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Brighton and Hove City Council Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Catchment Based Approach Policy Framework Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Environment Agency Forestry Commission Marine Management Organisation Natural England National Trust Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust Ouse Upstream Thinking South Downs National Park Authority South East Water Southern Water Sussex Inshore Fisheries … Continued

Privacy statement

The Adur and Ouse Partnership will safeguard and preserve the privacy of our visitors. This policy has been provided by the legal resource DIY Legals and explains what happens to any personal data that you provide to us, or that we collect from you whilst you visit our site and how we use cookies on this website. Information That … Continued

Doing more

Contact us Complete our survey so that we can better understand what you think and what you’re interested in Volunteer with one of our local environmental organisations, such as the Sussex Wildlife Trust or the Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust Suggest a new project Report pollution incidents using the Environment Agency’s pollution hotline 0800 80 … Continued

Catchment evidence

Adur and Ouse evidence pack Environment Agency PDF maps   Gareth Williams Nitrate source apportionment model for the Brighton Chalk block South Downs National Park Authority   Jeremy Burgess Impacts of climate change on the SE RBD Environment Agency PDF report   Geostore Environment Agency On-line GIS information tool   Habitat potential models Sussex Biodiversity … Continued

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Using evidence

Evidence is a core part of integrated catchment management. Without it, we cannot make informed, fair and justifiable decisions on what the best courses of action and monetary investments are.  Evidence ranges from scientific monitoring data and academic research, to best practice techniques and local knowledge. Combining and scrutinising as wide an evidence base as … Continued

Sussex Coast issues

The quality of coastal and estuarine waters is fundamental to the economic and social value of fisheries and tourism, as well as marine habitats and wildlife. However the same geographic area needs to accommodate the development needs of harbour transport, commercial fishing activities and local communities. The Sussex coastline and its estuaries are designated as … Continued

Sussex Coast description

The coastline and the sea have always been at the heart of the attraction of Sussex. Not only do they provide a haven for the many and varied wildlife, coastal waters are highly valued for transport, fisheries and tourism. The estuaries of the rivers Adur and Ouse, which open to the sea at Shoreham and … Continued

RIver Ouse costs and benefits

When designing a project, such as those displayed in our project maps, it is usual to carry out a Cost Benefit Analysis.  This is an exercise that weighs up the predicted costs of the project against the financial benefits that undertaking the project will bring.  It is usually expressed as a ratio of costs:benefits and benefits … Continued

River Ouse issues

The water quality of the river Ouse is compromised by a range of pressures, from isolated sources of pollution through to the combined effects of multiple diffuse sources, both rural and urban.  Evidence driving the ecological status of the river system shows that nutrification, particularly phosphates in freshwaters, are a primary reasons for poor water quality. Other … Continued

River Ouse description

The river Ouse runs north to south down the eastern side of the catchment. The feeder streams of the Ouse are small and shallow forest streams, which become flashy in times of heavy rainfall. Some of the middle Ouse tributaries are similar, whilst others are characteristic of slow-flowing lowland streams, attributable in places to historic … Continued

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