Restoration of the Zlato pole protected area, Bulgaria

General

National Id:

Bulgaria_04

Site name:

River Maritsa

Summary:

The Dimitrovgrad municipality performed Restoration, protection and sustainable development of protected area "Zlato pole", in Bulgaria, providing of additional water quantities for maintaining the hydrological regime of the protected place, construction of a hydraulic structure and a channel for supplying water from the river of Marinka in the protected area.

NUTS Code:

Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen)

RBD code:

BG3000

Transboundary:

Data provider:

REC

Source(s):

Case study:Restoration, protection and sustainable development of protected area "Zlato pole"

Restoration, protection and sustainable management of the biodiversity in the protected place Zlato pole

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study:

Wetland restoration and management

Longitude:

25.7216

Latitude:

42.03138

Site information

Climate zone:

warm temperate dry

Mean rainfall:

600

Mean rainfall unit:

mm/year

Average temperature:

12,6000003814697

Mean runoff:

Mean runoff unit:

600 - 750 mm

Type:

Case Study Info

Light or indepth?:

Light

Average slope range:

0.0

Biophysical impacts

Water quality overall improvements:

Positive impact-WQ improvement

Soil quality overall soil improvements:

N/A info

Lessons, risks, implications...

Key lessons:

It is important to involve local authorities (municipalities) as main driving organizations in river restoration works, especially in cases where the main targeted lands are municipal property. The EU funds (ERDF) provide good opportunities for NWRM in new EU MSs however the practical experience is still limited.

Success factor(s):

Type	Role	Comments
Attitude of decision makers	main factor	Good cooperation between local authorities and NGO
Existing staff and consultant knowledge	main factor
Financing possibilities	secondary factor
Available support tools	secondary factor

Financing:

Type	Comments
Other	Operative program: Environment 2007-2013
EU-funds: Cohesion and regional development funds

Barrier:

Type	Role	Comments
Existing technical standards	main barrier	Dyke security standards in relation to the flow restoration

Driver:

Type	Role	Comments
Organisation committed to it	main driver	Commitment of Dimitrovgrad municipality and support by Green Balkans NGO

Socio-economic

Ancillary benefits information:

Raising public awareness of the conservation value of the site and involvement of citizens in the measures for its protection

Costs investment:

250000

Costs total:

455000

Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

Fauna-Improved conditions for Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Aythya nyroca. Flora-Improved conditions for Nymphaea alba.

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy description:

Interupted hydrawlic connection with main river and trained tributary; Habitat fragmentation

Policy pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Increase Water Storage
Improved Biodiversity
Oher Societal Benefits

Design & implementations

Application scale:

River

Installation date:

2012-07

Age:

Performance timescale:

1 - 4 years

Design capacity:

Constraints:

Need to sustain existing dykes for flood security

Favourable preconditions:

Protected area; Financing

Inflow volume:

15000

Inflow volume unit:

m3/month

Public consultation:

Design contractual arrangement:

Design consultation activity:

Design land use change:

Design authority:

Authority type	Role	Responsibility	Name	Comments
Local water authority	Initiation of the measure		Municipality Dimitrovgrad
NGO	Implementation		Green Balkans	Federation of Nature conservation

Last updated: 12 Jan 2015 | Top

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