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Urban Water Management Workshop
19th April Worcestershire County Cricket Club
www.catchmentbasedapproach.org
Series of 5 ‘Urban’ workshops
• CaBA Urban Working Group
• Drive engagement • Understand the challenges • First steps towards collaboraHve delivery
Policy, Legislation and Governance
Peter Bide peterbide@aol.com
The bigger picture in water management
Ø Why planning for water matters Ø How policy and plans join up Ø Who is involved Ø Opportunities to get multiple benefits
through partnerships and innovative approaches
Planning for water: why does it matter?
Too much, or too little water is bad for business, the economy and society: Ø lost production and sales Ø disrupted transport Ø waste of resources Ø poor quality environment and
social problems
Good planning and urban design Ø reduces flooding Ø increases water resilience Ø improves water quality Ø creates more liveable places
How integrated water management works in practice
Source: WWT and RSPB -‐ Sustainable Drainage Systems, Maximising the Poten?al for People and Wildlife, A guide for Local Authori?es and Developers
How policy and plans join up
Local Plans
Surface Water Management
Plans
Water Resource Management
Plans
River Basin Management
Plans
NPPF WFD
FWMA Water Acts
How it works in practice
Who’s involved?
Environment Agency
Lead Local Flood Authori@es
Local Planning Authori@es
Water and Sewerage Companies
Highway Authori@es
Local wildlife and conserva@on
groups
Local Communi@es
Catchment partnerships
Natural England
Farmers and land managers
Local Enterprise Partnerships
Local businesses and developers
Understand issues
Develop collabora?on
Build capacity
LPA
IDB
LLFA
NE
Business
Sustainable
drainage
Water
efficiency
Local
environm
ent
How the Catchment –based approach works: Partnerships, process and outcomes
Sustainable development
Opportunities
Multiple benefits
Catchment Partnership
Mul@ple benefits
Partnership working
Flood risk managed &
reduced
Better access and green
space
urban areas regenerated
Housing and
business growth
More effective
use of resources
With good partnerships you
can have it all!
Biodiversity enhanced
Improved water
quality
Funding: geKng more for less
The risks from inaction: Ø Poorly planned
development reducing water and environmental quality and increasing flood risk
Ø Water supply and waste water disposal constraints on development
Ø Missed opportunities for cost-saving
Ø Poorer quality urban environments
Urban water management is important
The benefits of getting it right: Ø Regenerated towns and cities
Ø Enhanced biodiversity
Ø Improved water availability and quality
Ø More green space
Ø Improved public realm and people’s access to it
Ø Enabling new housing
Ø Facilitating business growth
New South Quarter and Wandle Park Croydon
Making it happen Ø Partnerships are crucial
Ø Community engagement is essential
Ø Local Plans are key
Ø Legislation has a role, but
Ø Changing mind-sets is more important
You can’t make them do it, but you can make them want to do it
http://www.ciwem.org/planningadvice
Catchment Partnerships – the benefits of collabora5ve working
Rob Collins The Rivers Trust
rob@theriverstrust.org
h?p://waterlife.org.uk
www.catchmentbasedapproach.org
Mul5ple Benefits • Flood Risk Management • Improved Water Quality and Quan5ty • Climate Resilience • Biodiversity • Green (& Blue) Spaces • Community Health and Well-‐being • Business Growth • Urban re-‐genera5on
Ladywell Fields
Before
Urban Pollution
• Misconnections; CaBA Partnerships, LA’s & Water Companies
• Diffuse Urban Runoff
• Category 3 Pollution Monitoring
• Community Engagement and Awareness Raising
Ordnance Survey Mastermap © Crown copyright and database right 2014
‘DOWNSTREAM DEFENDERS’ Bespoke design on 3 surface water drains R.Wandle, Carshalton, S.London
Hydrodynamic Vortex Chambers
PolluNon Assessment Volunteer Scheme
www.catchmentbasedapproach.org/volunteer-‐monitoring
CaBA Partnerships provide an ideal vehicle to mobilise debate between flood threatened communities and those organisations (& individuals) able to enact mitigation action
Influence of the wider catchment upon towns and ci5es
CaBA Data Package
A partnership approach; Soar Catchment Partnership, City Council, EA, LEP
Flood Risk Management in the Soar underpinned by data and evidence
Catchment Partnerships – the benefits of collabora5ve working
Rob Collins The Rivers Trust
rob@theriverstrust.org
1. What are the opportuni5es you see to delivering sustainable and collabora5ve urban water management and how can any barriers be overcome? 2. What key elements of urban water management should be captured in local plans and policies? 3. How can those plans/polices be influenced
LOCAL ACTION PROJECT Leicester | Manchester | Thames Estuary | Newton Abbot
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Barriers to SuDS/GI delivery & evidence gaps. CaBA Urban Workshop – Birmingham, Oct 2015
LOCAL ACTION PROJECT
STRATEGIC DATA, EVIDENCE
+ INFORMATION
Present robust evidence in a clear way to
help build consensus, facilitate local
decision-making & secure funding
VALUING THE BENEFITS FROM
NATURAL CAPITAL
Develop a clear understanding of the social,
cultural, environmental and economic
benefits provided by natural capital in urban
landscapes and estimating potential
improvements
LOCAL CHOICES, PRIORITIES
+ AMBITIONS
Talk to the local community and civil
society groups to discover their future
vision and ambition for where they live
FUNDING + RESOURCES
FOR ACTION
Support the formation of effective
stakeholder-led partnerships by increasing
engagement, mobilising local delivery
organisations and tapping into funding
sources
Working with local communities to enhance the value of natural capital in our towns, cities and other urban spaces to improve people’s lives, the environment & economic prosperity…
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LOCAL COMMUNITY
Action Practical implementation of
environmental measures
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Place making
GOVERNMENT BODIES
Enabling Conditions
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TARGETED
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC
MANDATE
POLICY/LEGISLATION
MONETISED?
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
NATURAL CAPITAL
FUNCTION
VALUE
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL ASSETS
HABITATS FUNCTIONAL AREAS
SuDS OPEN SPACES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SYNERGIES
PROTECT CONSERVE
MANAGE
ENHANCE
NO DETERIORATION
STOCK
ACTION INTERVENTIONS
DELIVER
FUNDING
TOOLBOX
OPPORTUNITY
NEED
PRIORITIES DRIVERS
STATUTORY
AMBITION
VISION
BUY-IN
HUMAN IMPACTS
HIGH DEMAND
FUNCTION
SUITABILITY
PARTNERSHIP
CAPACITY SYNERGY
DESIGN
MEASURES
OPTIONEERING
PROVISION
POLICY
CAPABILITY
TARGETED
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC
MANDATE
POLICY/LEGISLATION
MONETISED?
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
NATURAL CAPITAL
FUNCTION
VALUE
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL ASSETS
HABITATS FUNCTIONAL AREAS
SuDS OPEN SPACES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SYNERGIES
PROTECT CONSERVE
MANAGE
ENHANCE
NO DETERIORATION
STOCK
ACTION INTERVENTIONS
DELIVER
FUNDING
TOOLBOX
OPPORTUNITY
NEED
PRIORITIES DRIVERS
STATUTORY
AMBITION
VISION
BUY-IN
HUMAN IMPACTS
HIGH DEMAND
FUNCTION
SUITABILITY
PARTNERSHIP
CAPACITY SYNERGY
DESIGN
MEASURES
OPTIONEERING
PROVISION
POLICY
CAPABILITY
POLICY/LEGISLATION
PROTECT CONSERVE
MANAGE
ENHANCE
NO DETERIORATION
STOCK
TARGETED
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC
MANDATE
ACTION INTERVENTIONS
DELIVER
FUNDING
TOOLBOX
OPPORTUNITY
NEED
PRIORITIES DRIVERS
STATUTORY
AMBITION
VISION
BUY-IN
HUMAN IMPACTS
HIGH DEMAND
FUNCTION
SUITABILITY
PARTNERSHIP
CAPACITY SYNERGY
DESIGN
MEASURES
OPTIONEERING
PROVISION
POLICY
CAPABILITY
MONETISED?
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
NATURAL CAPITAL
FUNCTION
VALUE
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL ASSETS
HABITATS FUNCTIONAL AREAS
SuDS OPEN SPACES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SYNERGIES
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Domestic Garden
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Inland Water
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CURRENT ASSETS
Land-cover Composition
Green Wedges
These areas of land offer a space for recreation and nature
conservation, providing a “green lung into urban areas”. They
have been included in the planning policy for Leicester and
Leicestershire for many years.
River Sence
This is the longest tributary
of the River Soar at around
~28km in length.
This map shows the main areas of natural infrastructure
across Leicester and the surrounding wards. There is a
diverse collection of natural habitats and green/blue
spaces across the area; including the wetlands and
riverine habitats to the north of the city, around
Watermead, and species-rich grassland to the
south at Aylestone Meadows Local Nature Reserve.
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CURRENT ASSETS…continued These maps illustrate the high level of detail that is available for mapping green and
blue infrastructure, in Leicester. Data is mapped for two example wards; Rushey
Mead Ward and a detailed section of Abbey Park and the surrounding area in
Abbey Ward.
Due to the detailed mapping and high resolution datasets provided
by Leicester City Council, we are able to view features such as outdoor
sports areas, play areas and street trees.
Rushey Mead Ward
Abbey Park in Abbey Ward
NATURAL CAPITAL
TARGETED
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC
MANDATE
POLICY/LEGISLATION
MONETISED?
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
NATURAL CAPITAL
FUNCTION
VALUE
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL ASSETS
HABITATS FUNCTIONAL AREAS
SuDS OPEN SPACES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SYNERGIES
PROTECT CONSERVE
MANAGE
ENHANCE
NO DETERIORATION
STOCK
ACTION INTERVENTIONS
DELIVER
FUNDING
TOOLBOX
OPPORTUNITY
NEED
PRIORITIES DRIVERS
STATUTORY
AMBITION
VISION
BUY-IN
HUMAN IMPACTS
HIGH DEMAND
FUNCTION
SUITABILITY
PARTNERSHIP
CAPACITY SYNERGY
DESIGN
MEASURES
OPTIONEERING
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POLICY
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BENEFITS ASSESSMENT To target and implement interventions that enhance natural capital effectively have
developed a series of metrics that assess the current benefits being
experienced by people and the environment.
Each metric is a measure with the potential to be
enhanced through natural solutions.
Access to Green Space Percentage of people that meet the criteria outlined in Natural
England’s ANGSt (Accessible Natural Greenspace Standard).
Air Quality (PM10) Mean concentration of PM10 modelled
for 2016, derived from background
maps from the UK-AIR data archive.
Flood Risk (Rivers and Sea) Number of buildings that have a
greater than 1 in 100 year chance of
flooding from rivers and/or sea.
WFD Ecological Status The 2014 Water Framework Directive
ecological status for the surrounding
river waterbody catchment.
Average House Price Mean price for a two-bedroom
house in December 2015.
Flood Damage Cost (Rivers and Sea) Estimated costs incurred due to flood damage
from rivers and sea, based on figures used in the
EA National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA).
Aesthetic value of landscape Number of nature-related photos taken in
the area that have been uploaded to Flickr
and tagged accordingly.
Cultural Activity Number of recreational facilities per 1000 people,
including places such as allotments, sports clubs.
Flood Risk (Surface Water) Number of buildings that have a
greater than 1 in 100 year chance of
flooding from surface water.
Climate Regulation Percentage of land area that is carbon
/GHG-sequestering habitats of
woodland, grassland, wetland or scrub.
Priority Habitat Percentage of ward area that is
described as a priority habitat in
Natural England’s Priority Habitats
Inventory.
BEN
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• Ward-scale analysis
• Metrics represent range of
values in Leicester
• White spaces represent
opportunity for improvement
Low Flows The water availability value of river
waterbody catchments, according to
the EA’s Catchment Abstraction
Management Strategy (CAMS).
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BENEFITS SUMMARY 13. Beaumont Leys Pop – 16,480
37. Abbey Pop – 14,926
6. Western Park Pop – 10,609
8. Fosse Pop – 13,072
16. New Parks Pop – 17,128
21. Westcotes Pop – 11,644
17. Freemen Pop – 10,949
44. Castle Pop – 22,901
12. Charnwood Pop – 13,291
22. Coleman Pop – 14,669
23. Belgrave Pop – 11,558
35. Spinney Hills Pop – 25,571
43. Stoneygate Pop – 20,390
45. Latimer Pop – 12,457
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ACTION INTERVENTIONS
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OPPORTUNITY
BUY-IN
SUITABILITY
PARTNERSHIP
CAPACITY SYNERGY
DESIGN
MEASURES
OPTIONEERING CAPABILITY
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC
MANDATE
POLICY/LEGISLATION
MONETISED?
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
NATURAL CAPITAL
FUNCTION
VALUE
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL ASSETS
HABITATS FUNCTIONAL AREAS
SuDS OPEN SPACES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SYNERGIES
PROTECT CONSERVE
MANAGE
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OPPORTUNITY AREAS The final step of this assessment is to identify key areas for improvement and
investigate areas of priority, opportunity and feasibility for implementing
measures at these sites.
1. Key areas of opportunity across Leicester, such as potential development
sites (including regeneration and brownfield sites) and proposed
wildlife sites.
Potential Sites for Nature
Potential for expanding local sites for nature in
Leicester. There are a number of proposed Local
Nature Reserves and Local Wildlife Sites, which if
designed effectively could produce a number of
benefits for the wider area.
Ashton Green
Abbey Meadows
Waterside Regeneration
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TARGET AREA IDENTIFICATION
Landscape Priority Area 1
Lower Willowbrook Wards
45. Latimer - Very poor air quality
- High flood risk from rivers and sea
- Very high surface water flood risk (and damage costs)
- Low carbon storage
- Low property values
12. Charnwood - Very poor air quality
- Very high flood risk from rivers and sea
- Very high surface water flood risk (and damage costs)
- Low provision of cultural activity resources
- Very low habitat provision and low carbon storage
- Very low property values
35. Spinney Hills - Very poor air quality
- High flood risk from rivers and sea
- Very high surface water flood risk (and damage costs)
- Low provision of cultural activity resources
- Low carbon storage
- Low property values
22. Coleman - Low access to green space and very poor air quality
- Very high flood risk from rivers and sea and surface water, as well as
very high predicted costs of damages
- Low provision of cultural activity resources
- Low carbon storage
- Very low property values
2. Using the information gathered from the previous sections, we are able to identify wards
that could benefit the most from increased or improved environmental infrastructure
and also what types of interventions are appropriate to meet those needs.
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TARGET AREA IDENTIFICATION
Landscape Priority Area 1
Lower Willowbrook Wards
3. Perform high resolution hydrological and suitability analyses to identify candidate sites
for specific interventions – these sites can then be ‘worked-up’ with resource/funding
sought, community consultation, optioneering, design and delivery.
TARGETED
ACTION INTERVENTIONS
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OPPORTUNITY
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DESIGN
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OPTIONEERING CAPABILITY
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MONETISED?
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
NATURAL CAPITAL
FUNCTION
VALUE
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL ASSETS
HABITATS FUNCTIONAL AREAS
SuDS OPEN SPACES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
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PROTECT CONSERVE
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URBAN TOOLBOX Splits into FOUR broad approaches -
• Restoration / regeneration of urban environments
• GI or SuDS in new development
• Retrofit or greening actions
• Increased functionality – e.g. increased amenity or
access
• For each intervention we have developed
factsheets including cost and benefits info
AND include opportunity/feasibility criteria to
facilitate mapping/scenario development
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Rain Gardens are usually small vegetated depressions in the ground created mainly in residential areas to take surface water run-off from roofs and hard surfaces.
RAIN GARDEN Infiltration, bio-retention, soakaways
+ They but can vary significantly in size and are sometimes also called
‘bio-retention cells’
+ Aid infiltration by slowing water down and increasing soil permeability
+ Reducing runoff through root uptake of water and transpiration
+ Can act to remove pollutants from water – especially if wetland areas
are incorporated into the design
+ Aesthetically pleasing and can improve QoL and landscape value
IMPLEMENTATION Rain gardens mimic the natural water retention of undeveloped land and reduce
the volume of water entering drains so they need to be hydrologically connected
Costs: £20-270+/m2 dependent on size and context.
Due to high variability of design and situation. £ £ £
Maintenance: low dependent on context but mainly
litter/sediment removal. Plants need to endure
waterlogged as well as dry conditions. £ £ £
Stress levels
Wellbeing
Exposure to nature
Outdoor Learning
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Allergy risk
Aesthetic quality can
degrade if not managed Feasibility: Can be used for retrofit in residential, industrial or
urban areas. Hydrological connectivity must exist or be created
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RAIN GARDEN Infiltration, bio-retention, soakaways
Stakeholder dialogue
Partnership working
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Strategic targeting
Practical delivery of measures
The Rain Garden Guide
This guide is intended to help the homeowner or property manager
to create a simple rain garden within their own property.
www.raingardens.info/the-rain-garden-guide
Rain garden: design, construction and maintenance
recommendations based on a review of existing
systems
N. Somes, M. Potter, Joe Crosby and M Pfitzner.
In order to better understand factors that contribute to the
successful implementation of street scale Water Sensitive Urban
Design (WSUD) assessments were undertaken at 22 sites across
Melbourne.
www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/ircsa/pdf/13th/Somes.pdf
Evaluating rain gardens as a method to reduce the
impact of sewer overflows in sources of drinking water
Autixier L, Mailhot A, Bolduc S, Madoux-Humery AS, Galarneau M,
Prévost M, Dorner S.
Science of the Total Environment (2014) 499:238-47
Rain gardens were evaluated for their reduction of volumes of water
entering the drainage network and of CSOs.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25192930
SuDS for Schools -
The SuDS for Schools project is working with ten schools in the
Pymmes Brook catchment in North London to design and build
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in the school grounds.
www.sudsforschools.wwt.org.uk/
Ashby Grove residential retrofit rain garden, London
The Ashby Grove rain garden retrofit is designed to remove roof
water from a social housing block in Islington. The aim is to
disconnect one of the roof downpipes and allow water to flow
directly into a newly designed rain garden.
tinyurl.com/zpowlef
Islington Raingarden
The Ashby Grove raingarden in Islington was designed and
constructed as a practical example of what can be done in small
landscape spaces as suggested in the Islington SuDS Design Guide.
robertbrayassociates.co.uk/projects/islington-raingarden
Strutts Centre Rain Garden, Belper
Trent Rivers Trust have just completed this National Demonstration Sustainable Drainage scheme (SuDS) designed by national expert Bob Bray, on a grade II listed building.
www.trentriverstrust.org/site/Rain-Gardens
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Trees can perform a number of functions that in turn provide a number of different benefits to people in urban landscapes -
TREES Street trees, tree pits, urban forest
+ Improving air quality by trapping pollutants
+ Intercepting rainfall to slow the rate of water reaching the ground
+ Increasing infiltration by creating permeable surfaces
+ Reducing runoff through root uptake of water and transpiration
+ Trees are also aesthetically pleasing natural features in an urban
landscape and thus provide many less tangible benefits that improve
people’s quality of life, health and wellbeing
IMPLEMENTATION Trees are very versatile and can be used in a variety of situations. The benefits
produced depend on their size, species, location and style of delivery.
Costs per singular tree: £100-400
(including planting and initial maintenance) £ £ £
Maintenance: mainly pruning
(as part of landscape management) £ £ £ stress levels
exercise frequency
New-born health
exercise frequency
New-born health Property damage:
roots, litter, shading
x allergy risk
Can block views
Feasibility: can be planted in pavements large enough to receive
them. Cab planted on existing GI or in new developments
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TREES Street trees, tree pits, urban forest
Stakeholder dialogue
Partnership working
Benefits/value assessment C
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Strategic targeting
Practical delivery of measures
Urban Forest Effects Model (UFORE) & i-Tree Eco
The Urban Forest Effects Model (UFORE) is a science-based, peer-
reviewed computer model designed to assess and quantify urban
forest ecosystem services, based on field data inputs and external
datasets (e.g. weather and pollution). It was adapted for inclusion
with the i-Tree software suite from the USDA Forest Service, and
was subsequently renamed as i-Tree Eco.
www.itreetools.org
Longitudinal effects on mental health of moving to
greener and less green urban areas.
Alcock I, White MP, Wheeler BW, Fleming LE, Depledge MH.
Environmental Science & Technology (2014) 21; 48 (2):1247-55.
Moving to greener urban areas was associated with sustained mental
health improvements, suggesting that environmental policies to
increase urban green space may have sustainable public health
benefits.
Torbay's Urban Forest
The study (the first of its kind in the UK) used the i-Tree Eco model
(developed by the US Forest Service, and based on peer reviewed
research) to quantify the structure, and some of the major
environmental benefits delivered by Torbay’s trees.
www.torbay.gov.uk/tuf.pdfitreetools.org
Street Tree London
Street Tree is a non-profit making company founded on the belief
that trees should form an integral part of the urban landscape. Our
aim is to increase London's tree stock, working with Local
Authorities, Fund-holders, and business partners, to promote street
trees and the many benefits they bring.
www.streettree.org
Red Rose Forest – Green Streets Case Studies
Red Rose Forest's Green Streets team is dedicated to making our
towns and cities greener and more attractive places to live, work and
invest. They plant street trees, deliver bespoke street greening
projects, create places to grow food, greenspace improvement, plant
community woodlands and orchards, build green roofs and improve
school grounds.
tinyurl.com/j3vhpxm
Wirral Street Trees Programme
A tree planting programme that is helping to transform Wirral into a
thriving economic hub. By April this year over 600 trees across 8km
will have been planted in streets and green spaces, as part of a three-
year programme to link residential areas to places of employment
and training.
tinyurl.com/jn5ggpd
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ACTION INTERVENTIONS
DELIVER
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OPPORTUNITY
BUY-IN
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PARTNERSHIP
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DESIGN
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OPTIONEERING CAPABILITY
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC
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POLICY/LEGISLATION
MONETISED?
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
NATURAL CAPITAL
FUNCTION
VALUE
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL ASSETS
HABITATS FUNCTIONAL AREAS
SuDS OPEN SPACES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SYNERGIES
PROTECT CONSERVE
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LOCAL ACTION PROJECT Leicester | Manchester | Thames Estuary | Newton Abbot
-SuDS- urban spaces for water, wildlife and people
Andy Graham – Head of Community Working Wetlands
They work...
ATTENUATION
SuDS for Schools
10 schools – one catchment 2000+ students engaged Knowledge, skills and confidence Cleaner stream, new habitats Healthy, connected people InspiraIonal places Transformed learning – not just the students
“Love the garden. The children sit at the benches by the garden every
break and lunch8me” Susi Earnshaw
Partnership, parIcipaIon and legacy
What a wonderful day we had! It exceeded all our expecta8ons. Thank you so much for everything. Please pass on our thanks to all your colleagues who made it such a successful event. Mr Westmore, AcIng Head Teacher
SuDS are now well and truly in the Hollickwood consciousness, and also of all our community guests, (I see that all the parents' Facebook pages are going crazy tonight with admiring comments about our SuDS!). Linden Groves, Parent & Gardening CommiQee
-‐Transforming the Salthill catchment in Slough-‐ mulIple benefits – broader support
Health and well-‐being strategies Reduced (fear of) crime Engagement -‐ community cohesion Skills, knowledge – jobs Cleaner streams (WFD) Reduced flood risk (SWMP) CC adaptaIon Wetlands and wildlife (GI)
Prince of Wales community wetland
Urban regeneraIon – blue/green infrastructure
2ha of new urban wetlands
SuDS to clean road-‐run-‐off
Community co-‐design and management
Skills, training, empowerment, civic pride
• Engage early • Build broad support -‐ who benefits? • CollaboraIve design • Be prepared to adapt • Community management • Planners and permissions
hQp://www.wwt.org.uk/uploads/documents/1400927422_ Sustainabledrainagesystemsguide.pdf
hQps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZKJ6JlCF4
Guy Pluckwell
Environment Agency Project Manager
Love your river Telford ! Evidence
Love your river Telford
! Main objectives
! Improve water quality and habitat by working efficiently together ! Community engagement and participation ! Raise awareness ! Mis-connections ! Pollution prevention ! Physical improvements
Working together
Clean Stream Team
Volunteers groups
Local Community
Business Community
Stakeholder organisations
Schools
Working together ! Clean Stream Team
• Proactive multi organisational team
! Volunteer Groups • Support • Training • Equipment
Working together ! School education
programme • River Rangers
! Local community
Working together ! Business Community
! Organisations
Working together
Clean Stream Team
Volunteers groups
Local Community
Business Community
Stakeholder organisations
Schools
Love your river Telford
! Clean Stream Team
! React to reports ! Seek and investigate ! Community liaison ! Pollution Prevention ! Advice
Love your river Telford
Love your river Telford
! Clean Stream Team ! 1 contact number ! familiar faces ! 1 agreed approach
! Togetherness ! Efficient approach ! Improved relationships
Working together
Working together ! SUDs
Working together
! Deculverting
Working together ! In-channel improvements
Working together ! DePave
Benefits
Yet to be monetised
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Cost of project Potential savings realised by project
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Looking beyond ! External
funding
Transferable model ! Bromsgrove
! Worcester? Hereford? Gloucester? Evesham? Merseyside? Portsmouth? East Anglia? Ireland? Trentside? Amber Valley?
! See blog : https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk ! See Twitter: @LYR_Telford
Questions?
Urban Water Quality Monitoring
Caroline Riley
Partnership Manager Healthy Rivers Trust
Mersey Basin
The Mersey Basin
• Urban area • High population
The salmon has returned, …but there’s still more to do
The Mersey Basin
What does the Healthy Rivers Trust do?
Projects
Litter Boat CaBA
Conferences & workshops Engagement
Catchment-Based Approach
What do we do?
CaBA catchments
Upper Mersey
Irwell
Lower Mersey
Alt/Crossens
Weaver Gowy
Our future aspirations rely on having improved water quality.
Clean and healthy rivers
full of fish.
Aspira'ons
issues • Pollution • Litter • Sediment
Urban Diffuse Pollution
• Urban run-off (eg from roads) • Misconnections • Trading estates • Sediment • Contaminated land (eg landfill sites)
Where’s it coming from?
Road run-off
Highway drains River
Mis-connections
Surface water drains
River
Source Pathway Receptor
Micker Brook
Engagement project
• Upper Mersey tributary • Catchment Partnership project • River improvement • River survey indicates misconnections • Engaging public to find misconnections
Evidence-based Approach
• Locate the inputs to a local river • Take water samples at hotspots • Analyse to establish likely source • Prioritise • Deal with each
source accordingly.
• Primary ground survey of the waterbody
• Target identified reaches • Identify points for wet
weather sampling
River Survey
Wet weather sampling
Wet weather sampling
Analyse for: • Nitrate • Ammonia • Phosphate • Silicate • Heavy metals
• Temperature • Conductivity • pH
Data collected
• Sources • Types • Severity
Misconnections
Low public awareness
here
Asking people…
Where does this go to?
Easter Hunt for Misconnections • Residents check
their own plumbing
• Prizes include a plumber to fix it.
Engaging to find Misconnections • ConnectRight
• Helps prevent more misconnections
Engaging the public
Engaging
With local MP at an urban makers market
Next Steps
• Roll out the methodology to other urban areas • Already incorporated into three other projects
In Mersey Basin
• Monitor issues • Simple water tests • Follow up investigations
Bring in volunteer help locally
• Promoting this technique • Working with CaBA Urban working group
Nationally
Ongoing monitoring
• Volunteer citizen science programme
• To show improvements in water quality
To address Urban Diffuse Water Pollution issues:
• Evidence-based project • Engaging the public locally • Targeting issues found in river surveys • Local scale • One brook at a time.
More urban surveys
Future
Less of this … and more of this
Thank you
info@healthyriverstrust.org.uk
Website: www.healthyriverstrust.org.uk
Twitter: @merseyrivers
Rewilding Enfield’s Urban Rivers A partnership project between
Thames21 and London Borough of Enfield
Improving water quality and restoring river systems back to a natural state, giving nature back the power to cleanse and maintain healthy river systems.
Contact: Aimee Felus, Thames21 M: 07500 832284 E: aimee.felus@thames21.org.uk Ian Russell, London Borough of Enfield T: 0208 379 3499 E: ian.russell@enfield.gov.uk
IdenRfying Enfield’s troubled waters
Le4 (above and below): MisconnecRons caused severe polluRon issues in the Houndsden GuVer and Glenbrook Above right: River walls are stained from oils and heavy metals washed from roads into the Salmons Brook Below right: Oils washing into the surface water drains, as is frequent in Enfield
Verifying the need for acRon
Above le4: Invertebrates sampling on the Salmons Brook, June 2014 Below le4: E-‐coli colonies growing on agar a\er contact with sample taken from the Glenbrook Right: TesRng water samples taken from the Enfield’s waterways in the Thames21 Lab
Glenbrook Wetlands
Top: Extract from concept plan for wetland chain Above le4: Before construcRon works began (site of basin six), June 2014 Above middle: Pre-‐planted coir maVs being secured by volunteers in basin 6 (drained for the task), March 2015 Above right: Basin six planted with mixed wetland species, May 2015
Grovelands Park Wetlands
Above le4: Extract from concept plan for wetlands Top middle: Natural woodland basin in Grovelands Park a\er scrub has been removed from site, June 2014 Top right: Volunteers plant sedges in the newly constructed wetland basin, July 2014 Below le4: Wetland basin filtering polluted run-‐off which enters from the surrounding urban area, September 2015 Below right: Ouelow path from wetlands basin which takes filtered water under the footbridge and into the newly deculverted stream-‐ here shown dry in low flow condiRons, September 2015
DeculverRng Streams
Above le4: Breaking out the culvert in Grovelands Park, May 2014 Above right: The stream was allowed to find its own path through the woodland, meandering and fanning out, creaRng a beauRful and popular feature. Here receiving some TLC, September 2015
Partnerships: LBE & T21 Site design, engineering
Community engagement, monitoring Together – works implementaRon, sustainability of project (future funding and maintenance) Steering group Planning and design, overcome issues Gaining experRse Undertake major design Depts: Parks, Highways, Councillors, Environmental Health In return: AVracRng funding and investment, collaboraRons with universiRes, high quality analysis, bringing community on-‐board, maintenance training
Other key partners • Friends of Parks groups and local residents – insRgators, consultaRon, volunteering, polluRon reporRng, training for maintenance
• EA – advisory • Thames Water – polluRon invesRgaRon, funding
CiAzens – Charity – Public -‐ Private
A catalyst for more intervenRons -‐ collecRvely treaRng 473ha of urban catchment
Pymmes Park Wetlands
Above le4: Wetland cell a\er construcRon Above right: Volunteers helping to plant the wetlands Below: Wetland basins a\er planRng
Firs Farm Wetlands
Firs Farm Wetlands 30,000m3 flood storage, 2.4ha habitat enhancements including 4,000m2 wetlands, 600m long cycleway
Grovelands Park Lake Reed Bed
Above le4: Grovelands Park Lake before reed bed construcRon, December 2014 Above right: Grovelands Park Reed Bed establishing well a\er construcRon, September 2015 Below le4: Sediment shi\ed and faggots placed to create new environment for reeds to propagate, June 2015 Below right: Polluted water entering the lake as a result of misconnecRons and road run-‐off is now treated by the reed bed, September 2015
Houndsden Road Rain Gardens
Top: Extract from rain garden plan Above le4: Low impact digger creaRng swale along the verge, March 2015 Above middle: Volunteers planRng sedges in the newly created swale, March 2015 Below right: AddiRonal rain garden treatment basins shown shortly a\er planRng, September 2015
ConnecRng people to their rivers
Above le4: A Grandad and Grandson planRng sedges together in the Glenbrook wetlands, February 2014 Above right: Training a new group of ciRzen scienRst water quality testers, July 2015 Below le4: Locals enjoying a clean up of the newly deculverted stream in Grovelands Park, September 2015 Below right: Families learning about their urban rivers and the posiRve impact of wetlands, September 2015
Project in Progress -‐ Drain Marking
Le4: Drain marker and temporary lamppost signage placed around Enfield to raise awareness that surface that surface water drains here lead directly to local rivers Right: Volunteers help mark surface water drains with drain markers
Project in Progress -‐ Bury Lodge Wetlands
Above: Bury Lodge Wetlands, currently under construcRon Below: Concept of Bury Lodge Wetlands a\er planRng is finished and new access has been implemented
Project in Progress -‐ Alma Road Rain Gardens
Above: VisualisaRons of the new Alma Road Rain Gardens, to be constructed in March this year
Developers taking note – 7ha Alma Estate CiRzens – Charity – Public sector – Private sector
Benefits • Water quality – Average reductions of 67% ammonia, 68% nitrate, 55% total nitrogen. Glenbrook wetlands
reduced average phosphate concentrations by 23% and Chemical Oxygen Demand by 61%. Coliform bacteria reduced.
• Flood risk – flood risk reduced for >100 properties in Moore Brook catchment
• Amenity – diverse landscape with improved access for all users, seating areas and opportunities for natural play, greening the grey
• Biodiversity – over 3 hectares of habitat improvements, mosaic of different habitat types including woodland, wetlands, ponds and meadow
• Education – several nearby schools using Pymmes Park and Firs Farm Wetlands as an educational resource,
facilitated by Thames21’s Fixing Broken Rivers project. Wonderful Wetlands schools festival in June
• Transport/Exercise – over 1km of new footpaths for walking/jogging/cycling • Safety – transforming neglected sites attracting anti-social behaviour to new green oases for the community
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