The LOCAR hydrogeological infrastructure for the Pang/Lambourn Catchment

This report describes the hydrogeological infrastructure that was installed in the Pang and
Lambourn catchments of the Berkshire Downs to support the Lowland Catchment Research
(LOCAR) Thematic Research Programme. The objectives of the LOCAR Programme are
briefly described as are the management structure that was used to achieve those objectives.
This is followed by a description of the Pang and Lambourn catchments and a brief overview
of the financial support for the whole LOCAR programme. A discussion of the design of the
infrastructure precedes a description of what was actually installed and a summary of data that
is available through the LOCAR Data Centre as a result. Finally, there is a list of equipment
purchased using LOCAR infrastructure funds for use by the Catchment Service Teams and by
the LOCAR research community.