Case study:Restore riparian floodplain habitats maintained in reserve "Dolna topchia" and run off on his sleeve "Malka Tundzha"
Project overview
Status | Complete |
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Project web site | |
Themes | Habitat and biodiversity |
Country | Bulgaria |
Main contact forename | Penka |
Main contact surname | Nacheva |
Main contact user ID | |
Contact organisation | Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Stara Zagora |
Contact organisation web site | http://www.stz.riew.e-gov.bg/ |
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Parent multi-site project | |
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects |
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Project summary
Design and construction of hydraulic structures on river Tundzha for recovery of riparian wetland biotopes maintained in reserve "Dolna topchia" and run off on his sleeve "MalkaTundzha."
The main objective of the project is to restore the conditions necessary for the maintenance of riparian biotopes. Main habitat is riparian floodplain forest - habitat code 91F0. There is good population of spring snowflake. The target of the project area is maintained reserve category " Dolna topchia " and is part of the Natura 2000 network –protected area "Reka Tundzha 2." To achieve the objective was built weir on the Tundzha river and channel with length of 900 m. The water intake includes the diversion weir, stilling, primitive channel, fish passage and water intake facility.
Through the construction of channel and water intake facility is carried out gravity connection between the river and sleeve " MalkaTundzha" by drainage channel along an existing irrigation canal that expanding, allowing hydration of 467.6 ha of habitat 91F0. The channel is lined and the bed of the "MalkaTundzha” will supply the groundwater in the area of the reserve. After the feedback between " MalkaTundzha " and river along the southern border of the reserve "Dolna topchia" will be implemented consistent circulation of water in reserve.
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Lessons learnt
Catchment and subcatchment
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Catchment
River basin district | East Aegean |
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River basin | Tundzha |
Subcatchment
River name | Tundzha river |
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Area category | 1000 - 10000 km² |
Area (km2) | |
Maximum altitude category | Less than 100 m |
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Dominant geology | Siliceous |
Ecoregion | Eastern Balkan |
Dominant land cover | Woodland |
Waterbody ID |
Other case studies in this subcatchment: Restore riparian floodplain habitats maintained in reserve "Dolna topchia" and run off on his sleeve "Malka Tundzha"
Site
Name | protected area "Tundzha river - 2" BG 0000195 |
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WFD water body codes | BG3TU500R016 |
WFD (national) typology | TR20 |
WFD water body name | |
Pre-project morphology | Sinuous |
Reference morphology | Sinuous |
Desired post project morphology | |
Heavily modified water body | |
National/international site designation | EU - Special Area of Conservation |
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Protected species present | |
Invasive species present | |
Species of interest | |
Dominant hydrology | Artificially regulated |
Dominant substrate | Silt |
River corridor land use | Woodland |
Average bankfull channel width category | 10 - 50 m |
Average bankfull channel width (m) | |
Average bankfull channel depth category | 2 - 5 m |
Average bankfull channel depth (m) | |
Mean discharge category | |
Mean annual discharge (m3/s) | 3232 m³/s <br />32,000 l/s <br /> |
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Project background
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Project started | |
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Works completed | |
Project completed | |
Total cost category | 100 - 500 k€ |
Total cost (k€) | |
Benefit to cost ratio | |
Funding sources | Enterpise for Management of Environmental Protection Activities |
Cost for project phases
Phase | cost category | cost exact (k€) | Lead organisation | Contact forename | Contact surname |
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Investigation and design | Lyutskan | Tanev | |||
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Reasons for river restoration
Mitigation of a pressure | |
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Hydromorphology | Structure & condition of riparian/ lake shore zones |
Biology | |
Physico-chemical | |
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Measures
Structural measures
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Bank/bed modifications | |
Floodplain / River corridor | Creation of wetlands |
Planform / Channel pattern | |
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Non-structural measures
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Management interventions | |
Social measures (incl. engagement) | |
Other | Information provision |
Monitoring
Hydromorphological quality elements
Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative |
Biological quality elements
Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Physico-chemical quality elements
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Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic
Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
Public awareness of river | Improvement |
Monitoring documents
Image gallery
Additional documents and videos
Additional links and references
Link | Description |
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http://www.stz.riew.e-gov.bg/ | Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water Stara Zagora |