Case study:LIFE REWETLAND - A wide-area programme for improving the quality of surface water in the agro pontino by means of natural purification techniques

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Location: 41° 22' 22.45" N, 13° 0' 59.15" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://www.rewetland.eu/life/
Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality
Country	Italy
Main contact forename	Nicoletta
Main contact surname	Valle
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation	provincia di latina
Contact organisation web site	http://www.provincia.latina.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/1
Partner organisations	Comune di Latina; Parco Nazionale del Circeo; U-Space s.r.l.; Consorzio di Bonifica dell'Agro Pontino
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

LIFE REWETLAND (LIFE+08 env/it/000406)

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LIFE REWETLAND (LIFE+08 env/it/000406) is a wide-area project for improving the quality of surface water in the Agro Pontino by means of natural purification techniques. In order to facilitate the introduction of these techniques in the Agro Pontino, the Province of Latina elaborated a project together with the Municipality of Latina, the Circeo National Park, the Land Reclamation Consortium of Agro Pontino, and the consulting company U-Space. The project, co-financed by the LIFE+ Programme of the European Commission, has been implemented for four years; during this period, four pilot projects have been carried out, good practices and guidelines for the introduction of constructed wetlands in the Pontine area have been elaborated, and a programme of future interventions has been drafted and included within the local wide-area strategic programming, involving 19 municipalities of the Province. The quality of the Pontine waters and the necessary interventions for its improvement are therefore the main theme of this best practice and the multilevel governance has been the key to its success. Actions: - Pilot project 1 - Filter ecosystem in the Circeo National Park - Pilot project 2 - Urban park in Marina di Latina - Pilot project 3 - Buffer strips along the reclamation canals - Pilot project 4 - Good practices of water management in a farm - Definition of the Environmental restoration programme for the Agro Pontino with its specific Action Plan, guide lines, 20 project sheets. - Environmental and educational policies (specific labs for schools on landscape and sustainable business management).

The achieved results have been: - a contribution to the implementation of EU policies related to waters through instruments, data and examples concerning the impact of widespread artificial wetlands; - a development of a participated process of environmental restoration; - the implementation of actions for monitoring the effectiveness of wetlands and buffer strips. - the awareness raising on the waters pollution of the Pontine Plain and on the application of the natural purification systems. The main direct environmental improvements that the project achieved have been the reduction of pollutants in the waters of the canals of the four pilot plants and the increase of biodiversity in the intervention sites.

Starting from the results of the project, the Province of Latina promoted three River Contracts of the Agro Pontino: Cavata-Linea Pio, Lake of Paola, Amaseno, Ufente and the Pontine Plain Coast Contract.

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- Construction of a shared strategy for a wide-area environmental restoration through a participatory planning process, combining the demands of local stakeholders; - cross-sectoral approach for the resolution of specific territorial problems; - Identification of solutions to local problems by involving multi-sectorial stakeholders; - promotion of public-private partnerships for the resolution of environmental criticalities; - innovative and effective environmental campaign for scholars and citizens.

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LIFE REWETLAND (LIFE+08 env/it/000406)

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Middle Appenines River basin Rio Martino Subcatchment River name Rio Martino Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Ecoregion Italy and Corsica Dominant land cover Intensive agriculture (arable), Wetland Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Agro Pontino WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present Yes Invasive species present Yes 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 2010/01/01 Works started Works completed 2014/06/30 Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) 37063,706 k€ <br />3,706,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources LIFE PROGRAM (EU-Cofinancing: 1.450.566 €) Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design 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 Pollution incident, Riparian development Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Improve water quality Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Filter ecosystem in the Circeo National Park; Buffer strips along the reclamation canals Planform / Channel pattern Other Urban park in Marina di Latina Non-structural measures Management interventions Good practices of water management in a farm; Environmental Restoration Programme (ERP) for the Agro Pontino Social measures (incl. engagement) Environmental and educational policies 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 links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information