General
National Id
Slovenia_01
Site name
Pomurje
Summary
The BIOMURA project was particularly focused on conservation of four habitat types, listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. It consists in the connection of the main channel of the Mura River in the east of Slovenia with side channels, provision of conditions for the adequate water level at the intake of water into side branches (intake at average and low flows), local widening of the channel and sustainable maintenance of alluvial forests and side channels. These measures were targeted to improve and protect riparian habitats and endangered species. Funded by LIFE program, Ministry of Environment and Spatial planning of Slovenia, Institute for water of Republic of Slovenia and partners.
The in-depth description of the case study
NUTS Code
Bratislavský kraj
RBD code
SI_RBD_1
Transboundary
0
Data provider
REC
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
16.17805
Latitude
46.59138
Site information
Climate zone
cool temperate moist
Mean rainfall
800
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
15
Mean runoff
350
Mean runoff unit
450 - 600 mm
Average runoff coefficient
0,119999997317791
Type
Case Study Info
Light or indepth?
In-depth
Monitoring maintenance
Monitoring impacts effects
1
Monitoring parameters
Number of birds, amphibians and fishes
Performance
Performance impact estimation method
Catchment outlet
Performance impact estimation information
Monitoring after many prior field inspections
Design & implementations
Application scale
Field Scale
Installation date
2011-10
Lifespan
50
Performance timescale
5 - 10 years
Area (ha)
4024
Size
8,30000019073486
Size unit
km
Design capacity description
Conservation status of 1.200 ha of floodplain forests, 1.500 m of side channels and 5.000 m2 of oxbows will be reached and forest areas around 2 ha of oxbow lakesand along 5.000 m of side channels improved
Constraints
The biggest threat to this project is the project of hydropower stations construction on Mura river which is pushed by the investor Dravske elektrarne. In case of the future implementation of these power plants our best practice BIOMURA wills potentially be endangered or even destroyed and during the construction the water level was often too high, the work was interrupted for a few times.
Favourable preconditions
Former wetland with a high biodiversity value
Inflow volume
110
Inflow volume unit
m3/sec
Public consultation
1
Contractural arrangements
1
Design contractual arrangement
| Arrangement type | Responsibility | Role | Comments | Name | |
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Agreement with the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
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Design consultation activity
| Activity stage | Key issues | Name | Comments | |
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Workshops
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3 local (15th May 2007 in Ljutomer, 30th November 2009 in Mota and 17th November 2010 in Doklezovje) and 2 regional (4th June 2007 in Muska Sobota and 12th October 2011 in Mota)
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Biomura newsletter
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10 Issues were published, 5 leaflets, DVD
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Information Centre
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Information centre with educational trail opened and 7 information pan
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Design land use change
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Design authority
| Authority type | Role | Responsibility | Name | Comments | |
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Lessons, risks, implications...
Key lessons
A good knowledge and coordination of the task of each stakeholder is essential for completing the project without serious problems
Success factor(s)
| Success factor type | Success factor role | Comments | |
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Attitude of relevant stakeholders
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main factor
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Good organization between stakeholders and assigned activities |
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Successful coordination between authorities
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main factor
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Financing
| Financing type | Comments | |
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EU-funds: LIFE+
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European Commision LIFE Nature 2006 program
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National funds
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RS Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
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Other
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Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia
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Private funds
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Partners
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Driver
| Driver type | Driver role | Comments | |
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Legal obligations
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main driver
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Habitats Directive and Birds Directive
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Financing share
| Financing share type | Share | Comments | |
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Policy, general governance and design targets
Policy description
Ecological deterioration and risk of flooding in Morava river. There are no dams on Slovenian river section.
Policy target
| Target purpose | |
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Improved Biodiversity
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Groundwater Recharge
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Policy pressure
| Pressure directive | Relevant pressure |
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Policy area
| Policy area type | Policy area focus | Name | Comments |
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Policy impact
| Impact directive | Relevant impact |
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Policy wider plan
| Wider plan type | Wider plan focus | Name | Comments |
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Policy requirement directive
| Requirement directive | Specification |
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Socio-economic
Direct benefits information
Conservation of natural values and biodiversity will sustain if not enhance ground and surface water regimes in their dynamic character and connectivity.
Ancillary benefits information
Wetland ecosystem services such are fish stocks, groundwater for human consumption, wood stocks and biomass will become even more important for local and regional community. Restoration and rehabilitation works in the project area are offering job opportunities for local people and providing long-term opportunities for creation of trails, observation facilities, information center, education points and paths. Development of a sustainable tourism is an option and source of local employment and income increase in the Pomurje region in the future. The project has also become a strong counterpart to the idea of electricity production on the Mura River upstream.
Costs investment
1975519
Costs investment information
Total budget
Costs land acquisition
61800
Costs land acquisition unit
€ (total value)
Costs total
1991567
Costs total information
Costs incurred from the start date to 31/10/2011
Economic costs other annual
9000
Ecosystem improved biodiversity
1
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity
Higher number of anphibians after the work, hiher density of bird species in willow stands
Ecosystem provisioning services
1
Information on Ecosystem provisioning services
Ecosystem services such are fish stocks, groundwater for human consumption, wood stocks and biomass will become even more important for local and regional community
Ecosystem water supply
1
Ecosystem impact climate regulation
Not relevant for the specific application
Biophysical impacts
Information on retained water
N/A info
Information on increased water storage
Increase in the volume of retained water due to the connectivity between the main river and side channels and introduction of higher river morphological structure in the river bed (erosion banks, gravel bars, river islands) and flood forest.
Information on runoff reduction
N/A info
Water quality overall improvements
N/A info
Information on Water quality overall improvements
N/A info
Soil quality overall soil improvements
N/A info
Information on Soil quality overall soil improvements
N/A info
