General National Id Bulgaria_04 Site name River Maritsa Summary The Dimitrovgrad municipality performed Restoration, protection and sustainable development of protected area "Zlato pole", in Bulgaria, providing of additional water quantities for maintaining the hydrological regime of the protected place, construction of a hydraulic structure and a channel for supplying water from the river of Marinka in the protected area. Light or indepth? Light NUTS Code Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) RBD code BG3000 Transboundary 0 Data provider REC Source(s) Case study:Restoration, protection and sustainable development of protected area "Zlato pole" Restoration, protection and sustainable management of the biodiversity in the protected place Zlato pole NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Wetland restoration and management Longitude 25.7216 Latitude 42.03138 Site information Climate zone warm temperate dry Mean rainfall 600 Mean rainfall unit mm/year Average temperature 12,6000003814697 Mean runoff 1 Mean runoff unit 600 - 750 mm Type Case Study Info Average slope range 0.0 Design & implementations Application scale River Installation date 2012-07 Age 2 Performance timescale 1 - 4 years Design capacity 62 Constraints Need to sustain existing dykes for flood security Favourable preconditions Protected area; Financing Inflow volume 15000 Inflow volume unit m3/month Public consultation 1 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Design land use change Land use change type Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments Local water authority Initiation of the measure Municipality Dimitrovgrad NGO Implementation Green Balkans Federation of Nature conservation Lessons, risks, implications... Key lessons It is important to involve local authorities (municipalities) as main driving organizations in river restoration works, especially in cases where the main targeted lands are municipal property. The EU funds (ERDF) provide good opportunities for NWRM in new EU MSs however the practical experience is still limited. Success factor(s) Success factor type Success factor role Comments Attitude of decision makers main factor Existing staff and consultant knowledge main factor Financing possibilities secondary factor Available support tools secondary factor Financing Financing type Comments Other Operative program: Environment 2007-2013 EU-funds: Cohesion and regional development funds Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Existing technical standards main barrier Dyke security standards in relation to the flow restoration Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Organisation committed to it main driver Commitment of Dimitrovgrad municipality and support by Green Balkans NGO Financing share Financing share type Share Comments Policy, general governance and design targets Policy description Interupted hydrawlic connection with main river and trained tributary; Habitat fragmentation Policy target Target purpose Improved Biodiversity Increase Water Storage Oher Societal Benefits 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 Ancillary benefits information Raising public awareness of the conservation value of the site and involvement of citizens in the measures for its protection Costs investment 250000 Costs total 455000 Ecosystem improved biodiversity 1 Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity Fauna-Improved conditions for Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Aythya nyroca. Flora-Improved conditions for Nymphaea alba. Biophysical impacts Water quality overall improvements Positive impact-WQ improvement Soil quality overall soil improvements N/A info Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL