Workpackage LT : Long Term
Summary
Suricates project will carry out activities to develop sediment reuse market for flood/erosion risk mitigation. Suricates project will cement Worlpackages T1-2 outcomes and apply local global impacts optimization methods for new scenarios in the partners countries. We will accelerate roll-out in France, Iralande, and United kindom where eco-innovation for sediment reuse is not as well developed as in Netherland with 3 new projects highlighted to demonstrate and promote the replication of the new methods and initiate market scale-up.
Suricates project will evaluate the natural hydrodynamic local context in France & Iralnde for Workpackage T2 solutions replication. Suricates project will cement Workpackages outcomes to build up, document and promote 3 future reuse projects including Bowling river site remediation works (UK) issued from local natural sediment flow analyses & the outcome of Worlackage T1 (business conditions) and Worlackage T2 (processes & long term impacts). It will foster local networks and address the regulatory & political framework and end-users to drive outcomes to EU references. It will develop local authorities awareness on reuse opportunities to make it attractive to seed further implementation within 5 year after the end of SURICATES.
In parallel, outcomes will be disseminated at an european to regional scale with dedicated lobbying & promotion activities targeted at high level decision makers and expert networks influencing regional to european regulations. Operating in parallel with Worlackages T1-2, this Worlackage will provide documents which will be seen as a reference at european scale after a critical review by the SURICATES external review committee. With guidelines documents applicable to other sites in North West Europe, with results and operational tools made available in dedicated platforms or networks, and with pilot sites and pilot dehydration equipment made available after project lifetime, we will give local communities the keys and accessibility to develop further projects.
Activities
Assessment of the coastline or river carrying capacity based on a sediment budget/dynamic analysis. Two territories will be selected to evaluate conditions in which workpackage T2 outcomes can be rolled-out. Existing data will be compiled and gaps will be addressed. Territorial capacity to accept new sediment for coastal or flood defence without negative impact in the local natural system will be evaluated to welcome new reuse concept projects. Guidance document will be developed for replication.
All project partners will cement workpackages T1-2 outcomes in the 4 partners countries in a technical guidance report with European end-users participation. Suricates project will use Workpackages T1-2 outcomes and tools to identify 3 potential projects in ports/waterways from Irlande, France, United Kingdom, (Netherland) and set up dedicated business plans to promote and foster them with relevant stakeholders/end-users. Suricates project will support and promote roll-out and replication projects and initiate an increase in market demand for sediment reuse for erosion/flood mitigation.
Suricates project will address regulatory and polical stakeholoders from local to national scale for inputs to increase sediment reuse applications by tackling both administrative and legal issues. Based on SURICATES guidances on the economic, environmental and social impacts and on the technical conditions under which sediment application for climate change mitigation and coast line protection can be successful, project partners and associated project partners will involve authoristies and provide international experiences & data on sediment reuse.
Beyond the partnership and stakeholders involved, build at the regional and European scale a network of business partners and territorial authorities interested in developing the market of sediment reuse for erosion and flood protection. Promote SURICATE pilots. Build and develop this community during the project with local events, sites visits and web support to act as a lever for the development of further sediment reuse and circular economy activities beyond SURICATES.
