Presnetation on the PINPOINT Diffuse pollution reduction project as delivered at the Association of Rivers Trusts\' Autumn Smeinar 2009 at the London Wetland Centre.

1. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
Farm advice on reducing diffuse water pollution from
agriculture, delivered in partnership between Defra, The
Environment Agency and Natural England
Archie Ruggles‐Brise
Association of Rivers Trusts
archie@associationofriverstrusts.org.uk
Practical Initiative for Pollution
Information Targeting
• National Strategic
Partnership between ART
and ECSFDI
• Run until March 2011
• Raising awareness of Diffuse
Water Pollution from
Agriculture (DWPA)
• Enabling Rivers Trusts to
deliver DWPA reduction
advice and facilitate
practical improvements
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2. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
PINPOINT Outcomes
• Training Courses
• Land manager seminars
• Integrated Farm Resource Plans
• Advisory resources
• Information Sheets
• Electronic Farm Resource Plan Template
• Angling Passport Templates
• Publicity material
• Leaflets in your delegate packs
PINPOINT Outcomes
• Support ECSFDI
• Mutually beneficial in
Priority Catchments
• Additional advice
delivery in other areas
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3. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
PINPOINT Outcomes
• Support ECSFDI
• Mutually beneficial in
Priority Catchments
• Additional advice
delivery in other areas
• Delivering GES
improvements
Why is DWPA a problem?
• Diffuse pollution is really a series of small point
sources
• Each of which must be addressed to achieve a
measureable improvement
• Land managers need encouragement and proof
to implement cost‐saving pollution reduction
measures
• Best addressed by an Integrated Catchment
Approach
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4. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
Why is DWPA a problem?
• Water Framework Directive requires all Water
Bodies to reach GES by 2015
• EA draft RBMPs list diffuse pollution as a
problem in all River Basin Districts
• Sediment, nutrient and chemical pollution are
inextricably linked
Why is DWPA a problem?
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/inlwater/kf/iwkf09.htm
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5. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
What does DWPA look like?
Field Farmyard
River
Rivers Trusts – ideally placed to help
reduce DWPA
• Independent, trusted organisations
• 35 catchments and growing
• >20 in England
• Already supported by land
managers & farmers
• Already improving river catchments
in partnership with land managers
• Track record of delivering practical
improvements and advice
• Additional skills and resources
• E.g. SCIMAP Risk mapping software
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6. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
SCIMAP identifies diffuse pollution risk
sources at a field scale SDP
SDP
SDP
SDP
SDP
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Catchment Sub-catchment Field scale 5 * 5 m resolution
(can go to a finer resolution if
processing power allows)
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SDP = source of diffuse pollution.
Reproduced by kind permission of David Higgins – Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trusts
www.yorkshiredalesriverstrust.org.uk
SCIMAP – fine sediment risk mapping
• Partnership between ART
and Durham University
• Trusts have been trained
to produce risk maps
• SCIMAP identifies diffuse
pollution risk areas at a
field scale
• Allows rapid on the
ground verification
© Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trusts www.yorkshiredalesriverstrust.org.uk
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7. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
PINPOINT Training Courses
• Introductory &
Advanced modules
• 2 levels of complexity to
cater for the wide range
of Trust work
• Available free of charge
to Rivers Trusts
• University of Plymouth
Accredited
PINPOINT Training Courses
Outcomes
• Rivers Trusts with skills
and expertise to identify
DWPA
• Plan and present costed
improvements
• Build in DWPA reduction
work into Rivers Trust
Integrated Catchment
Management work
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8. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
PINPOINT – Advisory resources
• 45 Information sheets
offering advise directly
to land managers
• Will be made openly
available on the ART
website
www.associationofriverstrusts.org.uk
PINPOINT – Advisory resources
• Integrated Farm Resource Plan electronic
template
• Available to trained advisors
• produce professional, comprehensive and
bespoke reports for each farm visited
• Incorporate PINPOINT Information Sheet
advice
• Also prompts and reminders referring to other
advisory resources
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9. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
Angling Passport Templates
• Sustain DWPA
improvements
• Provide an incentive for
Land Managers to
improve river margins
• Build on existing success
of Rivers Trust Angling
Passport schemes
• Provide free tools for
Rivers Trusts to start new
schemes
Passport schemes in brief
• Day ticket fishing open to
all
• Low cost (from £2.50 per
day)
• Open up new fishing
access
• Provide incentive for
riparian and water quality
improvements
• Directly benefit the water
environment
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10. Association of Rivers Trusts Autumn Seminar 7th September 2009
2009. London Wetland Centre, Barnes
Summary
PINPOINT offers ...
...Free tools and training for Rivers Trusts to
incorporate DWPA advice and action into their
existing work
...link between ECSFDI and Rivers Trust delivery
expertise in catchment management
Farm advice on reducing diffuse water pollution from
agriculture, delivered in partnership between Defra, The
Environment Agency and Natural England
Archie Ruggles‐Brise
Association of Rivers Trusts
archie@associationofriverstrusts.org.uk
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