]> 2026-04-19T21:57:45+00:00 Case study:River Can Backwater Restoration 500 en Draft Environment Agency local authority Great Britain No No Yes false No 10000 more than 10000 k€ Local authorities own significant amounts of land along all of our main rivers. Working in partnership with them can improve their parkland and nature reserves for amenity, recreation and conservation, benefiting local communities wildlife and reducing flood risk. ''NB location for this case study may not be exact. 51.737668902272,0.44617370656937 Matt Environment Agency Butcher ,, ,,, By Intercepting run-off and trapping sediment, this scheme will help achieve better water quality preventing the loss of soil, chemicals, nutrients, and faecal organisms. A further benefit is their ability to temporarily capture water and slow down flow. his can reduce localised flooding. Improved back channel habitat that is better connected to the main river will benefit fish invertebrates and plants both in the riparian zone and amin river. 22485 local authority Complete Restoration of a former mill channel to improve backwater habitat for fish, plants and invertebrates. Restored mill channel will also act to improve the quality of surface water run-off from adjacent urban area. The River Can is at a Poor Ecological Status and is not meeting WFD objectives for Fish, invertebrates and Macrophytes. Restoring and reconnecting the historic mill channel into the river will create addition habitat. Surface water from the adjacent urban area also discharges into the mill channel. Leaky dams installed in the mill channel will slow the surface water down, allowing any sediment to settle out and filtering any pollution, thus improving water quality. The mouth of the channel has been widened and de-silted. Better connecting the back channel habitat and refuge from both high flows and predators for fish. Warm shallow areas have also been created. which are ideal habitat for fish fry. River Can Backwater Restoration river can backwater restoration No Combined Essex Anglian Can can 10 - 100 km² 90 Less than 100 m Can GB105037033840 Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology Water quality GB105037033840 2016-08-01T14:23:39Z 2457602.0997569 2021-03-31T12:34:54Z 2459305.0242361 River Can Backwater Restoration 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!River Can Backwater Restoration]] [[Subcatchment title::Can]] River Can Backwater Restoration# QUERY5247be448e6987d593349e4ccac25884