Water Quality and Catchment Management
Funding Organisation: SEERAD Scottish Executive and Rural Affairs Department --- Agricultural and Biological Research Group - Contact Person: Douglas Brown and Dr. Helen Jones - Address: Room 245, Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh, EH14 ITY - Phone: +44 131 244 6110 - e-mail: Helen.M.Jones@scotland.gsi.gov.uk, Douglas.Brown@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Country of origin: United Kingdom
What type of research is funded? Applied
Projects based on defined research needs (programme driven) or an open call (demand driven)? Programme Driven
Total budget:  1.83 Million EUROs
Funding rate by programme:  100%
Programme start year: 1997
Duration of programme: 10 years
Programme open for funding of international participation:  No
Programme has ongoing or terminated international projects:  No
Keywords: 
Contaminated land-->Contaminated land overview
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
Water and sanitation-->Water and sanitation Overview
Contaminated land-->funding
Topics: 
Contaminated land, funding Groundwater protection, Groundwater protection overview Integrated water resources management, Integrated Water Resources 
management Overview Water and sanitation, Water and sanitation Overview
Long Description: 
The Agricultural and Biological Research Group (ABRG) funds a programme of agricultural, biological and related research, which forms a significant part 
of the UK science base in this area. This is conducted primarily through its sponsored bodies; the five Institutes; Scottish Agricultural College, the Royal
Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, and Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland. Most funding is by grant-in-aid to sponsored bodies. The funded projects are mainly applied. The actual breakdown is 82% applied research and 18% basic research.
The programme started in 1997 and lasts until 2007. The annual budget is variable: 2003: 1.306M £; 2004: 1.218M £. Description of topics: Water Quality & Catchment Management Quality and quantity of water are both important attributes of this common resource. The need for research on water quality has been emphasised by the EU Directive
'Establishing a Framework for Community Action in the Field of Water Policy'. Member States will be obliged to analyse the characteristics of each River Basin
District (catchment), including geological, hydrological and demographic characteristics. This Directive has shifted the emphasis of SEERAD-funded
research activities in the area from field to catchment. Most of the projects address issues relating to water quality rather than provision, since this is
more appropriate in a Scottish context. Recent Government and public concerns over Escherichia coli have led us to commission projects that specifically
address the issue of how long E. coli from agricultural soils can survive, and whether they can contaminate private water supplies.
Eligibility:

       
WEB Link: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/?pageID=174
Projects Supported by this Programme:

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