]> 2026-04-22T00:20:55+00:00 Case study:BALLYMONEY RIVERSIDE PARK RESTORATION PROJECT 500 en Approved 0.5 - 2 m 5 - 10 m Weir removal Addition of substrate and in channel features Alteration in channel dimensions No Yes No No Yes No Fish,Yes,No,Yes,No,No, ,No,No,No,No,No, Fish No Diversification of in-channel features Meandering channel Rivers Agency Northern Ireland (DARDNI) Ballymoney Borough Council; Dept Culture Arts and Leisure Inland Fisheries Group; Northern Ireland Environment Agency Ballymoney Council; DCAL Inland Fisheries (NASCO money); DARD Rivers Yes Yes Yes false No Yes No Yes Channel pattern/planform,Yes,No,Yes,No,No, Freshwater flow regime,Yes,No,Yes,No,No, Channel pattern/planform Freshwater flow regime No Pond pre works.JPG Pond and park buildings pre works.JPG Weir removal.JPG Temporary channel.JPG New channel being formed.JPG New channel.JPG New channel with in stream features.JPG Wetland creation early stages.JPG for comparison with post works fishery and flow measures No Gareth Greer 1 - 10 k€ Department of Agriculture & Rural Development Rivers Agency Department of Agriculture & Rural Development Rivers Agency Ballymoney Borough Council NIEA The value of a multi-benefit scheme, through joint funding and agreed outcomes. The value of good PR and information from an early stage in project development. 55.069249947565,-6.5073781010869 Gareth Rivers Agency Northern Ireland (DARDNI) Greer management of wetland by council (new area of work) Weir removal, Addition of substrate and in channel features, Alteration in channel dimensions, Weir removal,,Creation of wetland, Creation of ponds and scrapes,,Diversification of in-channel features, Meandering channel, ,management of wetland by council (new area of work),Community Education, Public amenity and perception, Mary Toland 1 - 10 k€ NIEA Pre works assessment included a River Hydromorphology Assessmeent (RHAT) and fisheries survey, and a flood risk assessment. The site will be monitored for several years, with the council monitoring the development of the wetland and impacts on wildfowl, Rivers Agency continuing flood risk assessment, DCAL carrying out fish stock and habitat assessment, and NIEA carry out a reRHAT on regular intervals. Gareth Rachel Mary Greer Bain Toland No Yes No Yes Channel bed morphology.,Yes,No,Yes,No,No, No Channel bed morphology. 21428 Ballymoney Borough Council; Dept Culture Arts and Leisure Inland Fisheries Group; Northern Ireland Environment Agency Rachel Bain 1 - 10 k€ Ballymoney Borough Council 2014-04-07Z 2456754.5 Complete This is an urban project, which aims to return an on-line boating lake on the Ballymoney River, to a productive salmonid stream. The impetus for the project was the ongoing cost of dredging the boating lake, which stimulated broader thinking towards a more sustainable plan for the site. Following a flood risk assessment, a scheme was agreed which entailed; the removal of a low weir, the restoration of a natural channel width, the restoration of natural substrate , the creation of in-channel features and the creation of wetland floodplain habitat which will provide flood storage. The project will be used as a demonstration site for multi-benefit restoration in an urban environment, and as an example of multi-agency working and funding. Works included: Removal of low weir to permit natural sediment transport. BALLYMONEY RIVERSIDE PARK RESTORATION PROJECT ballymoney riverside park restoration project No 250 Creation of wetland Creation of ponds and scrapes Ballymoney Riveside Park ballymoney riveside park Community Education Public amenity and perception Rachel Bain 1 - 10 k€ Ballymoney Borough Council DARD Rivers contributed 10k towards the overall cost of the project, and acted as contractor for the scheme, employed by the council.. DCAL Inland Fisheries contributed 30k through NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation) funding. All other costs covered by Ballymoney Borough Council This is a partnership project, involving government departments and the local council. The project was opportunistic in nature, being developed due to the maintenance costs of the current situation. The benefits are as much social and educational as environmental. Monitoring using RHAT and fish surveys will commence next year, once the project has "settled". It will be used as a demonstration site for urban restoration Fisheries Flood risk management Habitat and biodiversity Social benefits Urban 100 - 500 k€ GBNI1NB030301220 Ballmoney River Gareth Greer 100 - 500 k€ Department of Agriculture & Rural Development Rivers Agency 2014-12-19Z 2457010.5 2014-09-22Z 2456922.5 2015-03-06T13:00:51Z 2457088.0422569 2019-01-02T16:34:56Z 2458486.1909259 BALLYMONEY RIVERSIDE PARK RESTORATION PROJECT 500 1 list 3 [[Category:Case study]] [[Parent project::Case study:BALLYMONEY RIVERSIDE PARK RESTORATION PROJECT]] BALLYMONEY RIVERSIDE PARK RESTORATION PROJECT# QUERY668d7246a792efec7365136d24eacfa9