Welcome to our information pages for the Nenthead Mine Water Treatment Scheme.
Site pages
Scheme Overview (please continue reading below)
Pollution of rivers by metals in the Tyne catchment
Preventing pollution in the Nent and South Tyne
Diffuse pollution interventions
How a treatment scheme works
How we chose the site
Timeline
Our Engagement
Supporting Reports and Surveys
FAQs
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As the proposed design and construction of a scheme at Nenthead progresses. we want our stakeholders to:
feel informed;
know how and where to access information relating to our proposals; and
be able to get involved and share your thoughts on proposals and our activities as they develop.
On this page you can find our more about our engagement approach, and access materials used at past engagement events.
If you are unable to find the information you need across...More
What are the next steps for the Nenthead scheme?
During 2022 - we continued work to develop our design proposals and carry out surveys to improve our understanding of the local ecology and ground conditions. We shared details with the community at formal events in May 2022 and November 2022. Since August 2022, monthly informal drop-in sessions have been held at the Hive in Nenthead so that anyone can ask the project team any questions.
During 2023 – we will continue work...More
We have completed a number of investigations to help us better understand the need for a scheme and the potential impacts of a treatment scheme on the local area, wildlife and environment.
We have also included documents that show the design process. Reports that refer to site 101 are those referring to the current site for the Nenthead mine water treatment scheme proposals.
Here we have provided a summary of the work we have carried out alongside links to the reports and documents....More
Some of the river pollution is caused by water running across the site and washing metals out of the old mining waste.
Surface water management
We are also looking into how we can limit diffuse pollution by improving how surface water moves around the site in streams and leats. We are talking to the Nenthead Mines Conservation Society and Historic England to understand whether improvements can be made whilst also protecting the important industrial archaeology.
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There are two types of pollution that need to be addressed to improve the water quality of the Rivers Nent and South Tyne. We need to tackle:
point sources of pollution which involves removing dissolved metals from mine water before it reaches the watercourses and,
diffuse sources of pollution, which includes preventing metal contaminated materials, such as from old spoil heaps, washing or eroding into rivers
Tackling point source pollution
Monitoring of the River...More
The River Nent is the second most metal polluted river in England, and the most polluted in northern England.
This pollution by cadmium, lead and zinc comes from several different sources and the effects on water and sediment quality, and aquatic life can be seen for 60km along the River South Tyne and in the Tyne Estuary.
Pollution of rivers by metal mines in the Tyne catchment.
Although most mining activity had stopped by the mid-20th century, more than 150km of...More
How would a treatment scheme work?
Mine water would be captured at the Caplecleugh and Rampgill levels before it goes into the River Nent. The mine water would be pumped through a small buried pipeline up to the treatment ponds near the Handsome Mea reservoir. Metals are removed from the mine water by encouraging naturally occurring geochemical, microbiological and ecological processes to take place in a reactive media layer on the base of lined treatment ponds. Sulphates present in...More
Here you will find answers to some of the frequently asked questions. If you have further questions or enquries please feel free to contact the project team via nent@coal.gov.uk
Are there any alternative options to a mine water treatment scheme?
We have considered a full range of potential treatment technologies including established and more experimental systems. Globally, the most commonly used technology to remove metals at active mines is chemical dosing to raise the...More
This section explains how we selected the Nenthead mine site as our preferred location for the mine water treatment ponds. This follows a lengthy assessment process where a large number of sites were considered.
We consider several criteria when identifying a potential site for a treatment scheme. These can include engineering factors as well as the proximity to residential properties and the ecological or archaeological sensitivity of sites. For the Nenthead site, we have changed the...More
Page created 15 December 2021, last updated 26 January 2023.
Flooding in Hereford
Hereford is subject to significant flood risk from the River Wye and has flooded a number of times. The most significant flood events have been in 1960, 1979, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
In 2008 a Flood Risk Management Scheme was completed for the south bank of the River Wye reducing the risk of flooding in the Blackmarstone...More
Welcome to the East Cowes Flood Risk Management Scheme Information Page.
We have created this page to provide easy access to information on the East Cowes Flood Risk Management Scheme, one of a number of coastal defence projects on the Isle of Wight. We will be updating this site as the project progresses, so please keep checking for what’s new.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive updates on this project or any other of the Isle of Wight...More
February 2023
Steel fixing and concrete pours continue on the base slab, side walls and baffles (you can see two in the centre of the fish pass at the start of the inlet).
Source : Environment Agency
Source - Environment Agency
September 2022
We have completed all the sheet piling works and are now excavating the areas for the fish pass and continuing the concrete capping beam works.
Source: Environment Agency
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We have a new website for the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Management Scheme. For the latest up to date information on the project, please visit www.pevenseyandeastbournecoast.co.uk .
Welcome to the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme information page.
We have created this page to provide easy access to information on the scheme. We will be updating this site as the scheme progresses, so please keep checking for what's new. ...More
We are working with Dacorum Borough Council and Affinity Water to help restore the River Gade at Gadebridge Park, a globally rare and valuable chalk stream. The project will provide multiple benefits, including improved habitats for wildlife, the protection of water resources for both people and the environment, and allowing local residents and visitors to get closer to the river and enjoy nature.
This project is part of Revitalising Chalk Rivers , a wider...More
November 2021: The groyne installation progress and finished works for the year.
The barge taking shingle to the beach as part of the interim beach nourishment.
Work gets underway on the Lydd Ranges Scheme
The first groyne pile going in at Lydd Ranges.
The Green Wall track looking west from the Jury’s Gap compound. Timber groynes will be instated to stabilise the beach and new beach...More
The Lydd Ranges frontage extends eastwards from Jury’s Gap near Camber in East Sussex and for approximately 8.2km to Dungeness nuclear power station, Kent. The area within and surrounding the Lydd Ranges frontage is of high nature conservation value. This is reflected in the extensive statutory designations that are present throughout the study area, including:
Dungeness Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye...More
May 2023 update
Shortly, we will be resuming works on the Lydd Ranges Sea Defences Scheme. We expect the scheme to be complete at the end of 2023. The works we will complete this year and timings are summarised in the table below. The majority of the works are continuations of works from the previous years, using similar equipment and methodology, with two exceptions:
This year, some rock will be moved by lorry to planned works in Shoreham, Sussex. This will...More
Welcome to the Lydd Ranges Sea Defences Scheme information page. Work on the scheme started in July to improve the existing sea defences to reduce the risk of coastal flooding. Once completed it will help better protect this environmentally important area, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Lydd firing range and people, property and businesses within the Romney Marsh area from coastal flooding and erosion. To learn more about the scheme please watch our welcome video .
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Join us at the RiverLight Festival and find out more about the River Slea Flood Resilience project!
Saturday 21 October 2023
11:00-16:00
Eco-Village
Church Lane Primary School, Sleaford, NG34 7DF
The River Slea arises in the limestone hills to the north east of Grantham, flows in an easterly direction through the town of Sleaford and on towards Cobblers Lock. In the east of the town the river splits to follow the Slea Navigation channel to the north and the original...More
The Lydd Ranges frontage extends from Jury’s Gap near Camber in East Sussex and extends eastwards for approximately 8.2km to Dungeness nuclear power station, Kent. The Folkestone to Cliff End Strategy (FoCES) reports 600 properties at risk of flooding from a 0.5% AEP event by 2108. 30 properties would be immediately at-risk, post breach (failure) of the defences. The Lydd Ranges and infrastructure would also be at risk. The site is a premier live firing...More
The site compound is located within the Environment Agency’s existing compound at Jury’s Gap. We have also established a satellite compound at South Brooks, which will reduce some of the activity that otherwise would have taken place at Jury’s Gap. We will be starting works on the beach in summer 2021.
Please see the map below which shows the key works for each year:
2021: works between Jury’s Gap and South Brooks (groynes, Green Wall, beach...More
July 2023 Update
We will replace the current single sluice gate with two smaller gates to give greater flexibility in maintaining them and to create space to install fish and eel passes through the structure. We constructed parts of the walls that will support the new gates last autumn and this spring, whilst allowing the existing gate to operate should a large flood flow occur, as it did in early April and in mid-May, causing a delay to the works.
Now we are entering the normally...More
Water is a scarce and diminishing resource yet it is essential for all sectors. Future pressures such as climate change and population growth will increase the demand for water and we need to work together with partners, businesses and communities to find long-lasting solutions.
Ahead of COP26, Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, said: "The climate crisis is global, but its impacts are in your village, your shop, your home. Adaptation action needs to be integral to...More
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Compulsory Purchase Order
We have made our Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. A CPO is a legal process that allows land, property and rights of access to be obtained from a landowner when there is a compelling case that the land is needed in the public interest and can...More
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On this page we provide information about the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme, including the scheme design, benefits and environmental features.
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Flooding in Oxford
Oxford has a long...More
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Introducing the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
What is the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme?
The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will create a new stream with wetland wildlife corridor to the west of Oxford to reduce flood risk in the city and surrounding areas.
The scheme will reduce...More
The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) requires EPR permits to be reviewed within four years of publication of the relevant Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BRef) BAT conclusions. The Food, Drink and Milk Industries BRef was published on 4 December 2019.
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This project will maintain the existing high level of tidal flood risk protection to thousands of homes, businesses and infrastructure on Canvey Island into the future, a key aspiration of the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan . It will protect the tidal defences against erosion and extend their useful life to 2070 in light of increasing sea levels due to climate change. The works are planned and delivered as part of the Thames Estuary Asset Management (TEAM) 2100 Programme . This is...More