Lake District National Park Partnership
24 September 2012
Agenda Item: 4(d)
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LAKE DISTRICT STILL WATERS PARTNERSHIP
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SUMMARY
1.1
This is a report from the latest LDSWP Steering Groups quarterly meeting, held on
31 July 2012
Recommendation that a
the Partnership:
Notes the activity and updates since the previous
meeting on 01 May 2012
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BACKGROUND
2.1
The Lake District Still Waters Partnership (LDSWP) is an association of organisations
involved in the understanding and management of the lakes and tarns of Cumbria. The
Lake District's Lakes and Tarns are collectively an internationally important ecological,
aesthetic, recreational and cultural resource: our vision is to protect, and where
necessary enhance, this resource by promoting sustainable management and use of
these waters and their surrounding catchments.
The LDSWP comprises the following organisations: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,
Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Freshwater Biological Association, Lake
District National Park Authority, National Trust, Natural England & United Utilities
2.2
The last meeting of the LDSWP was held on 31st July 2012. Full notes are available on
request. Points discussed were:
Preparations continue for the Ninth Annual Lake District Still Waters Partnership
liaison meeting which will be held on the 16th November 2012 at the Victory Memorial
Hall, Braithwaite. It will be combined with a celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the
Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Programme. The event will be chaired by Richard
Leafe of the LDNPA. The Whole Catchment Approach will be the focus of the event.

The format of the Annual Status Report classifying the water quality of the lakes and
tarns was agreed to be fit for purpose as an appropriate document summarising
water quality. The report uses colour coding to assign a status to each waterbody. A
definitive version of the report has now been produced for 2012 and the master copy
is held by the Environment Agency.

Delivery Preformance measures were discussed regarding Water Framework
Directive actions for the North West River Basin Liaison Panel and the Solway
Tweed River Basin. The next phase of River Restroation Fund bids is due to start in
March 2013. The ‘Working Together’ consultations have been launched for both
River Basin Districts
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PARTNERSHIP PLAN CONTEXT
3.1
The LDSWP plays a key role in this by advising the NPP on those actions that are most
likely to impact water quality and ecology of the lakes and tarns in the region. Through
the expertise of its members it can facilitate delivery of The Partnership's Plan in a way
that is of greatest advantage to the region's water bodies. It does this by monitoring
activities, providing feedback and encouraging authorities charged with delivery always
to consider impacts of their actions on the water body into which a catchment will drain.
To this end, the actions within The Partnership's Plan that are of particular interest to the
LDSWP are not confined to those explicitly relating to water bodies, but also to those
with a significant impact on land use in their catchments.
Lake District National Park Partnership
24 September 2012
Agenda Item: 4(d)
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PROPOSALS
4.1
The whole catchment approach is maintained. The LDSWP will continue to deliver a
strategic programme of landscape scale projects within the National Park supporting
the Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Programme Five Year Business Plan
Framework (2010 -2015) and the Windermere Catchments Restoration Programme
Five Year Business Plan (2010 -2015) including Windermere Reflections. The plans
focus on the delivery of existing priority projects related to lake restoration (reducing
phosphates, reducing sediments, protect biodiversity, sustainable land management
and controlling invasive species).
The LDSWP will also fully support the Whole Valley Planning approach which will be
piloted on Ullswater.
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NEXT STEPS
5.1
Next meeting due 15th October 2012
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FINANCE CONSIDERATIONS
6.1
Are there any significant financial implications for the Partnership? This might have
been covered in 2 or 4 above and is only relevant if costs/finances haven’t already
been identified against an associated action in the Partnership’s Plan
Author/Post
Date Written
Helen Titterington, Interim Lakes Manager. Environment
Agency
04 September 2012