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Contents
Acknowledgments
Scotland's rivers and burns
Section 1: Basics of river behaviour
Section 2: Farms and water
Section 3: What to aim for a blueprint for watercourse management
Section 4: Legislation
Section 5: Pollution
Section 6: Cropping and grazing beside rivers
Section 7: Bank erosion
Section 8: Field drainage and ditch management
Section 9: Reducing flood damage
Section 10: Using water wisely
Section 11: Gravel extraction
Glossary of terms
Sources of financial assistance
Further information and advice
Farming and Watercourse Management Handbook
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Farming and Watercourse Management Handbook
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Scotlands rivers and burns
About this handbook
Key references
Section 1
Basics of river behaviour
How rivers create their channels
Factors determining river stability
Factors increasing the risk of instability
Getting things in perspective
Section 2
Farms and water: Why should farmers bother thinking about water management?
How farming can affect water and watercourses
10-point action plan for individual farms
Golden rules for sorting out river management problems
Key Scottish river wildlife - breeding times and habitat preferences
Basic river survey checklist
Section 3
What to aim for - a blueprint for watercourse management
Trees and shrubs along rivers, ditches and burns
Section 4
Legislation
Section 5
Pollution
Section 6
Cropping and grazing beside rivers
Buffer strips
Fencing
Section 7
Bank erosion
Checklist for assessing erosion problems
Soft revetment techniques
Hard revetment techniques
Bank reshaping and reprofiling
Deflecting water away from the eroding bank
Section 8
Field drainage and ditch management
Dredging and channel widening
Chemical control of vegetation
Section 9
Reducing flood damage
Managed flooding
Embankments and floodbanks
Partial dredging
Construction of relief channels
Channel realignment
Section 10
Using water wisely - abstraction and irrigation
Section 11
Gravel extraction
Glossary of terms
Sources of financial assistance
Further information and advice
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