1. SOUTH WEST STRATEGIC REGIONAL COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME
PROGRESS UPDATE
SIMON HUMPHRY
PROJECT ENGINEER
TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL

3. PARTNERS
PARTNERS

4. Project Delivery Team

5. Teignbridge District Council
Managing contracts for the Waves & Tides, Topographic Beach Surveys, Bathymetric Surveys
Martin Hutchings Regional Coordinator
Simon Humphry Project Engineer

6. Project Delivery Team

7. Channel Coastal Observatory
Management, Maintenance and installation of the Wavebuoy and Tidegauge Network
Working in partnership with South East Coastal monitoring Programme
Travis Mason

8. Project Delivery Team

9. Environment Agency
Management of the, Aerial Photography, LiDAR Surveys, Habitat Mapping
Keith Nursey EA Contract Manager
Angela Proctor EA Contract Manager
Lyn Jenkins EA Contract Manager
West Bay
Plymouth Hoe

10. Project Delivery Team

11. PLYMOUTH COASTAL OBSERVATORY
South Devon & Dorset SMP Group
Nathan Sykes –
North Devon & Somerset SMP Group
Emerald McLoughlin –
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly SMP Group
Gemma Kaye –
Porthleven
Dawlish

13. TOPOGRAPHIC BEACH SURVEYS
Work packages originally let as 5 contracts
1 additional contract let this year between Sand Point and Aust for the programme extension
Base line survey for additional contract now complete and due to be uploaded onto the website.
All interims surveys for Spring 2009 are complete and on the website
Interims for autumn 2009 due to commence shortly
Please call PCO if you feel that a post storm survey is required in your area

15. BATHYMETRIC SURVEYS Work packages originally let as 8 Contracts
2 of these contracts are full Multi Beam Surveys in partnership with the MCA
7 Contracts now complete
1 contracts data submitted waiting approval
1 Contract delayed due to consultant struggling with weather conditions
1 additional contract let this year between Sand Point and Seven Beach

17. WAVES & TIDES Working in partnership with SE Programme
7 Wavebuoys originally deployed around SW coastline
3 Additional Wavebuoys recently deployed at Bideford Bay, Looe Bay and Weston Bay
2 WaveRadar Tidegauges & Met Stations
Real time data for all Wavebuoys and Tidegauges is available on the website
Possible Tidegauge at Port Isaac Cornwall

18. LiDAR Survey work let as one contract for South West to Geomatics
Most sensitive/vulnerable areas to be flown every year
Some areas to be flown every other year
Least sensitive/vulnerable areas to be flown once every 5 years
3 flying seasons now complete
The 4th years flying commenced in early September this year and now is 60% complete
All LiDAR survey work is now complete for the programme extension

19. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
One contract for the South West let to Blom Aerofilms
100% of the base line data set has now been collected
Approximately 25% of the south west coastline has been flown for a second time
The first delivery of data for this years flying season has been received for quality control
Cloud cover over the past 3 summers has caused delays to the programme
Looking to extend the flying season to maximise use of good weather
Aerial photography for the programme extension is now complete

20. ECOLOGICAL MAPPING
Habitat mapping data has been delivered for the following areas;
North Devon
South Cornwall
South Devon
South East Devon
West Dorset