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Restoring Scottish Rivers

Restoring Scottish Rivers. Roy Richardson – River Basin Management Planning Unit Manager. Slow & Store Water. Reduce Damage & Harm. Physical Condition. Progress so far…. First cycle focus on fish barriers – over 300km of rivers have been opened up to fish access

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Restoring Scottish Rivers

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  1. Restoring Scottish Rivers Roy Richardson – River Basin Management Planning Unit Manager

  2. Slow & Store Water Reduce Damage & Harm

  3. Physical Condition

  4. Progress so far… • First cycle focus on fish barriers – over 300km of rivers have been opened up to fish access • Supplementary plan published, WEF established, Pilot Projects underway

  5. Pilot Catchments Dee South Esk Glazert Nith

  6. Other work

  7. Summary • Big job - 3,500km of rivers not in good ecological health • Learnt a lot so far through WEF & pilot projects that we can now apply • Complex task; cost, scale, complexity and feasibility issues • Requires a step-change in our approach • Given the benefits to wildlife, the economy and people, this is a job we should be doing

  8. Basis of approach • Strengthen the delivery framework • Work in partnership with other delivery bodies • Work on a voluntary basis with private land managers • Focus work where the benefits of river improvements outweigh the impacts on land-use • Build on success to date – in particular pilots and WEF • Improve underlying data and classification tools

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