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
0
Data provider
REC
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
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
1
Mean runoff unit
600 - 750 mm
Type
Case Study Info
Light or indepth?
Light
Average slope range
0.0
Design & implementations
Application scale
River
Installation date
2012-07
Age
2
Performance timescale
1 - 4 years
Design capacity
62
Constraints
Need to sustain existing dykes for flood security
Favourable preconditions
Protected area; Financing
Inflow volume
15000
Inflow volume unit
m3/month
Public consultation
1
Design contractual arrangement
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Design consultation activity
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Design land use change
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Design authority
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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)
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Attitude of decision makers
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main factor
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Good cooperation between local authorities and NGO |
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Existing staff and consultant knowledge
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main factor
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Financing possibilities
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secondary factor
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Available support tools
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secondary factor
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Financing
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Other
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Operative program: Environment 2007-2013
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EU-funds: Cohesion and regional development funds
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Driver
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Organisation committed to it
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main driver
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Commitment of Dimitrovgrad municipality and support by Green Balkans NGO
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Financing share
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Policy, general governance and design targets
Policy description
Interupted hydrawlic connection with main river and trained tributary; Habitat fragmentation
Policy target
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Improved Biodiversity
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Increase Water Storage
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Oher Societal Benefits
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Policy pressure
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Policy area
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Policy impact
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Policy wider plan
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Policy requirement directive
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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
1
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity
Fauna-Improved conditions for Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Aythya nyroca. Flora-Improved conditions for Nymphaea alba.
Biophysical impacts
Water quality overall improvements
Positive impact-WQ improvement
Soil quality overall soil improvements
N/A info
