Case study:Fluvial river restoration of Tordera in Sant Celoni
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Project overview
Status | Complete |
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Country | Spain |
Main contact forename | Joan |
Main contact surname | Feliu |
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Contact organisation | Acciónatura |
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Project summary
Tordera River passing through Sant Celoni, boxed in between the AP-7, to its right bank, and industrial parks and estates, to his left side, presents a high state of degradation. These interventions in the territory have altered the natural course of the river and caused the loss of habitats within the area. In these latter interventions we must add the intensive use floodplain for agriculture, livestock, crops poplar and aggregate extraction.
The main objectives of this project are: To improve the structure and composition of the vegetation; landscape integration of rip-raps; Creation of refuge and breeding ground for otters and awareness campaigns.
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Catchment and subcatchment
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Catchment
River basin district | Pirineo Oriental |
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River basin | Tordera |
Subcatchment
River name | Tordera |
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Maximum altitude category | Less than 100 m |
Maximum altitude (m) | 25 m0.025 km <br />2,500 cm <br /> |
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Ecoregion | Ibero-Macaronesian |
Dominant land cover | Urban |
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Fluvial river restoration of Tordera in Tordera, Sustainable management, at local level, of the alluvial aquifer of the River Tordera, through the reuse of waste water
Site
Name | Río Tordera en Sant Celoni |
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Project background
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Project started | 2005/01/01 |
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Funding sources | ACA, Accionatura |
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Reasons for river restoration
Mitigation of a pressure | |
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Hydromorphology | Continuity for organisms, Structure & condition of riparian zones |
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Other reasons for the project | Landscape enhancement |
Measures
Structural measures
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Bank/bed modifications | Embankments revegetation, Removal of exotic plants |
Floodplain / River corridor | New habitats construction, Riparian tree planting |
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Social measures (incl. engagement) | Awareness campaigns |
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Monitoring
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