Case study:Restoration project in Serpis River in the tt.mm. Lorcha (Alicante province) and Villalonga (Valencia province)

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Location: 38° 52' 44.42" N, 0° 15' 35.62" W

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits
Country	Spain
Main contact forename	CHJ
Main contact surname	CHJ
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Contact organisation web site	http://www.chj.es/
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In the Serpis River there are a variety of habitats, from riparian forest with undamaged stretches to Mediterranean forest. There are also elements of great cultural and heritage value, as mills from the XIX century. Anthropic pressure, mainly agriculture and hydropower industry makes necessary the restoration to ensure the ecological river corridor. The actions of the project are: Recovery of the river mobility space; Recovery of river morphology: recovery of the steepness of the slopes of the channel and the original path of the river (oxbow connection); Recovery of longitudinal continuity: demolition of 5 obsolete weirs and construction of fish ladders in two weirs; Clean channel and its banks; Elimination of exotics plants, silvicultural treatments and planting of riparian trees and shrubs; and installation of information panels and limitation on use of roads. The project has a total budget of 6.912.492€ and is financed by the Ministry of Environment, as part of the National Strategy for River Restoration.

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Serpis River

Serpis River

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district C.H.Júcar River basin Serpis Subcatchment River name Serpis Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m Maximum altitude (m) 400 m0.4 km <br />40,000 cm <br /> Dominant geology Ecoregion Ibero-Macaronesian Dominant land cover Extensive agriculture Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Río Serpis entre el embalse de Beniarrés y el azud de la Reprimala 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 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 Extensive agriculture 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) 2.52.5 m³/s <br />2,500 l/s <br /> Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) 16100 m16.1 km <br />1,610,000 cm <br /> Project started Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 5000 - 10000 k€ Total cost (k€) 6912 k€6,912,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources MARM 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 C.H.Júcar Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Continuity for organisms, Continuity of sediment transport, Channel pattern/planform, Structure & condition of riparian zones Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Recreation Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Revetmens with local species, Removal of 5 small weirs, Removal of exotic plants, Installing fish scales in 2 weirs Floodplain / River corridor Removal of exotic plants Planform / Channel pattern Re-instatement of old course (meander) Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Information panels for people, New pahts near the river, New river information panel 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 http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/02/23/pdfs/BOE-B-2010-6963.pdf Government Gazette Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information