| Title | Abstract | Case study(ies) |
|---|---|---|
| Restoration of Drained Mires (Å umava National Park, Czech Republic) | About 70% of mires in the Šumava Mountains have been influenced by past drainage for variously forestry, agriculture and peat extraction. Since 1999, a comprehensive “Mire Restoration Programme” has been implemented in the Šumava National Park, primarily focused on the disturbed hydrology. The main restoration technique used has been the blocking of drainage ditches. Selected drained and intact mires were also monitored with the aim: (i) to characterise the degradation changes induced by the disturbed hydrology; and (ii) to evaluate the success of restoration. Water-table fluctuations, hydrochemistry of groundwater, surface-water outflow, amount of precipitation and the vegetation on permanent plots have been monitored. Pre-restoration monitoring data had shown differences between drained and intact sites. On drained bog sites, water tables were maintained at lower levels and exhibited higher fluctuations compared to intact sites. Expansion of the more competitive grasses and trees towards the bog expanse was recorded on drained bogs as well as expansion of dwarf shrub vegetation and reduction of Trichophorum lawns and hollow vegetation. Preliminary results from the initial post-restoration phase have shown a rise in the water table, stabilisation of the hydrological regime and some changes in hydrochemistry at restored sites. |
Mire restoration within the Sumava National Park, Czech Republic |
| ES2200035 Tramos Bajos del Aragon y del Arga | Natura 2000 data set for lower reaches of the Aragon and Arga Rivers | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| El agua en navarra | La política del agua está viviendo un profundo proceso de renovación en Europa. Esta política se fundamenta en los principios de la Directiva Marco del Agua, que obliga a una nueva planificación hidrológica. Los ejes de esta planificación pretenden favorecer el buen estado de las aguas al tiempo que garantizan su disponibilidad y su uso sostenible. Navarra está adaptando sus políticas al nuevo modelo europeo de gestión y administración del agua. Avanzar hacia una gestión más sostenible del agua requiere el compromiso y la corresponsabilidad de los diferentes agentes institucionales y sociales. | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| NEW: final reports for Slowing the Flow at Pickering project | This webpage links to the phase 1 and phase 2 reports of the project. | Slowing the Flow at Pickering, UK |
| River Órbigo Restoration Project | Presentation on the project (IRF EUROPEAN RIVERPRIZE FINALIST. September 2013, Vienna, Austria) | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| A predictive modelling tool for assessing climate, land use and hydrological change on reservoir physicochemical and biological properties. | The measures implemented focus on the use of bio-engineering or natural techniques for rehabilitation of riparian buffer zones and river banks | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Proposicion de un sistema de caracterizacion de humedales degradados susceptibles de regeneracion hídrica mediante operaciones de recarga artificial de acuíferos | En este artículo se analiza la viabilidad para la regeneración hídrica de dos humedales cercanos al dispositivo de recarga artificial de la Cubeta de Santiuste: la laguna de la Eras y de la Iglesia, en Villagonzalo de Coca. Estas han sido elegidas por haber une cierta presión social para ello, por ser viable técnica y legalmente y por ser humedales que pueden representar un “punto de partida” para que esta práctica se convierta en habitual. Para ello ha sido diseñada una ficha de control y definición del estado preoperacional de los humedales, que a su vez sirve de indicador medioambiental para el seguimiento de su evolución. | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Different scales of analysis in classifying streams: from a multimetric towards an integrated system approach | Two different approaches to define the ecological status of several catchments (NW Portugal) are compared. At a coarser scale, all the stream network was classed using GIS according to several variables related to: a) biotic indicators, such as native and exotic fish species, benthic biotic index and characteristics of the riparian corridor); b) chemical indicators of contamination, where an estimation of industrial and urban organic loads and water quality was included. This methodology is preceded by a typological classification so that a determination of the ecological status can be made separately of each of the physical units integrated in the watercourse. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Recalificacion de galerías de ribera en el área de la presa del Odelouca: de la concesion a la intervencion | El Espacio del Sudoeste Europeo se enfrenta a diversos problemas en la gestión de los recursos hídricos, tanto en lo que se refiere a su calidad y al déficit entre la oferta y la demanda en las cuencas hidrográficas, como a los problemas relacionados con la prevención de riesgos y alteraciones climáticas. El proyecto RICOVER tiene por objetivo definir e implementar, a través de intervenciones piloto, estrategias y metodologías conjuntas de protección y conservación de los ríos del SUDOE. Para ello, se tendrán en cuenta, entre otros elementos, las características naturales y la biodiversidad, la preservación de hábitats prioritarios y del Patrimonio de la Red Natura 2000, la importancia de los ríos como corredores ecológicos y su contribución para el ciclo natural del agua y la necesidad de la riqueza fluvial y su valor económico. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Directirces y recomendaciones técnicas para la conservacion del vison Europeo y sus hábitats | "Technical recommendations and guidelines for the conservation of the European mink and its habitats" Restoration actions carried out to restore the river habitats of interest to conservation | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Etude diagnostic et élaboration d'un schéma de gestion globale de l'ill domaniale et ses lits mineur et majeur | Study analysing the main problems on the Ill river and making suggestions to solve these problems by a mix of NWRM and classical measures. Moreover, socio-economic and legal aspects are taken into account. | River basin management of the Ill, France |
| Recarga artificial de acuíferos en cuencas fluviales. Aspectos cualitativos y medioambientales. Criterios técnicos derivados de la experiencia en la Cubeta de Santiuste (Segovia) | This publication is a summary of a thesis; full thesis also available (ISBN:84-669-2800-6) | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Floodplains in Germany "Synergies with nature conservation, WFD and flood protection" | Presentation at the Second Western Network Workshop on NWRM, July 2014, Strasburg, France. | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |
| El Proyecto de mejora ecologica del río Órbigo (tramo I) | Article on the restoration project | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Restoration of the Liberty Island and its side-arm on the Danube - Layman’s Report | This is the layman's report: a short illustrated summary of this restoration project financed by Life+ programme, coordinated by WWF with 5 partners to reopen a side arm of the Danube. | Conservation and restoration of alluvial habitats of community interest on the Liberty Island and side channel |
| SURF nature, Good practice projects - examples from Romania | Overview of key success factors for this project and their importance; Qualitative questions | Restoration on Comana wetlands, Romania |
| ES2200035 -Tramos Bajos del Aragon y del Arga | Natura 2000 data set for lower reaches of the Aragon and Arga Rivers | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Stratégie locale de gestion des risques inondations, territoire à risque important d’inondation d’Annecy | Functional restoration of the valley of Saint Ruph-Glière-Eau Morte | |
| Die Deichrückverlegung bei Lenzen an der Elbe | Interview with the project director. | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |
| National River Flow Archive | Data and catchment characteristics for Pickering Beck gauging station 27056 - Pickering Beck at Ings Bridge | Slowing the Flow at Pickering, UK |
| Proyecto para la mejora del estado ecológico del río Órbigo. Tramo I (León). Documento 4 (Presupuesto). | Project Report | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| The Guide to Multi-Benefit Cohesion Ploicy Investments in Nature and Green Infrastructure | Case studies: Ecological restoration of Comana wetlands | Restoration on Comana wetlands, Romania |
| Effect of land development and forest management on hydrologic response in southeastern coastal wetlands: a review | Land development activities such as agriculture, clear cutting, peat mining, and the planting of forest plantations on wetlands can affect the hydrologic behavior of these ecosystems by affecting their water storage and release patterns on the landscape. The effects of these development activities on hydrologic fluxes in peatlands (Typic Medisaprists) were compared to the effects of forest management practices in North Carolina using a field-tested hydrologic simulation model (DRAINMOD). Simulations revealed that natural peat-based (Histosol) pocosin systems lose 66% (80 cm) of the 123 cm of average annual rainfall by evapo-transpiration (ET) and 34% (42 cm/yr) via annual runoff. Annual runoff values were 63 cm/yr for peat mining areas, 48 cm/yr for cleared peatlands, 46 cm/yr for peatlands converted to agriculture and 34 cm/yr for pine plantations, once the forest canopy is closed. Thus, these wetland alterations, except for forestry, significantly increased runoff and decreased ET compared to the natural ecosystem. Forest pine plantation management decreased runoff and increased ET. A case study of the effects of forest management practices was reviewed for a 15-year-old drained loblolly pine plantation growing on fine sandy loam soils (Thermic Typic umbraquults) in the coastal plains of North Carolina. Forestry activities such as thinning (i.e., reduced leaf area index by 50%) decreased ET and canopy interception and nearly doubled drainage loss (38 cm/yr to 60 cm/yr). Commonly applied forest practices, such as drainage, increased the average number of flow events with flows > 5 mm/day to 86 days per year from 26 days per year under natural conditions. | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| DANUBE FORESTS - Conservation and management of Danube floodplain forests | Measures for the control and elimination of invasive plant species, the promotion of natural regeneration and selective tree cuttin | Preservation of floodplain forests, Slovakia |
| Conjunctive use of the Germasogeia Riverbed Aquifer and Germasogeia Dam for water supply | WATER MANAGEMENT IN MEDITERANNEAN RIVER BASINS | Germasogeia riverbed artificial groundwater recharge in Cyprus |
| Financing Natura 2000 in 2014-2020: Guidance Handbook, Part II, Case studies | Planning and implementing green infrastructure on a regional level in Romania | Restoration on Comana wetlands, Romania |
| Programme de restauration fonctionnelle St-Ruph-Glière-Eau-morte. | Functional restoration of the valley of Saint Ruph-Glière-Eau Morte | |
| Evaluation of the operation of Yermasoyia surface and groundwater reservoirs using environmental isotopes | Completion report to IAEA on RC: 3976/RB Dec 1984 to Sept. 1987 | Germasogeia riverbed artificial groundwater recharge in Cyprus |
| Integrated Rhine Programme Baden Wurtemberg | Handout of the Site Visit of the 2nd Western Regional NWRM Workshop Overview on single measures, costs, the administrative structure behind it |
Polder management near Altenheim, Germany |
| Hochwasser: Rückverlegung des Deichs bewährt sich | Eine renaturierte Auenlandschaft mit großer Artenvielfalt und ein wirksamer Schutz vor Hochwasser – das sind die Ergebnisse des Naturschutzgroßprojekts „Lenzener Elbtalaue“. Unter der Leitung des Biologen Dr. Christian Damm vom KIT wurde der Elbdeich bei Lenzen (Brandenburg) ins Hinterland verlegt. Das bis jetzt größte Rückdeichungsprojekt Deutschlands hat nun eine wichtige Bewährungsprobe bestanden: Beim Elbe-Hochwasser 2013 hat die Überflutungsfläche zwischen altem und neuem Deich das Umland vor Schäden bewahrt.Eine renaturierte Auenlandschaft mit großer Artenvielfalt und ein wirksamer Schutz vor Hochwasser – das sind die Ergebnisse des Naturschutzgroßprojekts „Lenzener Elbtalaue“. Unter der Leitung des Biologen Dr. Christian Damm vom KIT wurde der Elbdeich bei Lenzen (Brandenburg) ins Hinterland verlegt. Das bis jetzt größte Rückdeichungsprojekt Deutschlands hat nun eine wichtige Bewährungsprobe bestanden: Beim Elbe-Hochwasser 2013 hat die Überflutungsfläche zwischen altem und neuem Deich das Umland vor Schäden bewahrt. | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |
| Case study:Borova Stream and its Revitalisation | Restoration of the length of the stream, increased by 6.3 km a shallow meandering stream bed, where sections of speedily running water alternated with sections of a slow stream were created | Revitalisation of the Borova stream, Czech Republic |
| LIFE+ Project Mink Territory | The LIFE + MINK TERRITORY project is directed at restoring the river habitats along the lower reaches of the Aragón and Arga rivers in Navarre and at increasing the mink population there. | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Plan Nacional de Restauracion de Ríos | Este Ministerio está desarrollando, en consonancia con la Directiva marco del agua y la Directiva de evaluación y gestión de los riesgos de inundación, la Estrategia Nacional de Restauración de Ríos, un conjunto de actuaciones con el fin de conservar y recuperar el buen estado de nuestros ríos, minimizar los riesgos de inundación, potenciar su patrimonio cultural, fomentar el uso racional del espacio fluvial e impulsar el desarrollo sostenible del medio rural. |
Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Foro del Agua de Navarra. Documento Técnico para la Participacion Publica en la Cuenca del Arga. Documentacion previa para su análisis. Pamplona, marzo 2007 | El objetivo de este documento es servir como base para la participación pública en torno a la gestión del agua y de sus principales problemas en la cuenca del Arga. De esta forma, se promueve el proceso de participación exigido por la Directiva Marco del Agua (2000/60) para la elaboración del Plan Hidrológico de la cuenca del Ebro, que tiene que ser aprobado en diciembre de 2009. Este plan va a suponer la revisión del plan hidrológico que se aprobó en 1998 y además, la incorporación de los requerimientos establecidos por la DMA. Por otro lado, la “estrategia para la gestióny el uso sostenible del agua en Navarra” también promueve estos procesos de participación pública, fundamentales para que el público en general y los afectados más directamente por el tema puedan participar en el proceso de la toma de decisiones. | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| The Órbigo River Restoration Project and its implications in flood risk prevention | WGF Thematic Workshop: Stakeholder Involvement in Flood Risk Management. 17, 18 April, 2012. Bucharest-Romania Session 4: Working with institutional stakeholders and other sectors, in particular in land use |
Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Characterization of the Ezousas aquifer of SW Cyprus for storage recovery purposes using treated sewage effluent | A hydrogeological characterization of the Ezousas alluvial aquifer, located in SW Cyprus, has been conducted to assess its suitability for groundwater recharge with 5 Mm3 per year of chlorinated disinfected tertiary treated sewage effluent from the Paphos Municipality Wastewater Treatment Plant. Results from a 3 year field study conducted to establish the regional groundwater regime and to define the aquifer hydrology are presented. Pumping and constant-head permeability tests were used to estimate the key hydraulic properties of the aquifer system. The storage capacity was assessed to be 4.2 Mm3. The bedrock of the aquifer, near the coast, was found to be some 40 m below sea level, thus indicating the potential for seawater intrusion. A monitoring programme consisting of recording piezometric heads and electrical conductivities was used to observe the position of the seawater†“freshwater interface, so that rates of abstraction and recharge could be determined, to maintain a stable interface. The quality of the treated sewage effluent, and of native and abstracted groundwater, was continuously assessed in terms of salinity, heavy metals, persistent organic compounds and microbiota, to optimize the quality of the downstream groundwater used for local irrigation. | Ezousas artificial groundwater recharge of treated effluent in Cyprus |
| Attenuation capacity of a coastal aquifer under managed recharge by reclaimed wastewater | Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is becoming an increasingly attractive water management option, especially in semiarid areas. Nevertheless, field studies on the fate and transport of priority substances, heavy metals and pharmaceutical products within the recharged aquifer are rare. Based on the above, the objective of this project is to study the hydrological conditions of the coastal aquifer of Ezousa (Cyprus) and its ability to attenuate pollutants. The Ezousa riverbed is a locally important aquifer used for a MAR project where treated effluent from the Paphos Waste Water Treatment Plant is recharged into the aquifer through a number of artificial ponds along the riverbed. Additionally, groundwater is pumped for irrigation purposes from wells located nearby. The hydrological conditions of the area are unique due to the construction of the Kannaviou dam in 2005 that reduced natural recharge of the Ezousa aquifer significantly, inducing the saltwater intrusion phenomenon. A three-dimensional finite element model of the area was constructed using the FEFLOW software to simulate the groundwater flow conditions and transport of Phosphorous and cooper in the subsurface from the recharge process. The model was calibrated using hydraulic head and chemical data for the time period of 2002-2011. The groundwater model was coupled with a geochemical model PHREEQC attempting to evaluate nitrate and Copper processes. Inverse modeling calculation was used to determine sets of moles transfers of phases that are attributed to the water composition change in groundwater between the mixture of natural groundwater and reclaimed wastewater and the final water composition. © (2013) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only. | Ezousas artificial groundwater recharge of treated effluent in Cyprus |
| La Seymaz | Presentation of the Seymaz river and the renaturation project by Geneva Canton | Renaturation of the Seymaz river, Switzerland |
| Sozio-ökonomische Betroffenheit der Landwirtschaft durch Deichrückverlegung im Bereich der brandenburgischen Mittelelbe unter Berücksichtigung betrieblicher Anpassungsmöglichkeiten | Study on the socio-economic consequences for agriculture through the dyke relocation in the area of the Middle Elbe, taking operational adaptation measures into account. | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |
| Foro del Agua de Navarra. Documento Técnico para la Participacion Publica en la Cuenca del Aragon. Documentacion previa para su análisis. Pamplona, marzo 2007 | El objetivo de este documento es servir como base para la participación pública en torno a la gestión del agua y de sus principales problemas en la cuenca del Arga. De esta forma, se promueve el proceso de participación exigido por la Directiva Marco del Agua (2000/60) para la elaboración del Plan Hidrológico de la cuenca del Ebro, que tiene que ser aprobado en diciembre de 2009. Este plan va a suponer la revisión del plan hidrológico que se aprobó en 1998 y además, la incorporación de los requerimientos establecidos por la DMA. Por otro lado, la “estrategia para la gestióny el uso sostenible del agua en Navarra” también promueve estos procesos de participación pública, fundamentales para que el público en general y los afectados más directamente por el tema puedan participar en el proceso de la toma de decisiones. | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Cinco anos de recarga artificial en el acuífero de la Cubeta de Santiuste (Segovia) | Se ha llevado a cabo el seguimiento durante los cinco años de funcionamiento del dispositivo de recarga artificial de acuíferos o Managed Aquifer Recharge (en adelante MAR) construido por el Ministerio de Agricultura (MAPA) y la Junta de Castilla y León (JCL) en la Cubeta de Santiuste (Segovia). En este periodo se han ido ejecutando mejoras derivadas de la experiencia con objeto de incrementar la tasa de infiltración y obtener una eficiencia mayor en el esquema tradicional de gestión hídrica para el regadío. | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| DINA-MAR. La gestión de la recarga artificial de acuíferos en el marco del desarrollo sostenible. Desarrollo tecnológico. |
The publication shows the results of the years of aquifer recharged financed through the DINA MAR Project (from 2007 to 2010) | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Natural water retention for combined outcomes - the Arga-Aragon case study (Spain) | Presentation from Fernando Magdaleno | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| WFD Surface Water Objectives 2012 | Spreadsheet containing the classification status and environmental objectives for surface water bodies across all River Basin Districts in England and Wales. | Slowing the Flow at Pickering, UK |
| Lugares de importancia comunitaria: Tramos Bajos del Aragon y del Arga | List of important places for biodiversity in Navarra | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Guía técnica para la caracterizacion de las actuaciones a considerar en planes hidrologicos y estudios de viabilidad | Book - https://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM.CP.Web/detallepublicacion.aspx?idpub=CX1217 | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Ecological Improvement Project in the Órbigo River (Stretch I) | ECRR (European Centre for River Restoration) Newsletter. Includes information about the Órbigo River Restoration Project. | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Ormoz basins guidebook | Ormož Basins are a wetland of exceptional national and international importance attracting both breeding and migrating bird species of conservation importance. This guidebook aims to show life in various forms thriving in what used to be an abandoned industrial area, saved from destruction and later declared a nature reserve dedicated to conservation of biodiversity providing relaxed, informative and high quality experience of nature. This guidebook presents history of the site, birds, management of the area and photos. | LiveDrava - Riparian Ecosystem Restoration of the Lower Drava River in Slovenia |
| Changes in the functioning of wetlands along environmental gradients | One of the prevalent gradients in wetlands is the continuum of depth and frequency of flooding. While much emphasis has been placed on the importance of hydrology as a driving force for wetlands, few other perspectives have emerged to demonstrate unifying patterns and principles. In contrast to the wetness continuum, the functioning of wetlands can be separated into two broad categories: (1) landscape-based transitions that occur within a wetland or group of similar wetland types and (2) resource-based transitions that allow comparisons of the flow of water and processing of nutrients among very different wetland types. Landscape-based continua include the transition from upstream to downstream in riverine wetlands and between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within a wetland. | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Hierarchical spatial patterns and drivers of change in benthic macro invertebrate communities in an intermittent Mediterranean river. | 1. The imminent damming of the Odelouca River, an intermittent Mediterranean river situated in the south-west Algarve region of Portugal with valuable stands of riparian vegetation, has called for the compulsory implementation of compensatory measures. 2. In order to assess the primary environmental and human factors that drive change in the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of the Odelouca, and the spatial scale at which they occur, 30 sites were sampled for benthic macroinvertebrates and extensively surveyed. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |