Purpose
The Nutrient Management Board will be the responsible body for
ensuring the delivery of the Conservation Objectives for the River
Wye Special Area of Conservation. It
will provide oversight and direction to all involved in delivering
the Nutrient Management Plan.
Terms
of reference
1. The
objective of the board is to identify and deliver actions that
achieve the phosphorous conservation target of the River Wye
SAC. The primary mechanism for
achieving this will be through the delivery of the Nutrient
Management Plan.
2. Board
members will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of
identified actions for their respective organisations and for
identifying and obtaining the necessary resources to deliver the
actions.
3. The
board will work together to review contributions across all
organisations, working collaboratively to achieve the objectives
and ensuring all members understand the issues and work together to
resolve them.
4. The
board will review performance and delivery of actions within the
plan and take timely corrective action where
identified. The contributions of all
organisations will be discussed as a whole.
5. The
Nutrient Management Action Plan will initially be reviewed annually
and be subject to regular updates. The
Nutrient Management Plan will be reviewed every 4 years as detailed
in the action plan.
6.
The board will be supported
by SOG to help inform their decisions. Officers from Statutory
Bodies attending the NMB do not have voting rights.
7. The
board will direct the Technical Group where additional actions or
evidence is required.
Please note
This is a partnership meeting with its own terms of reference (see
above), Herefordshire Council’s Constitution does not
regulate how it operates. Information
on the activity of the board prior to March 2022 can be accessed
via this
link.