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How, why and when Catchment Partnerships should feed in to the next round of River Basin Management Plans; a summary of the kinds of information that can be fed in; and the timetable for the development of plans.
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Informing second cycleRiver Basin Management Plans
Paul BrysonEA Senior Advisor
(catchment management)
Informing second cycle River Basin Management Plans
Paul BrysonSenior Advisor (National Head Office)
05 November 2013 (London)Catchment Based Approach Conference
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Presentation Content15 min. introduction to ‘Informing 2nd cycle RBMPs’:
Why
What
How
When
Summing up
Why feed into River Basin Management Planning?
Create a statutory framework (particularly water body objectives) to direct local opportunities for improvement
Inform a strategic approach to water management across catchments (- better outcomes and benefits)
Engage with stakeholders who are less well represented at catchment level
We need Catchment Groups to feed into RBMP and vice versa – You (hosts and coordinators) are pivotal to this.
What information would be helpful (1) Evidence on:
Risks and Impacts
Reasons For Failure
Effectiveness of measures/mechanisms (e.g. voluntary advice versus regulatory campaigns)
Costs and Benefits of measures and mechanisms
What information would be helpful (2)Views on:
Objectives, relative priorities and outcomes (levels of ambition)
Opportunities for future major re-development to co-deliver benefit
Alternative funding opportunities (e.g. LEPs, EU funds)
Gather any new actions into the RBMPs
Broadland Partnership (Anglian) Courtesy of Rory Sanderson
How the information can be providedProviding evidence on:
Classification – specific data requirements
Reasons For Failure & Risk Assessment – more flexible
Measure Cost-Effectiveness & Benefits – more flexible
Engage with local Agency Catchment Coordinators to agree with partners what the information means
As a minimum feed in views through the statutory 6 month consultations (the earlier the better)
Over time we plan to develop ‘data standards and protocols’
When do we need this information?
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1st cycle plan implementation
Incremental implementation of a Catchment Based Approach
2nd cycle Planning
2nd cycle plan implementation
Challenges & Choices
Draft Plan
Final Plan
Proposed Approach to Draft RBMPsCentrally compiled RBD plans
Strategic overview and directionStatutory requirementsBased on local data (including catchment summaries)Shaping with Liaison Panels continues
Catchment SummariesRegionally produced around core information templateDiscuss and shape locally – role for partnership groupsWill complement partner’s Catchment Plans (these will be measures in the RBMP)
Web-based Catchment data explorerAiming first release for draft plan publication
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Catchment summaries
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River Basin District Management plan
Catchment Summaries
Other statutory
plans (e.g. Flood)
Catchment data explorer (if available)
Overview of Proposed approach
Partnership Activities &
Plans
Water body data
Catchment Planning System
Next StepsWe are finalising the approach to draft RBMPs (February 2014)
The National Practitioner Group are setting up:
Training events from February 2014 (in development)
Data sharing systems (in development) linked to Environment Agency data management work -Catchment Explorer
We encourage you to engage locally with catchment coordinators to determine how you can feed into RBMPs
Summary pointsWe need Catchment Groups to feed into RBMP (and vice versa)
You (hosts and catchment coordinators) have a pivotal role in this
The ability of Partnership Groups to feed in will varyAs a minimum help shape the catchment summaries and engage in RBMP consultations e.g. Challenges & Choices and draft RBMPs
Catchment Based Approach is not just about producing RPMPs but all aspects of managing water (i.e. developing consensus and delivering action)
This is a long term ‘adaptive’ process and should not be constrained by ‘plan’ production
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