Ant Broads and Marshes - Support to the Environment Agency 2021/22

The Environment Agency, through consultation with Natural England and other stakeholders, have identified a set of criteria and associated targets against which to assess the significance of impacts from abstraction on the Ant Broads and Marshes SSSI, as well as on two smaller nearby SSSIs, namely Alderfen Broad and Broad Fen. On the basis of the modelled impact assessment for historical and fully licensed levels of abstraction, along with field evidence of in quality of European Features, the Environment Agency are not able to conclude that licensed abstraction is not, or will not, adversely affect the integrity of the Broads European sites. The objective of this assignment is to respond to requests for work to support the Environment Agency through the remainder of the RSA process with regard to Ant Broads and Marshes, Alderfen Broad and Broad Fen SSSIs, and to inform the TLL review and outcomes for the Bure, Ant and Thurne catchments.