Case study:Ecological restoration of The Arboleda and the Meander of Santes Creus. Aiguamúrcia municipality (Alt Camp). Gaia River Basin

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Location: 41° 20' 43.45" N, 1° 21' 34.41" E

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Country	Spain
Main contact forename	Marga
Main contact surname	Manzano
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Contact organisation	ACA
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The morphological restoration project area is located in a Natura 2000, in the monastery of Santes Creus, a scenically and symbolic landmark. The whole project will pursue conservation objectives set forth by the Plan of Catalonia natural areas and enhancing the natural, scenic and social basis for the declaration of the Grove of Santes Creus as an Area of Natural Interest. The main actions in this project are: demolition and removal of the rubble to recover geomorphological processes characteristic of stretch and lateral and vertical connectivity of the same; geomorphological reconstruction of the section; Improvement and restoration of habitats; elimination of exotic plants, as Tradescantia fluminensis or Phytocala americana. The project has a total budget of 43.550.476 € and is financed by the ACA (Agencia Catalana del Agua) and Tarragona Provincial Government.

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Erosion in the rip-rap area

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Exotic vegetation colonizing the banks

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Pirineo Oriental River basin Gaia Subcatchment River name Gaia Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m Maximum altitude (m) 314 m0.314 km <br />31,400 cm <br /> Dominant geology Ecoregion Ibero-Macaronesian Dominant land cover Extensive agriculture Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name La Arboleda y Meandro de Santes Creus WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Sinuous Reference morphology Sinuous Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body National/international site designation EU - Special Protected Area Local/regional site designations Site of Community Importance Protected species present Invasive species present Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started 2010/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 1000 - 5000 k€ Total cost (k€) 43550 k€43,550,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources ACA, Tarragona Provincial Government Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Consultores en Ciencies de la Conservació Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Channel pattern/planform, Structure & condition of riparian zones Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Recreation, Community demand Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Remove rip-rap, Bank stabilization Floodplain / River corridor Removal of exotic plants Planform / Channel pattern Other Removal of rubbish Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Other 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 documentation (in Spanish) Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information