WAgriCo An Opportunity for Improving Drinking Water Quality

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WAgriCo An Opportunity for Improving Drinking Water Quality Luke de Vial Water Resources Manager Wessex Water

Impact of diffuse pollution Solutions Examples of catchment management Pesticides Empool WAgriCo The new three nitrate sites

Trends

New sources affected by poor water quality by 2010

New sources affected by poor water quality by 2015

Solutions Blend Treat Solve the problem at source – catchment management

Blending

Blending

Ion Exchange

GAC (at Fovant WTW)

Catchment management Solves the problem at source Public water supply and the environment More sustainable Lower cost

Pesticides Ulwell Friar Waddon

Ulwell

Ulwell Location of sheep dip

Treated Water Quality

Chlortoluron October/November 2002

Isoproturon - November 2003

Metazachlor September 2004

Friar Waddon Discussions with DWI and farmers Agreement No spraying pesticides for a 3 year trial Contribute to improving his batching facility Contribute to a weed-wipe system for a neighboring farmer

Picture of new barn

Empool Rising nitrate levels

Sampling, water and soils Catchment adviser Nikki Downton Empool Nitrates Five year project Work programme Sampling, water and soils Contact with farmers Agronomic advice Farm management plans Modeling

Results Too early

Preliminary map of nitrate concentration distribution EMPOOL CATCHMENT AREA 48 52 42 25 TERTIARY DEPOSITS 87 EMPOOL SOURCE 40 71 < 1 39 56 41 51 36 45 2 km 155

Three new sites Deans Farm near Salisbury Winterbourne Abbas, Eagle Lodge near Dorchester New Wessex catchment adviser, who is Harry Wheeler

Conclusions Catchment management is the best solution to water quality problems To achieve it: Start as soon as possible – to meet drinking water regulation requirements Be site specific Be detailed Involve significant changes to land management Offer something to the farmers