Case study:Austria Upper Mur - LIFE+ (LIFE+ 08 NAT A 614) „Inner-Alpine river basin management – Upper River Mur - murerleben II" 2010-2015

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.murerleben.at/index.asp?pg_nr=60460&lang=en
Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Monitoring
Country	Austria
Main contact forename	Jörg
Main contact surname	Raderbauer
Main contact user ID	User:9984
Contact organisation	freiland Environmental Consulting Civil Engineers Ltd.
Contact organisation web site	http://www.freiland.at
Partner organisations	Office of the Styrian Government - Department 14 Watermanagement, resources and sustainability
Parent multi-site project
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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Under the heading of "murerleben" already the second LIFE - project on the river Upper Mur runs in Austria. After completion of murerleben I, murerleben II started, considering the monitoring results and lessons learned:

• to enhance and support the previously implemented stepping stones focussing on their up- and downstream impacts.

• to create large connected and diversified habitats in the river and its alluvial forest areas

• to support the consolidation of the revitalized sections

• to enable those species which need various, local separate habitat structures, such as amphibians and kinds of fish to benefit from these contiguous habitat complexes (wintering, spawning, summer quarters)

The new LIFE+ areas were selected consciously in due consideration of previous projects in order to strengthen the already taken measures and to create a related restructuring stretch of river. The measures, but also the synergy effects of the measures, are scientifically examined in a monitoring programme aiming at documenting and maintaining the success of the projects. The programme is going to continue until 2015.

In the present second LIFE+ project from 2010 to 2015 investments of about EUR 2.8 Mio. are planned, 50% thereof is financed by the EU. 7 new measures are projected in connection with “murerleben I”

• Revitalisation or recreation of 7 distributaries and widenings

• Initiation of 17,7 ha new areas with alluvial forest

• Implementation of ponds serving as habitats for amphibians (13,000 m²)

• Reactivation of approximately 10 ha flooding area

In accordance with the objectives of the Natural Habitats Directive and the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive in the two LIFE-Projects 16 water segments of the river Mur (a total length of 90 km) are planned. The implementation regards the preservation of the biodiversity, the dynamic river development as well as the improvement of the passive flood protection.

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LIFE III (LIFE03 NAT/A/000011) „Inner-Alpine river basin management – Upper River Mur - murerleben I" 2003-2007 and LIFE+ (LIFE+ 08 NAT A 614) „Inner-Alpine river basin management – Upper River Mur - murerleben II" 2010-2015 ©freiland

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body National/international site designation Local/regional site designations 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 2010/02/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2017/02/01 Total cost category 1000 - 5000 k€ Total cost (k€) 27842,784 k€ <br />2,784,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources 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 Flood risk management Hydromorphology Continuity for organisms Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications implementation of Pool/riffle sequesnces, Creation of Slips, Creation of undercut banks, Creation of islands, Creation of bars, Improve longitudinal connectivity Floodplain / River corridor Regeneration of alluvial forests, Floodplain reconnection Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Awareness raising 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