Focus on agriculture/land management and impacts on water

Where to access Defra R&D Some key completed and ongoing projects (UK and

EU) Embedding R&D

focus on knowledge transferSynthesis work - key handbooks/ publications

- Systematic reviews, Working with others to make tools available

EA regulatory advice and sanctions CAP o Cross compliance o Agri-environmento Forestryo Capital grants o Catchment sensitive farming

CAP reform oGreening, better targeting of existing tools,

innovation fund Water company catchment schemes

Foundation for water research (includes EA and Defra WFD information (Defra Water Stakeholder Forum documents) http://www.euwfd.com/html/england_and_the_wfd.html;

Defra R&D http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=Theme&Completed=0

ongoing & completed projects

http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/files/pb13471-eis-110427-annex2.pdf

WQ0106 o Cost curves for multiple diffuse pollutants o Development of FARMSCOPER tool (tool allows users to select the

most cost effective combinations of mitigation measures to achieve defined targets for water pollutants, greenhouse gasses and ammonia).

o Development of Revised User Guide of 83 measures for mitigating diffuse water pollution, ammonia emissions and emissions of greenhouse gasses.WQ0111 Faecal Indicator Organism Losses from Farming Systems Establishing the processes and pathways of faecal indicator organism (FIO) losses from farming systems to surface waters, and to identify the relative contribution of different potential FIO loss routes to the overall FIO burden of surface waters. A large number of bathing waters are currently failing due to agricultural pollution.

WQ0108 & WQ0118 cracking-clay experimental platformso Understanding behaviour of livestock manure multiple pollutants

through contrasting cracking clay soils and testing practical mitigation methods that can be adopted by industry.

WQ0128 ecological impact of fine sedimento framework for targeting mitigation of agricultural sediment losses o techniques for targeting on-farm measures for reducing sediment loss

from agriculture according to the risk to freshwater ecology.

WQ0129 Delivery of Phosphorus and Faecal Indicator Organisms from Agricultural Sources to Watercourses - PEDAL 2

o Development of a decision-support tool that enables pollution risks from agriculture within catchments to be identified where information is scarce.

o makes predictions of water quality impacts which take account of inherent uncertainty.

WQ0111 Faecal Indicator Organism Losses from Farming Systems. o Establishing processes and pathways of FIO losses from farming

systems to surface waters (BW), and to identify the relative contribution of different potential FIO loss routes to the overall FIO burden of surface waters.

WQ0203 o Optimising effects of practical field-scale interventions to reduce FIO

fluxes impacting on bathing waters.o Testing mitigation measures for reducing losses of FIOs from farm

steadings (using constructed wetlands) and grazing livestock (exclusion

of animals from water-courses).

Demonstration Test Catchments Defra Contacts: Daniel McGonigleBob Harris

To test the hypothesis - it is possible to cost effectively reduce the impact of agricultural diffuse water pollution on ecological function while maintaining food security through the implementation of multiple on-farm measures.

To develop a research platform to host collaborative research and thus test:◦ More efficient and effective ways of undertaking research◦ How interdisciplinary working can inform integrated

policy.

To explore a new model for catchment management centred around local knowledge and understanding.

5 year programme3 (4) Catchments10 sub-catchmentseach 10 Km2 in area£6.5 million budget>40 Institutions

Building a shared knowledge base from shared catchmentsScientific challenges – drawing it together

Obtaining and using existing data, information and knowledge more effectively, and linking currently disparate research

Developing a better definition of the weight of evidence on agricultural diffuse pollution for policy and regulation

Obtaining and using higher resolution data using “modern” systems; and

By developing “communities of practice” within and between researchers and wider stakeholder groups;

http://www.wensumalliance.org.ukWensum Consortium: Dr. Kevin Hiscock, UEA

http://www.edendtc.org.uk/what-is-the-river-eden-demonstration-test-catchments-project/Eden Consortium: Prof Phil Haygarth, Lancaster University

http://www.avondtc.org.uk/Avon Consortium: Prof Adrian Collins, ADAS

River Basin Network - Helen Taylor and Paul Bryson at EA - Janette MacDonald - SEPA

WG 1. Indicators to monitor the implementation of measures

WG 2. Financing the agricultural measures WG 3. Farmers involvement, strategies and

experiences WG 4. Interplay between the Flood Directive and

flood related measures WG 5. Cost-effectiveness of agricultural measures

(co-leader: England and Wales UK) WG 6. Comparison of policies and implementation

strategies to reduce diffuse agricultural pollution (co-leader: Scotland (UK))

WG 7. Irrigation related measures

Moving to delivery

Compendium available on EA website v. soon

Contact Jamie Letts at EA

Right tree, right place

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/pdf.nsf/pdf/Woodland_and_WFD_mapping.pdf/$FILE/Woodland_and_WFD_mapping.pdf

Rivers Trusts ecosystem service mapping

Learning from tools used in WFD catchment pilots

Developing catchment appraisal and mapping tools (spec out for tender 1-2 years)

Systematic review for agricultural measures Provision of modelling and decision support

tools to get value out of r&d in guiding local delivery

Application of ecosystems approach and PES to water and land management - NEA (2)