1. Dr Carla Turner Objectives Overview Our case study…. www.adas.uk
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2. Partners
Portugal, Greece, UK, Norway, Romania, Netherlands, Denmark, Slovenia, Italy, France, Germany

3. Background
Set of EU directives, guidelines and policies to protect water quality:
Drinking Water Directive, Water Framework Directive, Groundwater Directive, Nitrates Directive, Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
Limits for nitrate (50 mg/l) and pesticides (0.1 µg/l) are still exceeded in many areas with vulnerable water resources.
Agriculture is a source of nitrate and pesticide.
Safe drinking water is vital for human health.
you will credit the existing legislation, codes of practice and voluntary initiatives to have done a lot of reduce pollutants in water – its just that despite this, and despite farmers acting legally, we still have exceedences.
Diffuse pollution of nitrogen and pesticides from agriculture is the main obstacle to meet drinking water quality targets.
to review approaches for protection of drinking water resources against pollution by pesticides and nitrate, and
to identify and further develop innovative measures and governance approaches for a more effective drinking water protection.

5. Occurrence and exceedance of selected pesticides in groundwater monitoring stations,
Source: European Environment Agency, WISE-SoE Rivers

6. Fairway Objectives
to increase the scientific understanding of the relationship between agriculture and drinking water protection,
to increase the understanding of the social, technical and economic barriers to practical implementing of measures,
to deliver innovative measures and tools to overcome these barriers,
to develop protocols and data-sets for monitoring of farming practices and water quality, and to increase awareness and involvement of farmers and other citizens in the monitoring of water supplies,
to develop effective governance approaches for small to large water supplies,
to identify key strategies and good practices for drinking water protection and assess the implications of these options for policy and practice.
To review current approaches and measures for protection of drinking water resources against pollution caused by pesticides and nitrate from agriculture in the EU elsewhere,
and to identify and further develop innovative measures and governance approaches for a more effective drinking water protection,
together with relevant local, regional and national actors.
Innovative and effective measures, practices and drinking water quality indicators
Easy-to-use tools
farm management
monitoring by farmers and citizens
Improved governance approaches for drinking water protection
Improved science-policy interface

7. Fairway approach Multi-actor platforms 13 cases in 11 countries
Site-specific
management tools,
measures and good practices,
indicators for monitoring and
communication tools

8. 13 case studies Different countries Different climatic regions
Different soils
Different land use
Different stakeholders
Different size of pilot areas
Different drinking water infrastructure
Different source for drinking water
Different type and extent of contamination
Different institutional setting
Different social setting …
Different challenges

9. England Case Study 336 KM² 170 KM² 45 KM²
Louth Catchment- Network Engagement, 336 Sq KM farmers
Slug it Out - 6 Reservoirs, “Slug it out” payments, 170 Sq KM 123 farmers
CringleBrook -No Intervention 45 Sq KM 40ish farmers
45 KM²

10. Louth and Ancholme Catchment
Slug it Out - 6 Reservoirs
Metaldehyde the issue. Although harmless to humans, Metaldehyde is very difficult to remove at water treatment works and meeting tough EU targets on it is a real challenge for the region.
As part of the campaign, we are carrying out a trial project around six key reservoirs to incentivise farmers to stop using metaldehyde and use an alternative chemical instead. The farmers will receive payments to cover their costs and for taking part.
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11. Thanks www.fairway-project.eu/ Carla Turner Carla.turner@adas.co.uk
Isobel Wright
Jenny Rowbottom
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