Wensum Working Group 2 nd March 2020 Agenda Stakeholder and Partnership Update KA Pollution Group Update KA Point Source Location Surveys and outcomes TV Invitation to Visit to the UWFCG KA Invertebrates and Riverfly DH River Warden Scheme JF Fish Survey Reporting Progression KA Lithophilic fish PhD in England Habitat Improvement Project 2020 KA Fishery Access Project KA New Mills Draw Down & EA Update JW FIP Project Bid 2020 KA AOB
Defra DWP Target Serial No Title Action Owner Lead Task No Date Implement a group wide Group STG-001 media solution to promote WCP Kelvin Allen Apr-20 Communications activities of the group WENSUM PARNERSHIP TASK VOLUMES Create business case for STG-002 Officer Business funding for additional officer Neil Mar-20 W-DWP011 WCP Case to implement and deliver the Punchard Annually WCP plan Steering Morphology, 7, Group, 6, 12% 13% STG-003 Financial Support Explore grant structures and WCP Kelvin Allen Apr-20 potential funding streams Agree Governance and STG-004 WCP Governance WCP Kelvin Allen Apr-20 financial model structures Ecology, 17, 33% Pollution, 22, Create a set of SMART WCP 42% measures to ensure all Cass STG-005 Measurement of WCP Jul-20 outcomes are measured and Singleton Outcomes sustained Scope the introduction of a W-DWP008 Community John STG-006 river warden scheme with W-DWP011 WCP Aug-20 Engagement Flowerdew Parish Councils W-DWP018
Defra DWP Serial No Title Action Owner Lead Target Date Task No Invertebrate Base ECO-001 WWG David Harper Apr-20 Report on the gap analysis between the respective bodies Status reporting on Invertebrate status Invertebrate Base Identify the reasons for variance and agree a way forward on ECO-002 WWG Geoff Phillips Apr-20 Reasons measures for the river Wensum Invertebrate Define and quantify the scale of a riverfly monitoring ECO-003 WWG Geoff Phillips Apr-20 Monitoring Scope scheme for the river Wensum Invertebrate ECO-004 WWG Dennis Willis Apr-20 Define a riverfly monitoring scheme for the river Wensum Monitoring Definition and agree volunteer engagement and training Invertebrate Implement a riverfly monitoring scheme for the river ECO-005 WWG Dennis Willis May-20 Monitoring Wensum ECO-006 Habitat Understanding the diversity of Habitats' WWG David Harper Jun-20 Provision of 150 SqM of additional off channel habitat and refuge annually (Middle and Lower Reaches) ECO-007 Habitat Middle Reaches W-DWP-019 Jez Wood Annually WWG Habitat Upper Reaches Provision of 100 SqM of additional off channel habitat and ECO-008 W-DWP-019 WWG Jez Wood Annually refuge annually (Upper Reaches) Summarise the SSSI designations and understanding of ECO-009 Habitat Macrohytes macrophytes (plants) across all reaches of the Wensum, WWG David Harper Aug-20 building on the 6 year Natural England assessment period. Understand all fish species to enable the identification of any aspect of ecology, pollution or morphology that has a Kelvin Allen Julia ECO-010 Fish Densities WWG Jun-20 detrimental effect on the health and welfare of River Stansfield Wensum fish populations
Defra DWP Serial No Title Action Owner Lead Target Date Task No Identify any adverse conditions that undermine …(habitat, pathway etc)… and make recommendations to the River ECO-011 Fish Limnophilic WWG ? Dec-20 Wensum catchment Partnership for rectification/referral of the issue as required Identify any adverse conditions that undermine …(habitat, pathway etc )… and make recommendations to the River ECO-012 Fish Rheophilic WWG ? Dec-20 Wensum catchment Partnership for rectification/referral of the issue as required Identify any adverse conditions that undermine …(habitat, pathway etc)… and make recommendations to the River ECO-013 Fish Migratory WWG Jex Wood Dec-20 Wensum catchment Partnership for rectification/referral of the issue as required ECO-014 Fish Predation To introduce a plan on predation for the Wensum WWG Roger Gibbons Dec-20 Non-Native Species ECO-015 Explore status and impact informed by other actions WWG Mar-21 Crayfish Non-Native Species Continue to co-ordinate Norfolk Non-Native Species ECO-016 NCC Joe Kenworthy Annually Balsam Initiative to remove Himalayan balsam Scope the provision of increasing sustainable angling ECO-017 Angling Access WWG Apr-21 provision
Defra DWP Target Funding Serial No Title Action Owner Lead Task No Date Required Agriculture Diffuse pollution Increase use of cover crops Aspirational aim: Green cover (including POL-001 W-DWP005 WCP Project Officer 2027 Cover Crops Long Term stubble and winter cash crops) across the whole catchment) Increase use of cover crops Short term aim: additional 100 hectares Agriculture Diffuse pollution POL-002 (Needs Clarity) W-DWP005 UWFCG Lizzie Emmett Nov-20 2500 Cover Crops Short Term Increase construction of in field silt traps including moving high risk field gateways (entrances) Agriculture Diffuse pollution POL-003 W-DWP005 UWFCG Project Officer 2027 Silttraps Long Term Aspirational aim: All high risk area identified by target date Agriculture Diffuse pollution Increase construction of water interventions Short term aim: 2 new in- POL-004 W-DWP005 UWFCG Lizzie Emmett Mar-21 Silttraps Short Term field silt traps in Upper Wensum Farm Cluster Group area Agriculture Diffuse pollution Increase construction of water interventions Short term aim: 2 new in- POL-004 W-DWP005 WCP Project Officer Mar-21 Silttraps Short Term field silt traps outside the Upper Wensum Farm Cluster Group area Post-harvest cultivation Aspirational aim instigate mitigations options POL-006 Agriculture Diffuse pollution W-DWP005 UWFCG Project Officer 2023 on high risk fields and demonstrate across the wider catchment Tramline and wheeling management Aspirational aim: Tramline and Agriculture Diffuse pollution wheeling layout change and disruption across all arable land. POL-007 W-DWP005 NRT Zak Brown Dec-20 Tramlining Short term-aim: Tramline disruption on 100ha of winter cereals using free kit trials via WSF. Tramline and wheeling management Aspirational aim: Hold joint Agriculture Diffuse pollution POL-008 workshop in spring 2020 and promote use at 2019/2020 CSF and WSF W-DWP006 NRT Zak Brown Dec-20 Upskilling workshops, Scope a feasibility study on the implementation of change of land use W-DWP001 Andrew POL-009 Agriculture Land Use Pilot WCCP Dec-20 using current and future farm payment schemes W-DWP004 Alston? Reduce urban pollution (industrial, commercial, residential areas) sources POL-010 Urban Pollution Visit commercial, industrial and residential premises and run W-DWP011 WCP Project Officer 2027 educational campaigns To achieve 60% Reduced pollution from urban areas
Defra DWP Target Funding Serial No Title Action Owner Lead Task No Date Required Undertake a risk mapping exercise using road network, slope and Colin Howlett Urban Pollution POL-012 connectivity to water course to understand the relative risks from road run- W-DWP009 WWG Tim Ellis Tim Mar-20 Assess Mapping off. Venes Urban Pollution Reduce pollution from Highways by 68% (acting as conduit/pathway for diffuse POL-013 W-DWP010 NCC 2027 Highways and urban pollution more than source) Reduce river bank and in-channel erosion caused by livestock trampling, Livestock Poaching POL-014 invasive non-native species, and bad practice ditch maintenance a. Continue to W-DWP015 NRT Zak Brown 2027 Cattle promote fencing grants to landowners POL-015 Livestock Oudoor Pigs Reduce river encursion and run off caused by outdoor Pigs building on practice W-DWP015 UWFCG 2027 EA and Water Company to investigate reductions in phosphorus in wastewater discharges to meet long term limits. This will form part of the PR19 to review POL-016 STW P Removal W-DWP016 AWS Rob Holland 2027 schemes to go into PR24 looking at options to reduce P coming out of wastewater discharges Continue to do feasibility studies, landowner engagement and explore funding STW P Removal by POL-017 and (seasonal) consenting mechanisms for Constructed Wetlands from small W-DWP016 AWS Rob Holland Wetlands water recycling centres (<1000? population equivalent) Rural Pollution - POL-018 W-DWP008 WCP Project Officer 2023 Action on poor septic tank management/mis connections. Implement action Septic Tanks on the findings of W_DWPP_007 Septic tank risk mapping, Investigate unconsented discharges from farms, for example specific farms with poor management practice e.g. Slurry pit/field corner management etc. Rural Pollution - when reported to Environment Agency or if officers identify issue during POL-019 W-DWP017 EA Lisa Turner 2027 Farming Practice compliance or advisory visits or when identified during investigations into failing stretches. If the issue is significant then identify appropriate ways to tackle the issue. Rural Pollution - Investigate and remedy unconsented discharges from the urban or industrial POL-020 Unconsented urban W-DWP018 EA Lisa Turner 2027 environment, for example e.g. misconnections etc when reported to discharges Environment Agency or identified through investigations into failing stretches. Pollution Measures Who is measuring what and where. Bring together all the measures into a POL-021 WCP Project Officer Mar-21 Correlation single base to understand the gaps and additional needs Rural Pollution - River Engage with Parish Councils and local groups to build an urban pollution task POL-022 W-DWP011 WCP John Flowerdew 2023 Wardens force
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