Case study:Irpin river restoration

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Location: 50° 4' 35.95" N, 29° 32' 54.42" E

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Project overview

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Status	Planned
Project web site
Themes	Economic aspects, Flood risk management, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Social benefits, Spatial planning
Country	Ukraine
Main contact forename	Michael
Main contact surname	Hoffmann
Main contact user ID	User:Miho-kiev
Contact organisation	Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation
Contact organisation web site	http://igim.org.ua
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Parent multi-site project
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

The Irpin River, right tributary of the Dnieper River west of Kiev, Ukraine (photo Vasiliy Kostyushin)

Project summary

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The full name of the project is: Integrated Planning of water resources use within the Irpin River basin, subtitle: Irpin River restoration via integrated river basin management - Balancing nature, agriculture and recreation. The project was presented on the RR conference in Vienna 2013.

The project idea was developed on the basis of results from a comprehensive technical/hydrological study of the whole river basin in the years 2009-2012. In 2013 the Ukrainian Centre for River Restoration (UCRR) was established at the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation, Kiev. The Irpin river project was selected as a first official project of the UCRR.

The project implementation has started with the participation and consultation of stakeholders in a special workshop in April 2014. Before, during and after this workshop all kind of information has been collected and used to set up a database for the use of GIS visualisation, GIS-based modelling and first characterisation of the catchments.

Monitoring surveys and results

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A regular monitoring as foreseen for the WFD was not yet implemented. Existing results of former studies are mainly related to river discharge and random samplings for water quality controls. Further monitoring results are collected by several departments of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine. The sampling stations are however further downriver of the subbasin border.

Lessons learnt

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The big number of problems and open questions is beyond the personnel and financial capacity of Ukrainian state institutions. International cooperation will help to gain or exchange best practices in river restoration but it is also clear that a much smaller subbasin of the river had to be selected to start with.

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Landuse pressures will be identified and solutions proposed (photo Vasiliy Kostiushyn)

One of 17 massive concrete constructions built to regulate water flow and to avoid flooding downstream (photo Vasiliy Kostiushyn)

Private buildings in the river valley (photo Vasiliy Kostiushyn)

Agriculture is the main landuse in the subbasin

Canalisation is still missing. Groundwater pollution from living places is assessed by GIS-based modelling.

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Irpin River subbasin WFD water body codes UA0112/xx WFD (national) typology HMWB, Type 15: small sand-dominated lowland river WFD water body name Pre-project morphology low land river of the Eastern Plains, impounded Reference morphology Actively meandering Desired post project morphology improved connectivity Heavily modified water body Yes National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present Yes Invasive species present Yes Species of interest Dominant hydrology Artificially regulated Dominant substrate Sand River corridor land use Intensive agriculture (arable), forestry, pastures, settlements Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category 1 - 10 m³/s Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category 0.001 - 0.01 Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) 1000010,000 m <br />10 km <br />1,000,000 cm <br /> Project started 2013/04/01 Works started 2013/04/01 Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Less than 1 k€ Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Supplementary funding information The project is still in the planning phase; funds not yet available Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Channel pattern/planform, The River Irpin must be considered as heavily modified (HMWB) due to dam constructions, intensive agriculture a.o. Biology Physico-chemical Nutrient concentrations, water quality influenced by diffuse pollution sources (agriculture, urbanisation) Other reasons for the project Community demand, recreation, landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other dismantling of weirs or dams that are not needed anymore Non-structural measures Management interventions landuse changes Social measures (incl. engagement) Other cooperation with local or regional investors Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information