Establishing connectivity in the Ljubljanica river, Slovenia

General

National Id:

Slovenia_06

Site name:

Ljubljanica river

Summary:

Removing barriers to fish migration, enhancing and restoring habitats, improving the water management infrastructure, and putting in place a water monitoring system. Project funded by LIFE+ and carried out by Purgator Engineering Ltd. in responsibility of Ljubljana University.

NUTS Code:

Zahodna Slovenija

RBD code:

SI_RBD_1

Transboundary:

Data provider:

REC

Source(s):

Ljubljanica Connects

Ljubljanica connects - Restoration of the Ljubljanica River corridor and improvement of the river's flow regime

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study:

Removal of dams and other longitudinal barriers

Longitude:

14.575

Latitude:

46.047

Site information

Climate zone:

cool temperate moist

Mean rainfall:

1339

Mean rainfall unit:

mm/year

Average temperature:

Type:

Case Study Info

Light or indepth?:

Light

Lessons, risks, implications...

Success factor(s):

Financing:

Type	Comments
EU-funds: LIFE+	0.492
National funds	0.2
Sub-national funds	0.197
Private funds	0.111

Barrier:

Driver:

Financing share:

Share type	Share	Comments
European funds	49,2000007629395

Socio-economic

Costs capital:

1188015

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy description:

Heavy degradation of the ecological functioning of the Ljubljanica River corridor “upstream and downstream of the Ljubljana urban area“ towards the confluence with the Sava, and further upstream along the Sava.

Policy pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Improved Biodiversity

Design & implementations

Application scale:

River

Installation date:

2015-12

Design contractual arrangement:

Design consultation activity:

Design land use change:

Design authority:

Role	Name	Comments
Initiation of the measure	University of Ljubljana, Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo
Determination of design details of the measure	Purgator Engineering Ltd.	Company for Engeneering Constructions
Implementation	Geateh d.o.o.	Company for Engeneering Constructions

Last updated: 12 Jan 2015 | Top

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