The River Wandle
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- The River Wandle
- Information
- It provides a valuable green corridor through an urban area
- It links a number of sites of conservation interest such as Beddington Sewage Treatment Works, Wilderness Island Nature Reserve and Watermeads
- Much of it has been described as a Site of Metropolitan Interest due to the variety of its plant life
- Water quality is classified by the EA as poor to fair
- There is widespread contamination of groundwater, largely as a result of past industrial activity e.g.: at Beddington
- It's one of the few rivers to have maintained its course to the Thames without too much hinderence
- Any attempt at management must balance the conflicting needs of the many interests
- Management
- Maintain and improve surface and groundwater quality throughout the catchment
- Protect low flows from further reduction and investigate alleviation
- Improve management techniques for in-stream and bank-side river habitats
- Protect and enhance permanent water bodies throughout the catchment
- Integrate the management of environmentally sensitive flood defences with the control of surface water runoff
- Seek to minimse the environmental impact of water control structures
- Balance the needs between recreation and conservation uses of rivers and stillwaters
- Maintain and improve the fisheries status of rivers within the area
- Promote community pride in the local water environment
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