The Hydrology of the UK: A Study of Change

Hydrology of the UKassesses the changing hydrology of the IK, focusing on key issues that affect the fundamental hydrological processes and have important implications for water resource management, flood risk and environmental quality.

List of plates

x

List of figures

xii

List of tables

xvi

List of boxes

xviii

Notes on contributors

xix

Acknowledgements

xxiv

Foreword

xxv

The changing hydrology of the UK

xxvii

SECTION 1 Causes

1

(98)

Climate change and UK hydrology

3

(27)

Nigel Arnell

Nick Reynard

The context: dimatic variability, climate change and global warning

3

(1)

Observed climatic variability across the UK over the last few decades

4

(3)

Future climate

7

(4)

Implications for the UK rivers and aquifers

11

(13)

Implications for water resources and their management

24

(2)

Climate change, hydrology and water resources

26

(4)

Acknowledgements

27

(1)

References

27

(3)

Land use change

30

(25)

Mark Robinson

John Boardman

Rob Evans

Kate Heppell

John Packman

Graham Leeks

Land use changes in the past and present

30

(3)

Relevance to hydrology

33

(1)

Drainage

33

(3)

Agricultural soil erosion

36

(2)

Forestry

38

(3)

Use of pesticides and fertilisers

41

(3)

Urban development

44

(6)

Conclusions

50

(5)

References

51

(4)

River channel modification in the UK

55

(27)

David Sear

David Wilcock

Mark Robinson

Karen Fisher

Introduction

55

(4)

The history of UK river channel modification

59

(2)

Administration of channel modification

61

(2)

The UK extent of channel modifications

63

(8)

Geomorphological impact of UK river channel modification

71

(2)

Hydraulic and hydrological impacts of channel modifications

73

(6)

Prospects

79

(3)

References

80

(2)

Causes of catchment scale hydrological changes

82

(17)

Angela Gurnell

Geoff Petts

Background

82

(4)

London and the River Thames: a history of hydrological change

86

(4)

River regulation and hydrological change over the last 200 years

90

(5)

Management of hydrological changes

95

(4)

References

97

(2)

SECTION 2 Effects

99

(126)

River flows

101

(33)

Terry Marsh

Andrew Black

Mike Acreman

Craig Elliott

Introduction

101

(3)

Evolution of UK drainage patterns and regime characteristics

104

(5)

The impact of man on flow regimes

109

(4)

Trends in runoff: the instrumented period

113

(3)

Characteristics of the recent past

116

(7)

A perspective on the present and future

123

(7)

Conclusion

130

(4)

References

130

(4)

River water quality

134

(16)

Richard Williams

Tim Burt

Geoff Brighty

Introduction

134

(1)

Nutrients

134

(3)

Pesticides

137

(2)

Endocrine disrupters

139

(7)

Conclusions

146

(4)

References

146

(4)

Groundwater

150

(30)

Brian Adams

Ian Gale

Paul Younger

David Lerner

John Chilton

Introduction

150

(4)

Management of groundwater storage

154

(3)

The impact of agriculture on groundwater-nitrate and pesticides

157

(7)

Hydrological change associated with mine abandonment

164

(6)

Urbanisation and groundwater

170

(10)

References

176

(4)

Lakes and ponds

180

(24)

Tony Bailey-Watts

Alex Lyle

Rick Battarbee

Ron Harriman

Jeremy Biggs

Introduction

180

(5)

Pond ecology

185

(4)

Acidification

189

(3)

Eutrophication

192

(6)

Future changes in UK lakes and ponds

198

(6)

References

198

(6)

Wetlands

204

(21)

Mike Acreman

Paul Jose

What are wetlands?

204

(1)

Why are wetlands important?

205

(5)

Threats and loss

210

(3)

Wetland protection

213

(1)

Wetland management objectives

214

(1)

Hydrological management of wetlands

215

(3)

Methods for hydrological management of wetlands

218

(2)

Functional analysis of wetlands

220

(1)

Wetland restoration

221

(1)

Conclusion

222

(3)

References

223

(2)

SECTION 3 Responses

225

(68)

Responsibilities and strategies of UK organisations

227

(17)

Susan Walker

Bob Sargent

John Waterworth

Administrative arrangements

227

(1)

Environment Agency

228

(4)

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

232

(3)

Northern Ireland

235

(1)

Water service companies in England and Wales

236

(1)

Scottish water authorities

236

(1)

Local Authorities

236

(1)

Power industry

237

(1)

Universities

237

(1)

Meteorological Office

237

(1)

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

237

(1)

British Geological Survey

238

(1)

Need for legislative change

238

(1)

The future

239

(5)

Appendix: Other UK organisations with responsibilities for water

240

(4)

Planning and managing for the future

244

(26)

Malcolm Newson

John Gardiner

Simon Slater

Introduction

244

(1)

What future?

245

(1)

How much do us know? Scientific basis for integrated catchment management

246

(2)

Sustainability and the catchment ecosystem

248

(5)

Why planning? How's it going?

253

(2)

Catchment Management Planning: a `LEAP' forward?

255

(7)

Operationalising sustainability: the management challenge in changing conditions

262

(2)

Conclusions

264

(6)

References

266

(4)

Role of the British Hydrological Society

270

(10)

Frank M. Law

References

279

(1)

Future UK hydrological research

280

(13)

Jim Wallace

Enda O'Connell

Faul Whitehead

Introduction

280

(2)

Bio-physical processes

282

(1)

Water quality

283

(4)

Water resources

287

(2)

Hydrological extreme

289

(1)

Concluding remarks

290

(3)

Index

293

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