The document outlines a stepwise approach to integrated catchment management: 1. Build partnerships with stakeholders and identify issues of concern. 2. Create a shared vision for the healthy, productive water resource. 3. Characterize the catchment through data collection, analysis of pollution sources and risks.

1. Catchment Management
Stepwise Approach Recap

2. Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments
Step 1
Build partnerships
 Identify key stakeholders
 Identify issues of concern
 Conduct public outreach

3. Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments
Step 2
Create and communicate
a vision
 For example: A healthy, resilient,
productive and valued water resource, that
supports vibrant communities.

4. – not another new initiative but a
way of achieving several objectives.
Not only: WFD but other EU
Directives – Habitats, Nitrates, Bathing Waters etc
But also? Resource management;
flood management; land use
planning; biodiversity goals;
landscape/environmental
enhancement, etc. etc.
Integrated Catchment
Management
Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments

5. Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments
Step 3
Characterise the
catchment
 Gather existing data & create catchment
inventory
 Identify data gaps & collect additional data
 Analyse data
 Identify causes and sources of pollution
 Estimate pollutant loads
 Evaluate hydromorphological pressures
 Undertake risk assessments

6. Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments
Step 4
Undertake further
characterisation
 Collect and evaluate local information
 Locate critical source areas (CSAs)
 Undertake investigative monitoring
 Undertake catchment walks
 Estimate load reductions needed

7. Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments
Step 5
Identify and evaluate
possible management
strategies
 Evaluate existing measures
 Take account of ecosystem and
geosystem services, water value,
pollution sources and CSAs
 Develop possible management options

8. Planning for measures
• No single solution - Need a bit of everything
• There is a hierarchy –
①minimise the source and its mobilisation,
②intercept the pathway,
③protect the receptor
• Make sure you can measure effectiveness of
programme – make sure you have a baseline
Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments

9. Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments
Step 5 cont’d
Identify and evaluate
possible management
strategies
 Get stakeholder input
 Undertake SEA & HDA, as appropriate
 Undertake economic analysis
 Rank the measures

10. Build Partnership
Create an ICM
Vision
Characterise the
Catchment
Undertake further
characterisation
Identify &
Evaluate Possible
Management
Strategies
Design an
Implementation
Programme
Implement the
River Basin
Management Plan
Measure Progress
and Make
Adjustments
Step 6
Design an implementation
programme
 Set environmental objectives
 Select appropriate mitigation measures
 Develop implementation schedule milestones
 Develop the monitoring component
 Develop an engagement strategy - Identify
technical & financial assistance needed
 Prepare RBMP

11. Getting stakeholder input