Data evidence citizen science
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The document discusses the importance of data and evidence in decision-making related to river management, emphasizing collaborative approaches and citizen science. It highlights various datasets available in the CABA data package and discusses initiatives like volunteer monitoring and pollution identification. Additionally, it stresses targeted actions for water quality improvement and flood risk management based on this data.
Data evidence citizen science
- 1. Evidence and data to inform decision making Michelle Walker and Lucy Butler The Rivers Trust
- 2. Importance of data and evidence Empowering people with knowledge Developing a common understanding Collaborative decision making Targeting resources and driving action Evaluating success
- 3. CaBA Data Package 80+ datasets in the CaBA Data Package
- 4. Examples of Key Datasets Ecological Status Water Quality Issues Pollution Incidents Flood Risk from Rivers Surface Water Flood Risk Fisheries data
- 5. Open Data Portal Online http://theriverstrust.maps.arcgis.com/
- 7. Shared Information Platforms http://arcg.is/2lHwU8O
- 8. River Soar: Opportunity Mapping and Prioritising Actions http://arcg.is/1T7pmZ6
- 9. Citizen Science: Local knowledge, data and evidence
- 10. Citizen Science Resource Pack http://bit.ly/CaBAmon
- 12. Haltwhistle Burn River Watch Volunteers Monitoring rainfall, river levels, flood events, water clarity, water quality Sharing observations via social media, mobile apps, website Used to design runoff management plans and improve flood models
- 13. Urban Pollution Monitoring Trained volunteer task force Respond to lower impact pollution incidents where EA unable to attend Adopt a suspected polluting outfall and take a weekly survey to identify signs of pollution e.g. sewage fungus Enable EA and Thames Water to trace misconnections
- 14. Identify misconnection hotspots Test for man-made optical brighteners commonly found in washing detergents Paper or linen is dipped into water and tested at the side of the river using a small UV torch, this takes less than 30 seconds Identifying Misconnections
- 15. Litter monitoring Water quality monitoring http://www.thames21.org.uk/project/thames-river-watch/
- 16. Riverfly Partnership ~ 100 partner organisations Standard simple monitoring protocol Volunteers take and analyse a kick sample in the field Riverflies used as an indicator of water quality to identify pollution issues http://www.riverflies.org/
- 17. Freshwater Watch Global programme Volunteers monitor key water quality parameters Scientists analyse the results and provide feedback Water Blitz days provide valuable overview of a whole catchment on a single day https://freshwaterwatch.thewaterhub.org/
- 18. Turning information into action
- 19. Targeted tree planting based on multiple opportunities
- 20. Water Quality Catchment Assessments WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE APPROACH https://youtu.be/R1RZ76otayc
- 21. Priority areas for catchment- based flood risk interventions Areas suitable for restoration or creation of wetland Mapping Ecosystem Services http://bit.ly/SevernESS
- 22. Sharing best practice http://bit.ly/CaBATools
- 23. York Observatory Water Quality Recorder: http://arcg.is/2jmBQRZ Submitting your data York Observatory River Photo Map: http://arcg.is/2jUlyk0