Case study:Tungelroyse beek

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Location: 51° 14' 40.73" N, 5° 50' 33.48" E
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Project overview

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Status Complete
Project web site http://www.wpm.nl/projecten/@179811/leudal/
Themes Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture
Country Netherlands
Main contact forename Twan
Main contact surname van Dijck
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Contact organisation Waterschap Peel en Maasvallei
Contact organisation web site http://www.wpm.nl/projecten/@179811/leudal/
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Birds eye view of the Tungelroysebeek after completion (source: Waterschap Peels en Maasvallei)

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For 35 kilometers the Tungelroyse beek flows through the middle of Limburg province, through the municipalities of Weert, Nederweert and Leudal. The stream originates at Budel in the province of North Brabant and discharges near Neerbeek into the Meuse as the Neer stream. For years the stream had been straightened to direct discharges into the Meuse quickly. Over time, with changes land use the water level became unfitting. Moreoverby discharges of substances such as zinc and cadmium had polluted the stream considerably.

In 1999, the Water Board Peel en Maas vallei (Peel and Meuse valley) decided to one of the largest brook restorations projects in the Netherlands, and started the reorganization and restructuring of the Tungelroyse beek. Over course of 12 years and over a length of 30 kilometers work was phased and resulted in bringing back the original meanders, remove contaminated soil, adjust the water level, reduce the number of sewer overflows, improve the quality of life and recreational opportunities, improve conditions for agriculture and contributed to the national ecological network.

Now, the Tungelroyse beek is again a beautiful meandering stream and a habitat for many plants and animals.

A great number of partners was involved in this project: the province of Limburg, the municipalities Leudal, Nederweert, Weert, nature organisations Staatsbosbeheer, NatuurMonumenten, and Stichting LimburgsLandschap. Also the Government Service for Land and Water Management (Dienst Landelijk Gebied), LLTB-Limburg, the IVN, the local anglers association, farmers and private land owners were involved.

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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district Meuse
River basin Meuse

Subcatchment

River name Meuse
Area category more than 10000 km²
Area (km2) 465465 km² <br />46,500 ha <br />
Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m
Maximum altitude (m) 200200 m <br />0.2 km <br />20,000 cm <br />
Dominant geology chalk and loess
Ecoregion Western Plains
Dominant land cover Intensive agriculture, Urban
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Aaijen- Removal of bank fixation, Meers - Floodplain lowering, Reméandration du Geer à Grand-Axhe, Rijkelse Bemden - River bed widening, Voorste Nete at Dessel


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Name Tungelroyse beek
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Heavily modified water body Yes
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Protected species present No
Invasive species present No
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River corridor land use Improved/semi-improved grassland/pasture
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Project background

Reach length directly affected (m) 30 km30,000 m <br />3,000,000 cm <br />
Project started 1999/01/01
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Project completed 2011/01/01
Total cost category 10 - 50 k€
Total cost (k€) 3030 k€ <br />30,000 € <br />
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Funding sources Regeling Actief Bodembeheer de Kempen paid for most of the pollution clean up, RRestoration works was paid for by a number of nature funds: SGB-regeling, ILG-regeling, EU Interreg, Provincie Limburg, Beekmondingenconvenant RWS, Alterra

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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure Pollution incident, Land drainage, Barriers to fish migration, low ground water table
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Physico-chemical Specific non-synthetic pollutants
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