Welcome to the website of the River Beane Catchment Partnership, and the home of the Beane Catchment Management Plan. Our Catchment Plan will improve the river for wildlife and for people. It will also help us to meet the UK's obligations under the Water Framework Directive.
On Friday the 20th August, come and meet representatives from the Environment Agency and Hertfordshire County Council who are working on a project to re-naturalise this section of the River Beane. Read more ...
We have been selectivly removing trees that may pose a risk to the footpath running alongside the channel, or to the stability of the bank between the mill race and the River Beane where the breach as occurred. Read more ...
A new Chalk Aquifer Alliance has been formed to bring together all those working to protect chalk streams and their aquifers across England.
Anyone with an interest in chalk rivers is invited to subscribe (for free) to receive regular updates, hear about events and get their latest news updates direct to your inbox. See chalkaquiferalliance.wordpress.com for more details.
At the start of April 2017 Affinity Water reduced the amount of water they take from the environment by eighteen million litres per day (18Ml/d) at one of their pumping stations near Watton-at-Stone. The particular pumping station linked to the River Beane has been used since the 1950s, and it is expected that reducing the abstractions will benefit flows in the chalk stream and surrounding environment.
Flow - getting more water back into the river.
Improving the water quality, habitats and wildlife.
Helping people appreciate and get the most out of the river.
Measuring the river's ecological status and monitoring its health.
Design by LTD Design Consultants and build by Garganey Consulting.