Assessing the likelihood of catchments across England and Wales meeting 'good ecological status' due to sediment contributions from agricultural sources

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-170

  Collins, Adrian L ^a   Anthony, Steven G ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Good ecological status; Suspended sediment; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SOIL EROSION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATER FLOW;

EID: 40749128526     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Acornley R.M., and Sear D.A. Sediment transport and siltation of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) spawning gravels in chalk streams. Hydrol. Process. 13 (1999) 447-458
2. Allan I.J., Vrana B., Greenwood R., Mills G.A., Roig B., and Gonzalez C. A 'toolbox' for biological and chemical requirements for the European Union's Water Framework Directive. Talanta 69 (2006) 302-322
3. Anthony, S., 2003. The MCDM model: a monthly calculation of water balance for use in decision support systems. Unpublished ADAS internal document.
4. Barlund I., Kirkkala T., Malve O., and Kamari J. Assessing SWAT model performance in the evaluation of management actions for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in a Finnish catchment. Environ. Modell. Software 22 (2007) 719-724
5. Berry, W., Rubinstein, N., Melzian, B., Hill, B., 2003. The Biological Effects of Suspended and Bedded Sediment (SABS) in Aquatic Systems: A Review. US Environment Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Health Effects Laboratory, Rhode Island, Internal Report, 58 pp.
6. Boorman, D.B., Hollis, J.M., Lilly, A., 1995. Hydrology of Soil Types: A Hydrologically Based Classification of the Soils of the United Kingdom. Institute of Hydrology Report No. 126, Wallingford, UK, 137 pp.
7. Borja A., Galparsoro I., Solaun O., Muxika I., Tello E.M., Uriarte A., and Valencia V. The European Water Framework Directive and the DPSIR, a methodological approach to assess the risk of failing to achieve good ecological status. Estuarine Coast. Shelf Sci. 66 (2006) 84-96
8. Camusso M., Galassi S., and Vignati D. Assessment of river Po sediment quality by micropollutant analysis. Water Res. 36 (2002) 2491-2504
9. Clarke S., and Wharton G. Sediment nutrient characteristics and aquatic macrophytes in lowland English rivers. Sci. Total Environ. 266 (2001) 103-112
10. Collins A.L., Walling D.E., and Leeks G.J.L. Storage of fine-grained sediment and associated contaminants within the channels of lowland permeable catchments in the UK. In: Walling D.E., and Horowitz A.J. (Eds). Sediment Budgets 1 (2005), International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication No. 291, IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK pp. 259-268
11. Collins A.L., Anthony S.G., Turner T., and Hawley J. Predicting the impact of projected change in agriculture by 2015 on annual mean fluvial suspended sediment concentrations across England and Wales. In: Webb B.W., and De Boer D. (Eds). Water Quality and Sediment Behaviour of the Future: Predictions for the 21st Century (2007), International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication No. 314, IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK pp. 28-37
12. Cummins K.W., and Lauff G.H. The influence of substrate particle size on the microdistribution of stream macrobenthos. Hydrobiologia 34 (1969) 145-181
13. Davison P.S., Hutchins M.G., Anthony S.G., Betson M., Johnson C., and Lord E.I. The relationship between potentially erosive storm energy and daily rainfall quantity in England and Wales. Sci. Total Environ. 344 (2005) 15-25
14. Davison, P.S., Withers, P.J.A., Lord, E.I., Betson, M.J., Stromqvist, J. PSYCHIC-a process-based model of phosphorus and sediment mobilisation and delivery in agricultural catchments. Part 1. Model description and parameterisation. J. Hydrol., in press.
15. Dawson E.J., and Macklin M.G. Speciation of heavy metals on suspended sediment under high flow conditions in the River Aire, West Yorkshire, UK. Hydrol. Process. 12 (1998) 1483-1494
16. Dworak T., Gonzalez C., Laaser C., and Interwies E. The need for new monitoring tools to implement the WFD. Environ. Sci. Policy 8 (2005) 301-306
17. Ellis J.B. Pollutional aspects of urban runoff. In: Torno H.C., Marsalek H.C., and Desbordes M. (Eds). Urban Runoff Pollution (1986), Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany
18. European Parliament, 2000. Establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy. Directive EC/2000/60, EU, Brussels.
19. Graham A.A. Siltation of stoen-surface periphyton in rivers by clay-sized particles from low concentrations in suspension. Hydrobiologia 199 (1990) 107-115
20. Grieg S.M., Sear D.A., and Carling P.A. The impact of fine sediment accumulation on the survival of incubating salmon progeny: implications for sediment management. Sci. Total Environ. 344 (2005) 241-258
21. Guo J., and Julien Y.P. Shear stress in smooth rectangular open-channel flows. J. Hydraulic Eng. ASCE 131 (2005) 30-37
22. Gustard, A., Bullock, A., Dixon, J.M., 1992. Low Flow Estimation in the United Kingdom. Institute of Hydrology Report 108, Wallingford, UK.
23. Haygarth P.M., and Jarvis S.C. Transfer of phosphorus from agricultural soils. Adv. Agron. 66 (1999) 195-249
24. Heathwaite L., Sharpley A.N., and Bechmann M. The conceptual basis for a decision support framework to assess the risk of phosphorus loss at the field scale across Europe. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 166 (2003) 447-458
25. Hey R.D., and Thorne C.R. Stable channels with mobile gravel-beds. J. Hydraulic Eng. ASCE 112 (1986) 671-689
26. Horn A.L., Rueda F.J., Hormann G., and Fohrer N. Implementing river water quality modelling issues in mesoscale watershed models for water policy demands-an overview on current concepts, deficits and future tasks. Phys. Chem. Earth 29 (2004) 725-737
27. Jamieson R.C., Joy D.M., Lee H., Kostachuk R., and Gordon R.J. Resuspension of sediment-associated Escherichia coli in a natural stream. J. Environ. Qual. 34 (2005) 581-589
28. Julian J.P., and Torres R. Hydraulic erosion of cohesive riverbanks. Geomorphology 76 (2006) 193-206
29. Kay D., Edwards A.C., McDonald A.T., Stapleton C.M., Wyer M.D., and Crowther J. Catchment microbial dynamics: the emergence of a research agenda. Prog. Phys. Geogr. 31 (2007) 1-18
30. Laubel A., Kronvang B., Larsen S.E., Pedersen M.L., and Svendsen L.M. Bank erosion as a source of sediment and phosphorus delivery to small Danish streams. In: Stone M. (Ed). The Role of Erosion and Sediment Transport in Nutrient and Contaminant Transfer (2000), International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication No. 263, IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK 75-82
31. Letcher R.A., and Guipponi C. Policies and tools for sustainable water management in the European Union. Environ. Modell. Software 20 (2005) 93-98
32. Littlewood I.G., Watts C.D., and Custance J.M. Systematic application of United Kingdom river flow and quality databases for estimating annual river mass loads (1975-1994). Sci. Total Environ. 210/211 (1998) 21-40
33. McHugh, M., Wood, G., Walling, D., Morgan, R., Zhang, Y., Anthony, S., Hutchins, M., 2002. Prediction of sediment delivery to watercourses from land: phase 2. R&D Technical Report No. P2-209, Environment Agency, Bristol, UK.
34. Miller J.R. The role of fluvial geomorphic processes in the dispersal of heavy metals from mine wastes. J. Geochem. Explorat. 58 (1997) 101-118
35. Mitchell, G. Lockyer, J., McDonald, A.T., 2001. Pollution hazard from urban nonpoint sources: a GIS-model to support strategic environmental planning in the UK. Technical Report, School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK.
36. Morgan R.P.C. A simple approach to soil loss prediction: a revised Morgan-Morgan-Finney model. Catena 44 (2001) 305-322
37. Naden P., and Cooper M. Development of a sediment delivery model for application in large river basins. Hydrol. Process. 13 (1999) 1011-1034
38. Newcombe C., and Jensen J. Channel suspended sediment and fisheries: a synthesis for quantitative assessment of risk and impact. North Am. J. Fish. Manage. 16 (1996) 693-727
39. Nixon M. A study of bankfull discharges of rivers in England and Wales. Proce. Inst. Civil Eng. 12 (1959) 157-175
40. Roberts, G., Williams, R.J., 1997. A Review of the Treatment of Household and Industrial Wastes and the Characterisation of Sewage Effluents. Institute of Hydrology Internal Report, Wallingford, UK.
41. Round C.E., Young A.R., and Fox K. A regionally applicable model for estimating flow velocity at ungauged river sites in the UK. J. Chartered Inst. Water Environ. Manage. 12 (1998) 402-405
42. Russell M.A., Walling D.E., Webb B.W., and Bearne R. The composition of nutrient fluxes from contrasting UK river basins. Hydrol. Process. 12 (1998) 1461-1482
43. Russell M.A., Walling D.E., and Hodgkinson R.A. Suspended sediment sources in two small lowland agricultural catchments in the UK. J. Hydrol. 252 (2001) 1-24
44. Smith B., Naden P., and Cooper D. Siltation in Rivers 3: Integrated Assessment Procedure. Conserving Natura 2000. Rivers Conservation Techniques Series (2003), English Nature, Peterborough, UK 48 pp.
45. Swietlik, W., Berry, W., Gardner, T., Hill, B., Jha, M., Kaufmann, P., Melzian, B., Norton, D., Paul, J., Rubinstein, N., Shippen, R., Spehar, R., 2003. Developing water quality criteria for suspended and bedded sediments (SABS). Potential Approaches. US EPA Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Health and Ecological Criteria Division, Washington DC, USA.
46. Taebi A., and Droste R.L. Pollution loads in urban runoff and sanitory wastewater. Sci. Total Environ. 327 (2004) 175-184
47. USEPA, 2003. Strategy for water quality standards and criteria: setting priorities to strengthen the foundation for protecting and restoring the nation's waters. Office of Water (EPA-823-R-03-010), Washington DC, USA.
48. Walling D.E., Owens P.N., Waterfall B.D., and Leeks G.J.L. The particle size characteristics of fluvial suspended sediment in the Humber and Tweed catchments, UK. Sci. Total Environ. 251/252 (2000) 205-222
49. Walling, D.E., Collins, A.L., 2005. Suspended sediment sources in British rivers. In: Walling, D.E., Horowitz, A.J. (Eds.), Sediment Budgets 1. International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication No. 291, IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK, pp. 123-133.
50. Ward J.V., Bretschko G., Brunke M., Danielpol D., Gibert J., Gonser T., and Hildrew A.G. The boundaries of river systems: the metazoan perspective. Freshwater Biol. 40 (1998) 531-569
51. Warren N., Allan I.J., Cater J.E., House W.A., and Parker A. Pesticides and other micro-organic contaminants in freshwater sedimentary environments-a review. Appl. Geochem. 18 (2003) 159-194