General National Id Slovenia_10 Site name Miren-Kostanjevica, Nova Gorica and Å empeter Municipalities as well as Sovodnje ob SoÄi/Savogna d'Isonzo, Doberdob/Doberdí² del Lago and Portomaggiore Municipalities on the Italian side Summary The project LivingFountains, carried out in Slovenia, funding from the European Regional Development Fund and national funds, envisages the restoration and arrangement of 32 water wells and ponds as monuments of cultural heritage. Light or indepth? Light NUTS Code Zahodna Slovenija Transboundary 1 Data provider REC Source(s) Reviving Water Wells and Ponds in Cross-Border Area NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Basins and ponds Longitude 13.641 Latitude 45.84416 Site information Climate zone cool temperate moist Type Case Study Info Design & implementations Application scale Field Scale Installation date 2014-10 Public consultation 1 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Information boards are set in front of each of the restored water well in the cross-border area Leaflets with recognised markings are available in all tourist and information centres Publication on cultural heritage of water wells was designed Events were organized at the location of water wells on both sides of the border Design land use change Land use change type Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments Other Initiation of the measure Miren-Kostanjevica Municipality taking care of efficient and good quality project management and ensuring the project's recognizability Lessons, risks, implications... Key lessons Project LivingFountains was aimed at restoration and arrangement of 32 water wells and ponds as monuments of cultural heritage and emphasize the increasing importance of local sources of clean drinking water in the urban space. Success factor(s) Success factor type Success factor role Comments Financing Financing type Comments National funds within the framework of the 2007-2013 Slovenia-Italy Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Other European Regional Development Fund Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Financing share Financing share type Share Comments European funds 85 View Policy, general governance and design targets Quantified objectives 32 water wells or ponds in the cross-border area were restored and material on cultural and historical value of water wells was developed. A publication on an educational trail from Doberdob to Sovodnje, Miren and to Preserje was conceived as a result of work of pupils of participating primary schools and a publication on cultural heritage of water wells was designed. Public events were organized at the location of water wells on both sides of the border and a Water Well Trail was designed to connect water wells in the cross-border environment. Policy target Target purpose Oher Societal Benefits Increase Water Storage Policy pressure Pressure directive Relevant pressure Policy area Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments Policy impact Impact directive Relevant impact Policy wider plan Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments Policy requirement directive Requirement directive Specification Socio-economic Costs capital 904699,125 Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL