SOUTH WEST CUMBRIA ~ REPORT OF MEETING HELD TO DISCUSS THE FISHERIES ASPECTS OF ABSTRACTION FROM R. CRAKE 1. At their meeting held on 16th January, 1978 the Committee resolved that Mr. J.H. Fell be authorised to invite representatives to join him to discuss the fisheries implications of the Poaka Beck scheme with officers of the Authority. 2. Under the Chairmanship of Mr. J.H. Fell Officers of the Authority met a number of those with fishery interests on the River Crake on 7th March, 1978. Those attending were:- Mrs. T.N. Addison, Vale House, Spark Bridge Mr. Buchananan, Sunny Glen, Spark Bridge Mr. W. H all, Lowick M ill Farm, Lowick Bridge Mr. F. Harrison, Bridgefield Farm, Lowick Bridge Major J.V. Machell, Penny Bridge Hall, Greenodd Mr. M. Hooper, Agent for Major Machell Mr. P. Rushton, Secretary of Low Nibthwaite Anglers Mr. H.B. Whittam, Secretary of Ulverston Anglers 3. Prior to the meeting those attending were provided with information on the scheme and on the possible effects of abstraction on the residual flows in the River Crake. The following six points summarise the comments of those consulted:- (a) The over-riding reaction was a wish to see a development which did not take water from the River Crake. (b) The prescribed flow during the summer, from June (or possibly July) through to October, inclusive, should be 100 Ml/day. (The officers proposals were based on a prescribed flow of 40 Ml/day throughout the year with abstractions limited to 50% of the flow in excess of the prescribed flow). The 40 Ml/day as an accept­ able winter prescribed flow as was a 50% abstraction factor for both seasons. (c) As much pumping as possible should take place in winter to ensure that the reservoirs were as full as possible in the s p r in g . 2 (d) Any intake should be as far downstream on the river as pos- sible. (e) Smolt screens should be installed at the intake. (f) A fish counter should be installed, preferably in the lower reaches. F .2 /B 2 5 NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY LUNE, WYRE AND FURNESS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 10TH APRIL, 1978 MORECAMBE-HEYSHAM SEWAGE SCHEME CROSSING OF THE RIVER LUNE 1. The final stage of the above scheme, which links the sewerage systems of Morecambe and Heysham to the new sewage works under construction at Stodday is to proceed shortly. 2. The Scheme involves laying three steel pipelines; one of 540 mm and two of 600 mm diameter across the River Lune at the point shown on the attached plan. The work is under the control of the Lancaster City Council acting as agents for the Authority. 3. It is possible that during the construction period this work could affect the Lune fisheries, but until tenders have been received by the City Council and examined by their Consultants, it is not possible to estimate the extent of that effect. 4. The officers anticipate that they will have further information by the date of the meeting. P .2/A 24 NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY LUNE, WYRE AND FURNESS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 10TH APRIL 1978 TERMINATED ANGLING LEASES 1. On 6th February, 1978, the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee considered a report previously approved by the Recreation Sub­ committee on 23rd January 1978, setting out proposals for dealing with terminated angling leases on the Authority's reservoirs. 2. Those reservoirs on which the leases had terminated (but were being renewed on a 12 month basis) had been placed in three categories as f o llo w s : - C a te g o ry 1 - Reservoirs with suitable treatment where there seemed to be no reason why angling rights should not be relet for club use for a period of seven years.