Case study:Guadiato Life project Model for restoring and integrating water resources in a mining area, actions for an alternative development

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Location: 38° 13' 25.02" N, 5° 6' 38.53" W

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Status	Complete
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Country	Spain
Main contact forename	José Luis
Main contact surname	Mora Castaño
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Contact organisation	Mancomunidad de Municipios Valle del Guadiato
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The project sought to counterbalance the adverse impacts being inflicted on the river Guadiato’s environment. It had the following objectives: 1. To foster alternative, environmentally-friendly, economic activities in the district. 2. To demonstrate suitable techniques for preventing erosion. 3. To initiate a restoration process for the banks of the River Guadiato, which were highly degraded in some areas and almost without vegetation in others. 4. To raise the community’s awareness of the need to improve the river’s environment, and to encourage participation in its revival. 5. To encourage the population to enjoy using the river. 6. To create jobs and discourage emigration from rural areas. 7. To contribute to the protection and conservation of fauna and flora inhabiting the riverbanks. This project counts with the support of local, regional, national and European institutions. The total budget for carry out the rehabilitation is 1.438.852'96 € and the financing comes from the LIFE initiative 587,287€ and the Consejería of Environment, Andalucía.

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River basin district	C.H.Guadalquivir
River basin	Guadalquivir

Subcatchment

River name	Guadiato
Area category	100 - 1000 km²
Area (km2)	135 km²13,500 ha <br />
Maximum altitude category	200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m)	480 m0.48 km <br />48,000 cm <br />
Dominant geology	Calcareous, Siliceous
Ecoregion	Ibero-Macaronesian
Dominant land cover	Extensive agriculture
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Name	Mancomunidad de municipios Valle del Guadiato
WFD water body codes	LIFE00 ENV/E/000425
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Pre-project morphology	Sinuous
Reference morphology	Sinuous
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River corridor land use	Extensive agriculture
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Project started	2001/11/01
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Works completed	2004/10/01
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Total cost category	1000 - 5000 k€
Total cost (k€)	1439 k€1,439,000 € <br />
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Funding sources	LIFE project 587.287€

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Mitigation of a pressure	Riparian development
Hydromorphology	Structure & condition of riparian zones
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Other reasons for the project	Community demand

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Floodplain / River corridor	Facilitate natural regeneration of riparian vegetation, Reforestation and restoration of watercourses
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Other	Install a "green filter" to treat waste water
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Social measures (incl. engagement)	Improve forest management and agricultural, Educating the community on environmental protection and promoting environmentally-friendly behaviour
Other	Agenda 21

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