Guidance

River basin planning: local measures case studies

Case studies of completed measures or measures being progressed in river basin districts from 2015.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 22 October 2021
• Last updated: 21 October 2022
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  1. 21 October 2022

     Minor updates for River basin management plans, updated 2022.

  2. 22 October 2021

     First published.

Applies to England

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River basin planning: local measures case studies

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The case studies include projects that improve the water environment, for example by:

• enhancing and restoring rivers and floodplains
• creating sustainable drainage
• cleaning up metal pollution
• improving habitats and water quality by addressing diffuse pollution issues
• adapting weirs to provide fish passage
• involving the community
• using existing regulations to tackle agricultural and rural land pollution, such as lagoon construction