Case study:Environmental restoration of the river Zújar

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Location: 38° 59' 18.87" N, 5° 43' 43.44" W
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Status Complete
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Country Spain
Main contact forename C.H.
Main contact surname Guadiana
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Contact organisation MARM
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encompassing the following
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Zújar river restoration in the reach between the Chapel of St Mary of Zújar and the ford of "Entrerríos", Badajoz., Zújar river restoration in the reach between the dam and the ford of "El Espolón" , Badajoz., Zújar river restoration in the reach between the ford of "El Espolón" and the Chapel of St Mary of Zújar , Badajoz., Zújar river restoration in the reach between the ford of "Entrerríos" and its mouth, Badajoz.
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This project is part of the National Strategy for River Restoration (an initiative of the Ministry of Environment, developed in the Zújar River by the Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana) and the State Special Fund to Revitalize Economy and Jobs (Plan E). The full project covers 30 km of the river, and to facilitate the execution of the works it was divided into four sub-projects. The main objectives of the project were: restoration and conservation of riparian vegetation; restoration of the longitudinal and lateral connectivity of the fluvial ecosystem; preservation of the Public Hydraulic Domain from new pressures; environmental education and awareness through the development of outreach activities; enable wildlife mobility; monitoring the biological and physical factors of the reach. The total budget to carry out the rehabilitation and restoration of 30 Km of the Zújar river was 16.240.282 €. The extent of the project is limited to the Public Hydraulic Domain as the first stage of what could be -thanks to land acquisition- a more ambitious floodplain restoration project.

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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district C.H.Guadiana
River basin Guadiana

Subcatchment

River name Zújar
Area category 1000 - 10000 km²
Area (km2) 8505 km²850,500 ha <br />
Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m) 285 m0.285 km <br />28,500 cm <br />
Dominant geology Siliceous
Ecoregion Ibero-Macaronesian
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Zújar river restoration in the reach between the Chapel of St Mary of Zújar and the ford of "Entrerríos", Badajoz., Zújar river restoration in the reach between the dam and the ford of "El Espolón" , Badajoz., Zújar river restoration in the reach between the ford of "El Espolón" and the Chapel of St Mary of Zújar , Badajoz., Zújar river restoration in the reach between the ford of "Entrerríos" and its mouth, Badajoz.


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WFD (national) typology Sinuous
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Pre-project morphology Sinuous
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Dominant hydrology
Dominant substrate Extensive agriculture, Urban
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Project background

Reach length directly affected (m) 3000030,000 m <br />30 km <br />3,000,000 cm <br />
Project started 2011/01/01
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Total cost (k€) 1624016,240 k€ <br />16,240,000 € <br />
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Funding sources MARM

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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure Landscape enhancement
Hydromorphology Structure & condition of riparian/lake shore zones
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Physico-chemical Aggregate/mineral extraction
Other reasons for the project Recovering longitudinal and transversal connectivity


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Bank/bed modifications Recovery of channel morphology
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Planform / Channel pattern Protecting and promoting wildlife, Assessment and monitoring program
Other Conditioning of recreational areas
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