The main aim of the Dart and Teign River Improvement Project (DTRIP) was to improve both the overall status and water protection objectives of the catchments under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) classification.
The Dart and the Teign catchments are geographically comparable, both rising on Dartmoor, and have waterbodies which share similar reasons for failure under the WFD. For these reasons, the project targeted works on both catchments, therefore significantly improving the potential to enhance the overall status of all connecting waterbodies.
Some benefits of the DTRIP include improving water resource management; helping to improve water quality; stabilise pH and ensure a more consistent supply of water; improve the ecological health and biodiversity of the river and surrounding habitats; improve the leisure environment for recreation and angling; conserve and restore fish populations; contribute to flood attenuation and management and increase capacity for carbon sequestration
