Case study:The Ciobarciu Wetland Project

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Location: 47° 2' 56.12" N, 27° 51' 34.74" E
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Project overview

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Status Complete
Project web site http://www.ciobarciu.ro
Themes Habitat and biodiversity
Country Romania
Main contact forename Anca
Main contact surname Savin
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation Prut - Barlad River Basin Authority
Contact organisation web site http://www.apeprut.ro
Partner organisations Institute for Inland Water Management RIZA, Regional Water Board Hunze&Aa's, Het Drentse Landschap (NGO for nature management)
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Ciobarciu Wetland - present situation

Project summary

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The Ciobarciu Wetland Project is an ecological rehabilitation project in the valley of the river Prut. In order to prevent flooding and to extend agricultural surfaces, the common floodplain of Prut and Jijia was embanked. Jijia river course was deviated by digging a channel to the Prut at Chiperesti. The last 56 km of the Jijia river, which is parallel to the Prut, has been cut-off (it is now known as the Old Jijia). The Old Jijia can be supplied with water from the Jijia by the hydrotechnical knot at Chiperesti when needed. Otherwise, the Old Jijia is only supplied from its own river basin by four small tributaries with intermittent flow. The Ciobarciu Wetland was created in October 2006 after first flooding of this area.

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Ciobarciu area - before restoration
Ciobarciu area - during restoration
Ciobarciu area - after restoration (1)
Ciobarciu area - after restoration (2)
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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district Danube
River basin Prut Barlad

Subcatchment

River name Prut
Area category Less than 10 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m
Maximum altitude (m)
Dominant geology Siliceous
Ecoregion Eastern Plains
Dominant land cover
Waterbody ID



Other case studies in this subcatchment: Ecological Restoration of Mata-Radeanu Complex, Ecological Restoration of Natural Lake Pochina, Ecological Restoration of Vlascuta Lake


Site

Name Ciobarciu
WFD water body codes RORW13.1.15_B5
WFD (national) typology RO09a
WFD water body name
Pre-project morphology Embanked
Reference morphology Sinuous
Desired post project morphology
Heavily modified water body Yes
National/international site designation EU - Special Protected Area
Local/regional site designations
Protected species present No
Invasive species present No
Species of interest
Dominant hydrology Artificially regulated
Dominant substrate Silt
River corridor land use Intensive agriculture (arable)
Average bankfull channel width category Less than 2 m
Average bankfull channel width (m)
Average bankfull channel depth category 0.5 - 2 m
Average bankfull channel depth (m)
Mean discharge category
Mean annual discharge (m3/s)
Average channel gradient category
Average channel gradient 0.001
Average unit stream power (W/m2)


Project background

Reach length directly affected (m) 5,500 m5.5 km <br />550,000 cm <br />
Project started 2003/03/01
Works started 2006/06/01
Works completed 2006/10/01
Project completed
Total cost category 100 - 500 k€
Total cost (k€) 388 k€388,000 € <br />
Benefit to cost ratio
Funding sources The Netherlands Government programme MATRA; Co-financing Ministry of Environment and Water Management

Cost for project phases

Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname
Investigation and design Regional water authority Hunze & Aa’s www.hunzeenaas.nl Albert Remmelzwaal
Stakeholder engagement and communication Prut - Barlad River Basin Authority Dan Badarau
Works and works supervision Prut - Barlad River Basin Authority Anca Savin
Post-project management and maintenance
Monitoring Prut - Barlad River Basin Authority



Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure Flood risk management
Hydromorphology Continuity for organisms
Biology
Physico-chemical Nutrient concentrations
Other reasons for the project


Measures

Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications
Floodplain / River corridor Creation of wetland, Removal of embankments
Planform / Channel pattern Re-instatement of old course
Other Improvement of natural flows
Non-structural measures
Management interventions
Social measures (incl. engagement) Improved public access, Land purchase
Other Consultation


Monitoring

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Continuity for organisms Improvement

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Fish: Species composition Improvement

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Additional links and references

Link Description
http://www.ciobarciu.ro The website of the project
http://www.apeprut.ro The website of Prut River Basin Water Administration

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