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South West Water – ‘Upstream Thinking’
Martin Ross, Environmental Manager
RSC Water Science Forum: Protecting Water Catchments from Diffuse Pollution – the Emerging Evidence Birmingham - 21 February 2012
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Presentation content 1. Upstream Thinking described 2. Emerging benefits 3. Mitigation and output measures 4. Incentives for adopters
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1. Upstream Thinking described
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2010/15: £4m farmland improvements
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Slurry storage is key to water protection
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SWW funded over-wintering for cattle
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Covenanted agreements for 20 years
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Upstream Thinking: simple but effective measures
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2010/15: £4.1m for Exmoor & Dartmoor
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2,000ha to improve 3,000ha SSSI
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2. Emerging benefits
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Slower water release in droughts & floods
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Sphagnum growth in a blocked ditch
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Moss and sphagnum in rewetted areas
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Removing blocks to fish passage
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Improved stream access for watering
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White Park haymeadow management
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Measuring improvements
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Upper Tamar WRT Project - BMWP Taxa Scoring Results Upstream
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Our current partners
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3. Mitigation and output measures
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Resolving a pollution pathway
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40% grant towards improved tracks
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Remote water quality/quantity monitoring
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Four PhDs from world-leading research
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Upland data – flow and colour
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Measuring outputs in 2011/12 1. Moorland and Culm – 170ha restored 2. Farm visits – 492 completed on 274 farms 3. Fencing – 25km installed 4. Moorland improvements £272K 5. Farmed land grants & inv £719K 6. Matching funds £1.5m from farmers
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4. Incentives for adopters
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The Paid Ecosystem Services approach
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Valuing grazing to control wildfires
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Valuing carbon capture and storage
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Valuing biodiversity as ‘free goods’
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Hydro potential from sustainable water
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Upland support for major resources
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Summary • Upstream Thinking connects the land management and
water industries through ecosystem service payments • It offers improved farming and protects water • It offers downstream flood protection for urban areas • It controls water charge increases • It provides water for diluting sewage works’ effluents • It involves local communities and third sector experts • It protects river flow regimes for hydropower • It supports UK and EU sustainability and WFD agendas
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