BHS National
2-day Meeting
In association with the Scottish
Hydrological Group
Programme and registration form
Lakes and reservoirs: hydromorphology
and ecology
24-25 November 2009
Thistle St James Hotel, 107 Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3SW
Some 97% of UK freshwater resources are found in lakes providing a huge range of
ecosystem services including water supply, flood attenuation and biodiversity support.
Despite their abundance and significance lakes have received relatively little scientific
attention, particularly in relation to their physical structure and hydrological regimes. Now, as
the Water Framework and Floods Directives progress from European law to implementation,
there is an overwhelming need for those concerned with the science and management of
lakes to become better informed about each others’ work and meet needs of policy.
Examples of issues include the development of environmental standards for lakes and
developing the evidence base upon which to found future management strategies.
This national meeting seeks to provide a forum to:
 explore and discuss current methods for assessing lake level regimes
 promote better understanding of the linkages between lake hydrology, morphology
and ecology within lakes and reservoirs
 help bridge gaps for practitioners and researchers working on some of these areas
 consider issues relating to relevant environmental standards
 consider links between standard setting for lakes and their adjoining rivers
 promote informal discussions and new networks among people with interests in lakes
The meeting will be of interest to:
 Environmental agency regulatory staff in hydrology, hydromorphology and freshwater
ecology
 Water resource managers (e.g. with water utilities)
 Hydro power developers
 Researchers and consultants with interests in lakes
 Conservation agency staff
BHS acknowledges the kind sponsorship of the
Environment Agency and Scottish Environment
Protection Agency for this national meeting
Programme
Tuesday 24 November 2009
1030-1100
Arrival + registration
1100-1300 Session 1: Scene setting, users and regulatory framework
Challenges facing lake science and management
Keynote - Chris Spray (UNESCO Water Centre, University of Dundee)
When is a lake not a lake?
John Aldrick (Environment Agency)
Water resources planning challenges and the WFD in Scotland
Robert Stewart (Scottish Water)
Lunch
1400-1500 Session 2: Lake hydrological regimes
Climate change, loch levels and environmental impacts
Richard Gosling (SEPA)
Climate change and lakeshore conservation: a model and review of management techniques
Carlos Abrahams (URS)
Tea + coffee
1530-1700 Session 3: Hydrology and modelling lake outflows
Estimating level and outflow regimes of natural lochs
David Price and Robin Sutton (Jacobs)
Estimating lake outflows using lake adjustment factors and LowFlows
Andy Young (Wallingford HydroSolutions)
Loch levels and outflows - pragmatism and environmental regulation
Paul Copestake (SEPA)
1930 Conference dinner, Thistle St James Hotel
Wednesday 25 November 2009
0915-1045 Session 4: Lake ecology
Development of Lake-MImAS as a hydromorphological assessment tool
John Rowan (University of Dundee)
Utilising macrophytes to infer hydromorophological impacts in lakes
Nigel Willby (Stirling University)
Increases in lake phytoplankton biomass resulting from climate driven changes to seasonal
river flow
Ian Jones (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster)
Tea + coffee
Continued overleaf
1100-1230 Session 5: Lake ecology – operator practice
Integrated catchment management as a framework for linking ecology and hydromorphology
David Smith (Environment Agency)
Use of WFD lake monitoring data to improve understanding of hydromorphology-ecology
linkages in Northern Ireland
Colin Armstrong (NIEA)
Developing the evidence base for understanding hydromorphological and ecological
interactions
Chris Bromley (SEPA)
Lunch
1330-1600 Session 6: Management, regulation and issues for the future
Lake futures and ecosystem services
TBC
Lake macrophyte biomechanics and management applications
Johan (Hans) Schutten (SEPA)
Mapping the recovery of Loch Leven and general lessons for lake restoration programmes
Linda May (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh)
Open discussion
Note: substantial time has been scheduled for discussion within each session, including an
open discussion at the end of the meeting. Intending participants are encouraged to bring
questions to the meeting, and are welcome to flag them to the organisers in advance.
Please circulate this flier to any colleagues, contacts or representatives of other organisations
(in the UK or beyond) who may have an interest in the topic of the meeting.
Venue
The hotel is 5 minutes walk from Waverley Station and from Waverley Bridge, the final calling
point of the Airport Express shuttle bus service. Major road works may be affecting parts of
central Edinburgh at the time of the meeting, and would impact on journey times by car.
Accommodation
Discounted accommodation (en-suite/single occupancy on a bed & breakfast basis) is
available at the same venue as the technical sessions and conference dinner – see booking
form below. The St James Thistle Hotel is rated 4* by Visit Scotland.
Enquiries
Regarding hydrology/water resources:
Dr Andrew Black
Wallingford HydroSolutions Ltd/
University of Dundee
Tel 01382 309103
andrew.black@hydrosolutions.co.uk
Regarding hydromorphology & ecology:
Dr John Rowan
School of Social & Environmental Sciences
University of Dundee
Tel 01382 384024
j.s.rowan@dundee.ac.uk
Lakes and reservoirs: hydromorphology and ecology – Edinburgh, 24-25/11/09
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