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Shedding light on solutions and partnership working – what works?
Katherine Pygott
Associate Director, Arup
Expert forum event for practitioners
implementing the Water Framework Directive
17 January
The Mint Hotel Leeds
Presentation overview
River Aire – an example of an impacted catchment
The past – the path to ‘heavily modified’ status
The present – renaissance through partnership
The future – opportunities
An example: The River Aire catchment
Obstructions to fish passage
Water Framework Directive status
79 river water bodies in the catchment
60 (76%) are designated as heavily modified
Factors affecting the river
Early water mills
Land drainage
Canals and navigations
The growth of mining and industry
Urban expansion, water supply and sewerage
Flood defences
Improvement through partnership
• Catchment partners working together
• Aire Rivers Trust
• Bradford Beck WFD pilot catchment
• Aire Action Leeds
• Partnership working for flood risk management
• Wyke Beck Way and flood scheme
Environmental improvements
Freshwater Fisheries Directive schemes for WwTWs
Fish pass schemes
River restoration
Green infrastructure
Esholt Hall - river restoration
Pool weir pass and culvert by-pass channel upgrade
River Aire
Guiseley Beck
Esholt Hall - river restoration
Yorkshire Water restoration project to allow fish to access upstream spawning areas
Armley Weir
Scheme benefits biodiversity of the river corridor and increases recreational opportunities of the waterspace
Integrated fish, canoe and otter pass
Rodley Weir
The fish by-pass channel not only allows fish and eel passage but also provides additional environment benefits and amenity value for Nature Reserve visitors
Castleford Weir
Removal of a key obstruction at the confluence of the Rivers Aire and Calder
Castleford Weir
‘As builts’
Site investigation
Castleford Weir
Fish pass built as part of a wider riverside regeneration for the town
Improvement opportunities for the River Aire
WFD river restoration programme – including Chapel Haddlesey weir fish pass
Aire Action Leeds - river management partnership in Leeds for better waterways
Fresh Aire - co-ordinated green infrastructure actions for people and wildlife
Leeds and Skipton Flood Alleviation Schemes – partnership working
West Yorkshire Strategic Rivers Programme delivering habitat improvements
Yorkshire Water investment programmes and customer awareness campaigns
Factors for success
Clear Terms of References and objectives ~ why are we working together / what do we want to achieve / what are the roles of different partners?
Time and commitment ~ continuity of staff is important
Political buy-in and support from senior staff in partner organisations
Understanding roles / responsibilities / drivers & priorities / limitations of partners
Interdependence ~ recognition that one partners can’t solve the problem in isolation
Strong leadership
Trust, open dialogue and accountability