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Does the environment matter ?

RBMPs from plan to project Presenter name Amanda Patterson Date 6 November 2018

A reminder…What is river basin planning? EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD) adopted in 2000 Complemented by specific directives: Bathing water Drinking water Nitrate Aimed to achieve ‘good’ status by 2015 all waterbodies (extended to 2021/27) Updated WFD Regulations 2017 WFD will still be relevant after BREXIT

25YEP is intended as “a direct translation of the commitments of the WFD”…… 25 Year Environment Plan Flood Risk River Basin Management Plans Management Plans Water Industry Water Resource National Environment Management Plan Environment Programme Programme

WFD is delivered through river basin management planning

A reminder….water body – default objective High – no or very minor disturbance H from natural conditions Good – slight variation from natural G conditions Moderate – significantly disturbed from M natural conditions Poor – showing major disturbance to the P biology B Bad – severe disturbance to the biology 6

Different to before… Two tier structure Resources limited Less emphasis on River Basin Districts- Humber

What river basin planning does… Set out what needs to happen and when to achieve Make the objectives Engage and inform economic case for the water stakeholders and the public environment Set binding Facilitate collaboration and statutory water body objectives partnership action “Nationally Assess the current Shape government strategic, and future state of water policy and locally the environment future regulation owned”

Reviewing & updating the plans in 2021 Working Together: Statement of June 2018 6 month consultation steps and consultation measures Challenges and Choices: significant May 2019 6 month consultation water management issues June 2020 Draft river basin management plan 6 month consultation Publish river basin management Dec 2021 plan

Challenges and Choices May – Nov 2019 Consultation Legal requirement: publish summary of the significant water management matters for each river basin district. Publish updated Working Together Challenges and Draft plans and send Consult on timeline, Choices Draft updated plans Publish RBMP21 with ‘impact key milestones and Consult on the main and economic approved Consult on draft assessment’ to opportunities for issues and possible analysis to Defra updated updated plans Defra engagement solutions plans Apr-18 Jul-18 Oct-18 Jan-19 Apr-19 Jul-19 Oct-19 Jan-20 Apr-20 Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21

Environment Programme Noble causes Urban diffuse Rural diffuse

Environment programme Noble causes Flood plain reconnection Fish passage

Developing projects internal partners; Fisheries, Flood and Water Resource

Developing projects with External partners River, Wildlife, Canal Trusts Local Authorities Highways England HS2 Projects e.g. Charnwood Many others

Environment Programme: integrated funding sources 2015 - 2018 2018/1 9 External funding Other EA WLB funding 1 7

Achievements East Midlands 16/17