Case study:Guadiato Life project Model for restoring and integrating water resources in a mining area, actions for an alternative development

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Location: 38° 13' 25.02" N, 5° 6' 38.53" W

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Social benefits
Country	Spain
Main contact forename	José Luis
Main contact surname	Mora Castaño
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Contact organisation	Mancomunidad de Municipios Valle del Guadiato
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The project sought to counterbalance the adverse impacts being inflicted on the river Guadiato’s environment. It had the following objectives: 1. To foster alternative, environmentally-friendly, economic activities in the district. 2. To demonstrate suitable techniques for preventing erosion. 3. To initiate a restoration process for the banks of the River Guadiato, which were highly degraded in some areas and almost without vegetation in others. 4. To raise the community’s awareness of the need to improve the river’s environment, and to encourage participation in its revival. 5. To encourage the population to enjoy using the river. 6. To create jobs and discourage emigration from rural areas. 7. To contribute to the protection and conservation of fauna and flora inhabiting the riverbanks. This project counts with the support of local, regional, national and European institutions. The total budget for carry out the rehabilitation is 1.438.852'96 € and the financing comes from the LIFE initiative 587,287€ and the Consejería of Environment, Andalucía.

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Aerial view of La Coronada, municipality where a green filter has been placed

Aerial view of Guadiato River near Espiel. Ponds for the washing ore.

Guadiato River basin map. Taken from A. Morales, Hydrological and hydrochemical study of the upper and middle River Guadiato (Cordoba) 2003

Buttercups in the river Guadiato

Bioengineering in an old mine dump

Roman bridge in the river Guadiato

Guadiato River

Breeding ground created to generate the material for reforestation and to create local employment

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.Guadalquivir River basin Guadalquivir Subcatchment River name Guadiato Area category 100 - 1000 km² Area (km2) 135 km²13,500 ha <br /> Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m Maximum altitude (m) 480 m0.48 km <br />48,000 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous, Siliceous Ecoregion Ibero-Macaronesian Dominant land cover Extensive agriculture Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Mancomunidad de municipios Valle del Guadiato WFD water body codes LIFE00 ENV/E/000425 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 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) 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 2001/11/01 Works started Works completed 2004/10/01 Project completed Total cost category 1000 - 5000 k€ Total cost (k€) 1439 k€1,439,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources LIFE project 587.287€ 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 Riparian development Hydromorphology Structure & condition of riparian zones Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Community demand Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Facilitate natural regeneration of riparian vegetation, Reforestation and restoration of watercourses Planform / Channel pattern Other Install a "green filter" to treat waste water Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Improve forest management and agricultural, Educating the community on environmental protection and promoting environmentally-friendly behaviour Other Agenda 21 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 Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information