View source for Case study:Austria Upper Mur - LIFE III (LIFE03 NAT/A/000011) „Inner-Alpine river basin management – Upper River Mur - murerleben I" 2003-2007

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|Status=Complete
|Project web site url=www.murerleben.at/index.asp?pg_nr=60460&lang=en
|Themes=Environmental flows and water resources, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity
|Country=Austria
|Main contact forename=Jörg
|Main contact surname=Raderbauer
|Main contact id=9984
|Contact organisation=freiland Environmental Consulting Civil Engineers Ltd.
|Contact organisation url=www.freiland.at
|Partner organisations=Office of the Styrian Government - Department 14 Watermanagement, resources and sustainability
|Multi-site=No
|Project summary=The project "Inner Alpine river basin management Upper Mur" was conducted within the framework of the EU funding program "LIFE-Nature" and focused on the restoration, improvement and long-term protection of the natural floodplains and the river landscape of the Upper Mur.
The flood protection for the population of the Mur valley was an essential requirement. The measures cover the area of the three political districts Murau, Judenburg and Knittelfeld.

During the four-year project, more than 90 kilometers of the river were made passable for fish, seven cutoff meander and tributaries were revitalised or newly created. The "passive flood protection" - an important goal of water protection management - could be realised through purchasing and reactivation of approximately 17 ha retention areas alongside the river as flood inundation area. The recreation and adventure area on the river Mur was created or enhanced to 4 km of river length.

The total investment amount was about EUR 2.2 million, the EU financed 50% thereof. The national share has been taken over by the lead partner, the Government of Styria, represented by the Departments of Water Protection Management and Nature Protection, and other partners. Major funding has been provided by The Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management.
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