WRT CaBA/CRF Conference 02/12/14 - Laurence Couldrick
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Transcript of WRT CaBA/CRF Conference 02/12/14 - Laurence Couldrick
Catchment partnerships and the tools to understand and target water quality
By Laurence Couldrick - Westcountry Rivers Trust
Catchments provide us with….
– food and materials
– energy / fuel
– drinking water
They regulate the….
– climate gases
– flood and drought
They give us areas for….
– culture
– recreation
– habitat for wildlife
Ecosystem Services
Agricultural Ecosystem ‘Natural’ Ecosystem
Provisioning services Regulating services
Cultural services
Crops
Meat
Timber
Biodiversity
Recreation
Pest control
Water regulation Pollination
What are we currently getting?
REGULATION “Polluter pays”
INCENTIVES “Provider is paid”
WIN-WIN “Provider saves”
Tools used to deliver spatial planning
- Estimated cost/benefit ratio - Sold to OFWAT
- 65p from bill payers = £9m - Assess business savings
Buyer - SWW Ethical broker - WRT
- Target work - Ensure interventions do not
degrade other services - Minimise admin costs
- Assess outcomes - BUILD TRUST
Seller - Farmer
- Instigate works - Change practices
Paid Ecosystem Services – IN PRACTICE
Target works for water quality
Modelling and technology to:
1. Target interventions
2. Estimate benefits
3. Monitor outcomes
Regulator
Fecal Organisms Nutrients Flooding Carbon Sediment
Knowledge provider
Seller
Buyers
What tools do we need to encourage greater investment?
Intermediary