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Paull Holme Strays Managed Realignment

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Measure description

Measure Category: Biology/Ecology
Estuary: Humber
Salinity zone: polyhaline zone
Pressure: Habitat loss and degradation during the last 100 years: Intertidal, Capital dredging

Country: UK
Specific location: Middle Humber Estuary, near Saltend, East Riding of Yorkshire
Responsible authority: Environment Agency, UK
Links: http://www.abpmer.net/omreg/easycontrols/database/details1.asp?ID=22&lstInfo=1
http://www.hull.ac.uk/coastalobs/general/erosionandflooding/managedrealignment.html
Costs: £7.4M (including £1M land purchase). Monitoring costs of approx £75K pa for years 1 to 5 inclusive and approx £35K pa years 6 to 10 inclusive.

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Figure 2: Aerial photograph of project area (right) after the embankment breaches (October 2003)

Figure 2: Aerial photograph of project area (right) after the embankment breaches (October 2003)
Figure 3: Location of compensation measure Paull Holme Strays

Figure 3: Location of compensation measure Paull Holme Strays
Figure 4: View of embankment (taken by Nigel Pontee, Halcrow)

Figure 4: View of embankment (taken by Nigel Pontee, Halcrow)
Figure 5: View of overall scheme (taken by Nigel Pontee, Halcrow)

Figure 5: View of overall scheme (taken by Nigel Pontee, Halcrow)
Figure 6: View of overall scheme (taken by Nigel Pontee, Halcrow)

Figure 6: View of overall scheme (taken by Nigel Pontee, Halcrow)

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