]> 2026-04-05T00:39:49+00:00 Case study:Colne Water Restoration Project 500 en CRF021 Project Briefing Note - Colne Water.pdf CRF Briefing note - Colne Approved Tree planting Bank stabilisation Removing barriers to water organisms migration in the river Ribble Rivers Trust Colne Water Angling Club Pendle Borough Council Durham University Woodland Trust Forestry Commission Environment Agency Lancashire Wildlife Trust ‘Friends Of’ groups Hanson Cement Great Britain Catchment Restoration Fund Yes No Yes false Colne Water Restoration Area.JPG Colne Water Restoration Area No 53.853336649779,-2.1574401855469 Jo Ribble Rivers Trust Spencer Tree planting, Bank stabilisation,,,Removing barriers to water organisms migration in the river ,,Awareness raising,,Practical volunteering activities like river clean-ups, Wildlife surveys, Public consultation, Survey work, NW003 monitoring framework table.docx RRC Monitoring table - Colne 6071 Colne Water Angling Club, Pendle Borough Council, Durham University, Woodland Trust, Forestry Commission, Environment Agency, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, ‘Friends Of’ groups, Hanson Cement, 2015-03-01Z 2457082.5 2012-07-01Z 2456109.5 In progress Colne Water Restoration is a partnership project that will use CRF funds to improve watercourses in an area of the Ribble Catchment that is intensely farmed and urbanised. Some river channels have been heavily modified during the Industrial Revolution. Diffuse pollution, a lack of riparian habitat, unnatural flow regimes attributable to upland drainage and obstructions to fish passage are causing certain watercourses in the Colne Water Catchment to fail to meet the required standards under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Fish populations, particularly salmonids, have been found to be greatly diminished. To ensure that the failing waterbodies achieve Good Ecological Status under the WFD, the Ribble Rivers Trust aims to improve the habitat and connectivity in order to generate sustainable fish populations. The creation of riparian buffer zones will reduce diffuse pollution from farmland and roads, and some upland drainage grips are to be blocked to encourage a sustainable return to natural flow regimes. Community Involvement - Practical volunteering activities like river clean-ups, wildlife surveys and tree planting, and awareness raising through walkover surveys and appraisal tours, Public consultation, survey work. Colne Water Restoration Project colne water restoration project No Ribble North West Colne Water - Trawden Bk to Wanless Water colne water - trawden bk to wanless water Colne Water Catchment colne water catchment Awareness raising 10 - 100 km² 310 200 - 500 m Colne Water - Trawden Bk to Wanless Water GB112071065200 Economic aspects Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology Social benefits Water quality 1000 500 - 1000 k€ GB112071065200 Colne Water Practical volunteering activities like river clean-ups Wildlife surveys Public consultation Survey work 2013-07-25T08:08:33Z 2456498.8392708 2017-06-06T14:54:23Z 2457911.1210995 Colne Water Restoration Project 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Colne Water Restoration Project]] [[Subcatchment title::Colne Water - Trawden Bk to Wanless Water]] Colne Water Restoration Project# QUERY83f25cbef2b8e53d60644e5481272f59