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Sustainable Aggregates Creating Environmental Improvements through Biodiversity 46
ANNEX 1 Summaries of ALSF-funded papers RESEARCH INTO THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF QUARRY SILT LAGOONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND LANDSCAPE BENEFIT (MIRO MIST, GEOPLAN LTD.) Christina Allen (Geoplan Ltd.) March 2004 Project Type: Literature review, desktop study, site visits, case studies Sites: South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire (plus one site in North Yorkshire) Project Aim: To ascertain the range of after-uses proposed for sand and gravel silt lagoons within a pilot study area. To assess designs, operational management and restoration techniques that have influences or are likely to influence, the after-use of silt lagoons. To discuss the principle elements involved in the design, management and restoration of silt lagoons to maximise their beneficial use Main Methods: Desktop study to establish range of restoration proposals for silt lagoons – recent planning applications, existing and dormant sites, recently restored and exhausted quarries – through planning applications and Reviews of Old Mineral Permissions (ROMPs) Sustainable Aggregates Creating Environmental Improvements through Biodiversity Output: Desktop study main findings: Management of silt lagoons on site will determine their final restoration Large number of silt lagoons (56 %) in the study area were to be restored to a conservation use, particularly on river terrace deposits and glacial deposits Fifty eight percent of silt lagoons with conservation after-use were to be restored by natural regeneration – this is considered easy, irrespective of restoration in rest of the quarry Thirty one percent of conservation restoration was to be reedbed – but unclear whether through silt management or natural regeneration One site was to become woodland – not included under ‘conservation’ in the report Most planning applications had little detail on design, operation or restoration of silt lagoons (but in some cases details were a condition of planning permission or review) Where silt lagoons were to be restored for conservation there was little data on how this was to be achieved Details on active management of silt were only contained in 5 planning applications Desktop study and site visits: A range of habitats were naturally regenerating on silt lagoons in the study area Critical factors in determining range of habitats in lagoon are: relationship of the silt and water levels (including 47
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Page 9 and 10: 2 APPROACH TO REVIEW & SOURCES OF I
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Page 23 and 24: Commercial approaches can provide f
Page 25 and 26: 3.5 WORKING TOGETHER The importance
Page 27 and 28: It is preferable to integrate confl
Page 29 and 30: 3.6 BIODIVERSITY AND MINERAL SITES
Page 31 and 32: 4 GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE / DIRECTIONS FO
Page 33 and 34: 5 DISSEMINATION & IMPACT OF ALSF RE
Page 35 and 36: 6 CONCLUSIONS A number of common th
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Page 41 and 42: REFERENCES River Nene From its Sour
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Page 45: Websites Holcim website Kahumbu and
Page 49 and 50: SYNTHETIC SURVEY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
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Page 53 and 54: authorities, NGOs, local organisati
Page 55 and 56: Recommendation that a systematic me
Page 57 and 58: Recommendation to adopt a flexible
Page 59 and 60: Output: The advocacy report present
Page 61 and 62: Output: Provides a review consideri
Page 63 and 64: DEVELOPING POLICY AND BEST PRACTICE
Page 65 and 66: WATER-BASED QUARRY RESTORATION - OP
Page 67 and 68: SAFEGUARDING MINERAL EXTRACTION SIT
Page 69 and 70: candidates for restoration for biod
Page 71 and 72: Output: Description of SEA, and dif
Page 73 and 74: information and starting to underta
Page 75 and 76: organisations and funding bodies on
Page 77 and 78: Potential Expansion: Co-operation w
Page 79 and 80: estoration of aggregate sites. Stee
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Long-Term Viability The company pos
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In addition to providing economic b
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The opening of restored quarries fo
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intensification of the aquaculture
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