Case study:Restoration project in Verde River

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Status	Complete
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Country	Spain
Main contact forename	C.H.Júcar
Main contact surname	C.H.Júcar
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Contact organisation	C.H.Júcar
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The restoration project in Verde River comprises the whole of it, between his source in the springs of Benimodo-Massalavés (Valencia province) and its mouth in the river Júcar on its left bank, just before the confluence of the river Magro. The purpose of the restoration of the Rio Verde is the recovery of good ecological status, required for the WFD by 2015. Thus, the actions proposed are targets in the short and long term, all framed in ENRR and the WFD. The main project objectives are, in short term, conditioning of DPH to improve the functioning natural hydraulic channel; increase river mobility space; conservation of riparian ecosystems; maintenance and improvement of current vegetation conditions; control of exotic vegetation; increased diversity of plant cover; improving the mobility of fish fauna; landscaping adjustment and environmental restoration of degraded areas; adaptation and promotion of social use the river. Long term: Improve the river dynamics; enhancement of riparian forest development; improving the aquatic environment and associated land to allow regeneration and diversification of the fauna; promoting social use of the river more attractive and environmentally; promote integration of use policies and land management with the use and management of rivers, with sustainability criteria.

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River basin district	C.H.Júcar
River basin	Júcar

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River name	Verde
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Ecoregion	Ibero-Macaronesian
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Name	Restauración del río Verde en los municipios de Benimodo, Massalvés, Alberique y Alzira (Valencia)
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Reach length directly affected (m)	14000 m14 km <br />1,400,000 cm <br />
Project started	2008/01/01
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Funding sources	MARM

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Works and works supervision			ARIN (Arquitectos/Ingenieros Consultores S.A.)
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Mitigation of a pressure
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Other reasons for the project	Recreation

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Bank/bed modifications	Recess side slopes, Barriers removal
Floodplain / River corridor	Removal of exotic plants, Elimination of structural elements concreted
Planform / Channel pattern	Removal of speckles
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Management interventions	Improve forest management and agricultural
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