Case study:Vén-Duna (Old-Danube) sidearm’s revitalization

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Location: 46° 12' 44.92" N, 18° 54' 0.63" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Monitoring, Water quality
Country	Hungary
Main contact forename	Bela
Main contact surname	Csanyi
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Contact organisation	„VITUKI” Environmental and Water Management Research. Institute Non-Profit Public LLC
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The aim of the project was to obtain knowledge and experience on possibilities how to restore natural hydro-morphologic conditions and the connectivity between the river and floodplain zone. The main objective of the implementations was to provide a direct water flow connection between the Danube main stream and the side arm in order to restore the natural biodiversity and rheophilic communities typical for aquatic floodplain landscapes. The re-opening was accompanied by an extensive scientific research and monitoring program, which showed changes in riverbed morphology upstream and downstream of the rock dam. Restored high floods increased sediment transport, erosion and deposition. Suitable habitats for rheophilous invertebrate and fish species as well as species diversity and population numbers typical for dynamic water bodies increased.

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Catchment and subcatchment

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Catchment

River basin district	Danube
River basin	Danube

Subcatchment

River name	Old-Danube side arm
Area category	more than 10000 km²
Area (km2)	181000 km²18,100,000 ha <br />
Maximum altitude category	100 - 200 m
Maximum altitude (m)
Dominant geology	Calcareous
Ecoregion	Hungarian Lowlands
Dominant land cover	Woodland, Wetland
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Name	Vén-Duna (Old-Danube) sidearm
WFD water body codes	AEP444
WFD (national) typology	Danube between Szob and Baja
WFD water body name
Pre-project morphology	Artifical oxbow cut-off from the main river
Reference morphology	Sidearm
Desired post project morphology
Heavily modified water body
National/international site designation	EU - Special Area of Conservation
Local/regional site designations	National Park, Natura 2000, Ramsar
Protected species present
Invasive species present
Species of interest
Dominant hydrology	Lentic
Dominant substrate	Sand, Silt
River corridor land use	Intensive agriculture (arable), Urban, Plantation forestry
Average bankfull channel width category	more than 50 m
Average bankfull channel width (m)
Average bankfull channel depth category	5 - 10 m
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Mean annual discharge (m3/s)	24002,400 m³/s <br />2,400,000 l/s <br />
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Project background

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Reach length directly affected (m)	4500 m4.5 km <br />450,000 cm <br />
Project started	1992/04/01
Works started	1998/08/01
Works completed	2004/09/01
Project completed
Total cost category	50 - 100 k€
Total cost (k€)	66 k€66,000 € <br />
Benefit to cost ratio
Funding sources	RIZA (Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment of the Netherlands)

Cost for project phases

Phase	cost category	cost exact (k€)	Lead organisation	Contact forename	Contact surname
Investigation and design			RIZA (Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment of the Netherlands)
Stakeholder engagement and communication			„VITUKI” Environmental and Water Management Research. Institute Non-Profit Public LLC
Works and works supervision			„VITUKI” Environmental and Water Management Research. Institute Non-Profit Public LLC
Post-project management and maintenance			„VITUKI” Environmental and Water Management Research. Institute Non-Profit Public LLC
Monitoring			„VITUKI” Environmental and Water Management Research. Institute Non-Profit Public LLC	Bela	Csanyi

Reasons for river restoration

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Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology	Substrate conditions, Quantity & dynamics of flow, Continuity for organisms
Biology	Fish: Abundance, Fish: Species composition, Phytoplankton: Blooms
Physico-chemical	Nutrient concentrations, Oxygen balance, Temperature
Other reasons for the project	Recreation, Landscape enhancement, Community demand

Measures

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Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications	Removal of weirs, Dredging
Floodplain / River corridor	Construction of new sluices
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Management interventions	Ensuring biodiversity
Social measures (incl. engagement)	Recreation
Other	Information provision, Consultation

Monitoring

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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
	Before measures	After measures	Qualitative	Quantitative
Quantity & dynamics of flow	Yes	Yes		Yes		Improvement
Substrate conditions	Yes	Yes				Improvement

Biological quality elements

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quality elements

Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
	Before measures	After measures	Qualitative	Quantitative
Fish: Species composition	Yes	Yes	Yes			Improvement
Invertebrates	Yes	Yes				Improvement

Physico-chemical quality elements

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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
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Nutrient concentrations	Yes	Yes		Yes		Improvement
Oxygen balance	Yes	Yes		Yes		Improvement
Temperature	Yes					Improvement

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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
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Additional links and references

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Link	Description
http://okologia.mta.hu/en	Centre for Ecological Research HAS - The institute network of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is set to produce values for both national and international success in Hungarian and universal science. The Centre's primary aim is to play a fundamental role in promoting the common weal and in building the foundation for the future through valuable scientific achievements based on highly promising discovery research. The Centre consists of three institutes, the Balaton Limnological Institute, the Danube Research Institute and the Institute of Ecology and Botany.
http://www.ovf.hu/	General Driectorate of Water Management - General Directorate of Water Management (OVF) is a background institution of the Ministry of Interior. It supports the work of the Minister regarding the flood management. Its main task is the coordination of flood hazard prevention, river control and flood protection activities, and the management of development projects concerning water bodies. OVF has 12 regional directorates which are coordinating the catchment management planning according to the requirements of the EU WFD. They take preventive and protective measures against floods, carry out status assessments and are the leading organizations in the management and implementation of river restoration projects.
http://neki.gov.hu/	National Institute for Environment - The National Institute for Environment (NeKI) is a background institution of the Ministry of Rural Development, and assists the Minister in the various duties of water management, environmental protection and nature conservation. NeKI has 12 regional branch offices, and is in charge of the strategies, policies and regulations regarding the management and exploitation of water resources. It performs environmental monitoring, status and impact assessments, administrates the national network for hydrological, hydrographical, hydrogeological and quality measurements of public waters. NeKI also coordinates the planning and the implementation of national and EU projects.
http://www.orszagoszoldhatosag.gov.hu/index en.php	National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water - The Inspectorate attends to administrational and water management matters, to analyses and consideration of law proposals in its field, and it supervises its 10 regional inspectorates as well. It coordinates international co-operations and takes part in the tasks connected to the EU integration. The regional inspectorates and two sub-offices are the 'green authorities' at first instance. The regional inspectorates are responsible for registration, monitoring, protection, conservation, reconstruction, rehabilitation, authorization and penalty processes regarding environment, nature and water in their assigned territory.
http://wwf.hu/en	WWF Hungary - WWF Hungary is the Hungarian arm of the WWF Network and was founded in 1991. It's main aims are protecting the biodiversity of Hungary by focusing on freshwaters, forests and priority species. They are also fighting against climate change and they support WWF's conservation work as well. They participated in the development of the Danube Strategy, as well as organized conservation projects on Hungary's two largest rivers, the Tisza and the Danube.
http://www.icpdr.org/main/	International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) - The ICPDR is an International Organisation consisting of 14 cooperating states and the European Union. Since its establishment in 1998, the ICPDR has grown into one of the largest and most active international bodies of river basin management expertise in Europe. The ICPDR deals not only with the Danube itself, but also with the whole Danube River Basin, which includes its tributaries and the ground water resources.

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