Dredging or spoil is not levelled along the bank and the bankside vegetation is destroyed Create, extend or enhance riparian vegetation Trap and prevent pollutants or sediment reaching watercourses Reduce sediment load in watercourses Improved spawning grounds for fish Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - improve habitat and management
Reduce flooding
Lower losses of pesticides to aquatic environments Lower exposure of pesticides that are toxic to aquatic fauna and flora Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce pesticide impacts
Lower exposure of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) to aquatic fauna Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce pesticide impacts
Improve surface water quality (chemical) - pesticides
Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Mammals - improve habitat and management
Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Invertebrates - improve habitat and management
Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Birds - improve habitat and management
Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - improve habitat and management
Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Plants - improve habitat and management