That:

a)    The remaining £230,000 allocated to the Phosphate Commission is drawn down from the Capital Programme, alongside the grant funding for the continued work on river restoration of the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) of £100,000 from MHCLG, totalling £330,000.

b)    Authority is delegated to the Nutrient Mitigation Lead, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for the Environment and Planning, to take all operational decisions necessary to enable the Phosphate Commission to address Nutrient Pollution within the River Wye SAC and its tributaries.

Alternative options

1.             None - At its meeting on 28 July 2022 Cabinet resolved to establish a Cabinet Commission to consider how the Council and its partners can progress the wider systemic and strategic issues needed to address water quality including Phosphate Pollution in the Wye, the need to support partners in ensuring river restoration still applies.