Natural Water Retention Measures

Tullstorpsån rural development project in Sweden

General

National Id:

Sweden_01

Site name:

Tullstorpsån

The in-depth description of the case study:

cs-se-01-final_version.pdf

NUTS Code:

Sydsverige

RBD code:

SE4

Transboundary:

0

Data provider:

Martyn Futter SLU

Source(s):

www.tullstorpsan.se

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study:

Re-meandering

Buffer strips and hedges

Riverbed material renaturalization

Wetland restoration and management

Longitude:

13.7666

Latitude:

56.2

Site information

Climate zone:

cool temperate moist

Mean annual rainfall:

300 - 600 mm

Mean rainfall unit:

mm/year

Average temperature:

6

Mean runoff unit:

450 - 600 mm

Average runoff coefficient:

0,5

Average imperviousness:

0,00999999977648258

Type:

Case Study Info

Light or indepth?:

In-depth

Mean annual runoff range:

300 - 450 mm

Average slope range:

1-2%

Vegetation class:

arable agriculture

Biophysical impacts

Water quality overall improvements:

Positive impact-WQ improvement

Information on Water quality overall improvements:

design targets for a 30% reduction in N flux and 50% reduciton in P flux from the catchment to the Baltic Sea

Lessons, risks, implications...

Key lessons:

Riparian land owners, farmers and other stakeholders must be involved in the decision making process if NWRM aimed at restoring the natural water retention capacity of agricultural landscapes are to be successful.

Success factor(s):

Type	Role	Comments
Attitude of decision makers		governance framework supported discussion and consensus
Attitude of the public
Attitude of relevant stakeholders		involving landowners, farmers and other businesses was key to success

Financing:

Type	Comments
National funds
Other	EU funds, not clear as to which funding source

Barrier:

Driver:

Type	Role	Comments
Organisation committed to it	main driver
Legal obligations	secondary driver	WFD and Baltic Sea nutrient reduction commitments

Socio-economic

Direct benefits information:

not specified

Ancillary benefits information:

improved social welfare asociated with amenity ecosystem services

Costs total:

1300000

Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

improved fish spawning habitat and bird habitat

Information on Ecosystem provisioning services:

not specified

Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation:

not specified

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Pollutants Removal
Improved Biodiversity
Oher Societal Benefits
Increase Water Storage

Design & implementations

Application scale:

River Basin

Area (ha):

57400

Design contractual arrangement:

Design consultation activity:

Design land use change:

Design authority:

Authority type	Role	Name	Comments
Private property owners	Initiation of the measure	Tullstorpsån Economic Association
Farmers	Initiation of the measure	Tullstorpsån Economic Association
Other	Other	Trelleborg Municipality	Municipality, supported Tullstorpsån Economic Association
Other	Financing	Government of Sweden
Other	Financing	EU

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