Defra announced today (April 22 2024) that it is accepting applications for grants from a fund to help farmers manage water resources. The grant will pay for consultants to evaluate alternative options for securing water supplies. Details are here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-water-resources-options-screening-studies-how-to-apply Entry added: 22 Apr 2024 |
Date of next Committee meeting is June 14 2024 (Friday). The meeting is being held at the AF Group Offices at Honingham Thorpe and will start at 2pm. Agenda and papers to be circulated closer to the time. Entry added: 22 Apr 2024 |
EA 2024 Irrigation Prospects report added to website - see Environment Agency section for details Entry added: 01 Apr 2024 |
EA Ant Valley & Broads SAC update for January 2024 uploaded to website - see Environment Agency section for details. Entry added: 01 Apr 2024 |
Environment Agency has just published the "irrigation prospects" for the 2024 season. Not surprisingly given all the rain we've had, these are "good". They have also just published their summary of the water company and regional planning group revised draft 2024 Water Resource Management Plans. This can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-review-of-englands-draft-regional-and-water-resources-management-plans & contains an interesting figure showing 2025 reductions in water company abstraction linked to Environment Destination - worth a look! Entry added: 01 Apr 2024 |
Confirmed that BAWAG has been awarded a grant to work with Cranfield University, the Broads Authority and Norfolk FWAG on a Broads Water Level Management project. The grant has been awarded by the Environment Agency as part of their Lowland Agricultural Peat Water Discover Pilot (LAPWDP) programme and is in addition to the Environment Agency grant we have had for our work in the west of Norfolk on Chalk catchment agricultural water resource management plans. Entry added: 01 Apr 2024 |
BAWAG AGM held March 12 2024 and the headlines are unanimous vote for 2024/25 subscriptions to remain at current rate (£3.30/1,000m3), Chair and Treasurer re-elected and Committee reappointed pending transition to Norfolk Environment Food & Farming, which is expected in the next few weeks. 2023/24 Annual Report and forward look also presented. Summary details given in the March 2024 Newsletter, which has just been uploaded to the website. Entry added: 01 Apr 2024 |
BAWAG Committee Meeting and AGM confirmed for Tuesday 12 March, 2024 at AF Group Offices, Honingham Thorpe with AGM starting at 2pm. Presentations from the EA on National Framework for Water Resources and updates on progress with NSA programme, EA Broads Plan and Ant Broads and Marshes. Members to vote on subscription for 2024/25. The proposal is for this to revert to the standard charge with no increase from last year. Entry added: 26 Jan 2024 |
Preliminary modelling work completed for the NSA programme, with members now allocated to Planning Groups and preparations in hand for a Technical Methods Workshop with the Environment Agency. See AGM (12/3/24) for presentations and more details. Entry added: 26 Jan 2024 |
Purchase Orders have been issued to start work on the Norfolk Sustainable Abstraction (NSA) programme. Preparatory work has started on the BAWAG NSA programme and over the rest of the summer will involve setting up and testing our version of the EAs the Northern East Anglian Chalk (NEAC) model. The aim is to prepare for a meeting with the EA in October or November where we can discuss & agree the technical approaches that we will use to engage with both the EA Broads Plan and, in Chalk catchments in the north & north-west Norfolk, the National Framework for Water Resources. For more details see the NSA Programme page. Entry added: 04 Aug 2023 |