From policy to practice Cascade | Ricardo Energy & Environment Water Colour and Carbon Workshop John Sanders Managing Consultant Cascade Upland Hydrology Group Upland Water in the Rose Bowl

From policy to practice Cascade | Ricardo Energy & Environment Some key questions and challenges Transferability of DOC processes knowledge Importance of site specific conditions TRANSFERABILITY SPATIAL SCALE Scaling of understanding to source catchments Plot scale, intensive monitoring & analysis MONITORING Catchment monitoring: duration, frequency, cost-effective methods Catchment monitoring: duration, frequency, cost-effective methods Small-scale, intensive monitoring programmes “Every site is so different…”

From policy to practice Cascade | Ricardo Energy & Environment Some key questions and challenges MONITORING TECHNIQUES Cost effective online, remote DOC monitoring and analysis Hand-held sampling and field analysis PREDICTION Catchment scale prediction and benefits of interventions Historic trend: disaggregating effects of SO 2 from land management “Processes are more important than regression analysis…” MODELLING Integrated hydrology/water quality models at catchment scale Separate hydrological and water quality models

From policy to practice Cascade | Ricardo Energy & Environment Some key questions and challenges Integrated UK uplands knowledge hub? Multiple initiatives and data sources KNOWLEDGE SHARING TIMESCALES Water companies need to prepare business plans by end of 2017 Long-term monitoring to identify management benefit Predictive capabilities to guide future management interventions Post implementation monitoring of management measures to assess benefit MANAGEMENT MEASURES “Need to quantify benefits and provide robust evidence base… “Socio-economics needs to be integrated with physical sciences”