Catchment Approach
Partners - Environment Agency and local organisations, communities and individuals

The North Devon Catchment Partnership co-ordinates and promotes action for healthy rivers and streams across the whole of North Devon. It covers the catchments of the Taw and Torridge rivers, Hartland and Clovelly streams and Exmoor streams.

Many actions are contained in the River Basin Management Plan, part of the UK’s Water Framework Directive commitments.  More information on this catchment and projects.

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The area covered by the North Devon Catchment Partnership
Catchment Partnership update
The Catchment Partnership is co-hosted by Devon Wildlife Trust and the Westcountry Rivers Trust, and meets on a regular basis. During 2016 we reviewed data and opinions from across the area on priorities for water management projects in the next five years. Our top priorities are:
  • action on diffuse pollution from agriculture
  • working with landowners to manage river banks
  • encouraging best practice in forestry to reduce sediment pollution
  • removing barriers to fish passage
  • investigating the extent of sediment pollution in our rivers
  • tackling the tricky issue of non native invasive species.
 
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How clean is the water you’re in?
Free ‘Safer Seas’ app here to download, launched by Surfers Against Sewage.  If water quality is important to you... please get in touch and share your views.  If you’re using the app, it would be great if you could share the experience of the water quality feedback: catchments@northdevonbiosphere.org.uk
Healthy rivers and streams provide benefits for all and we need to find practical, affordable solutions for future management of these precious resources. Well-managed rivers bring life to our region and are good for the health, wealth and prosperity of North Devon.     
Find out more, get in touch, share your views and/or be involved:
Contact us: send an email to catchments@northdevonbiosphere.org.uk   to register your interest. We’ll keep you up to date with what’s happening and offer you the opportunity to have your say via email, at meetings, over the phone or in one-to-one meetings. 

The North Devon Catchment Partnership includes the Westcountry Rivers Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, the Environment Agency, the North Devon Biosphere Reserve and the North Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
 
This initiative is funded by Defra’s Catchment Partnership Fund and the 3C project, selected under the ERDF funded INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England Programme