Case study:Restoration project in Serpis River in the tt.mm. Lorcha (Alicante province) and Villalonga (Valencia province)

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Status	Complete
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Country	Spain
Main contact forename	CHJ
Main contact surname	CHJ
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In the Serpis River there are a variety of habitats, from riparian forest with undamaged stretches to Mediterranean forest. There are also elements of great cultural and heritage value, as mills from the XIX century. Anthropic pressure, mainly agriculture and hydropower industry makes necessary the restoration to ensure the ecological river corridor. The actions of the project are: Recovery of the river mobility space; Recovery of river morphology: recovery of the steepness of the slopes of the channel and the original path of the river (oxbow connection); Recovery of longitudinal continuity: demolition of 5 obsolete weirs and construction of fish ladders in two weirs; Clean channel and its banks; Elimination of exotics plants, silvicultural treatments and planting of riparian trees and shrubs; and installation of information panels and limitation on use of roads. The project has a total budget of 6.912.492€ and is financed by the Ministry of Environment, as part of the National Strategy for River Restoration.

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Catchment

River basin district	C.H.Júcar
River basin	Serpis

Subcatchment

River name	Serpis
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Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category	200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m)	400 m0.4 km <br />40,000 cm <br />
Dominant geology
Ecoregion	Ibero-Macaronesian
Dominant land cover	Extensive agriculture
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Name	Río Serpis entre el embalse de Beniarrés y el azud de la Reprimala
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Pre-project morphology	Sinuous
Reference morphology	Sinuous
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Heavily modified water body
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Local/regional site designations	Site of Community Importance
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River corridor land use	Extensive agriculture
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Mean annual discharge (m3/s)	2.52.5 m³/s <br />2,500 l/s <br />
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Reach length directly affected (m)	16100 m16.1 km <br />1,610,000 cm <br />
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Total cost category	5000 - 10000 k€
Total cost (k€)	6912 k€6,912,000 € <br />
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Funding sources	MARM

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Works and works supervision			C.H.Júcar
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Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology	Continuity for organisms, Continuity of sediment transport, Channel pattern/planform, Structure & condition of riparian zones
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Other reasons for the project	Recreation

Measures

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Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications	Revetmens with local species, Removal of 5 small weirs, Removal of exotic plants, Installing fish scales in 2 weirs
Floodplain / River corridor	Removal of exotic plants
Planform / Channel pattern	Re-instatement of old course (meander)
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Social measures (incl. engagement)	Information panels for people, New pahts near the river, New river information panel
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