Catchment Management: Example 3

Dr Phillippa PearsonCatchment Manager

Catchments “first line of defence”Learning from AMP5 & 6 Brecon Beacons Mega Catchment Enablers

116 catchmentsc. 11,000km2

>800 Ml/d 63 Treatment Works

+ Systems approach+ Builds resilience+ Long term

Catchments “first line of defence”

Emerging issue

Grassland Pesticide Management

Incentivised Behaviour Change

Learning & ReflectionsProof of concept successful...but how do we sustain?Single issue approachReactive not proactive - prevention better than cure Importance of co-creation/ buy inCo-dependency & multiple benefits Scale – delivery mechanism (PES?)/ Innovation

Welsh Water 2050

Brecon Beacons Mega Catchment

DrWPA Priorities

Taste & OdourNutrients Pesticides Cryptosporidium BacteriaSediment loss

A Mega Catchment for allWater

+ Biodiversity+ Agriculture+ Forestry+ People+ Tourism

Multiple benefits Efficient use of resources Avoid unintended consequences

New Enablers: Changing Legislative Landscape in WalesEnvironment (Wales) Act (2016)Sustainable Management of Natural ResourcesNatural Resource Policy 2017Natural Resource Area Statements 2019

Well-being of Future Generations Act (2015)Improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales

Further Enablers

Integrate Water and Agriculture PolicyDevelop regulatory framework (basic measures) → underpinned by regulatory enforcement Support for innovative approaches & PES mechanismsLong term funding/ across AMPs Brexit – design of CAP replacement

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