SedAlp kick-off meeting Vienna, March 12 th 2013 SedAlp Sediment management in Alpine basins: integrating sediment continuum, risk mitigation and hydropower Introducing the background and project SedAlp kick-off meeting Vienna, March 12th 2013 Andreas Pichler LP BMLFUW 1
21.03.2013 Why a project like SedAlp? Braun, 2007 Braun, 2007 2
Rimböck, 2004 Morales de Luna, 2010 Morales de Luna, 2010 3
All: BMLFUW Rudolf-Miklau, 2009 Rudolf-Miklau, 2009 Braun, 2007 4
BMLFUW Fritsch, 2013 BMLFUW Elevated entrances Run-off areas Deflecting fences and walls BMLFUW Holub, 2003 Rudolf-Miklau, 2008 WSL, 2013 5
All: BMLFUW LfU, 2013 Schima, 2010 Schmutz, 2012 Holub, 2002 6
AHP, 2013 ILLWERKE, 2013 Risk communication Life-cycle management Directives/ Legal acts Sediment recycling Process modeling Structural counter measures Fluvial systems Information systems Public participation Hazard/ Risk mapping Early warning systems Sediments Spatial planning Data / Information Woody debris Standards & Codes Forest(stand) management Education / Training Reservoir management (log) jams Methods/ Equations/ Risk management Emergency management Fish migration Ecological status Disasters/ Damages/ Losses Flushing/ Hydro peaking Policy Torrents Environment Process understanding River-bed erosion Hydro power generation 7
Why SedAlp& Why a transnational approach? (1) Sediment transport processes are of great relevance due to their ecological, energy and risk-related consequences Sediment continuity has a notable impact on several management issues in alpine river basins and poses multiple use conflicts related to e.g. small hydropower, ecology, fishing, flood control, morphology, good status according to WFD etc. The geological and climatic variability across the Alps generate complex patterns of sediment transfer, whereas management conflicts are similar Sediment & water management is no longer a pure technical discipline, nor a concern of only experts Why SedAlp& Why a transnational approach? (2) In order to face these challenges, policy calls for answers how best to balance technical economical ecological social legal political natural organisational / institutional standards, interests, and uncertainties on a not only local but even more regional / transnational level SedAlpwill contribute to this call by developing integrated approaches to sediment transport in Alpine basins directed to an effective reduction of sediment-related risk while promoting the enhancement of riverineecosystems and reducing the impacts of hydropower plants 8
SedAlp brief overview 14 Project partners from 5 countries 20 Obervers Priority axis: 3 - Environment and Risk Prevention Total project costs: 2.591.350 Total ERDF funds: 1.969.426 Project duration: Sept.12 June.15 5 ThematicWPs, 1 WP dealingwith Information and Publicity In total 34 actions Pilot basins(monitoring etc.) across the AS Alpine Space Programme, 2013 9
Project partners Austria - Bundesministerium für Land und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft(Contact Lead partner) - Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung - Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien France - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique -Institutnational de rechercheen sciences et technologies pour l environnement et l agriculture(irstea) Italy - Agenzia Regionale per la Prevenzione e Protezione Ambientale del Veneto - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche IRPI - Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Autonome Provinz Bozen - Regione Piemonte - Università di Padova Slovenia - Inštituit za vode Republike Slovenije - Univerza v Ljubljani Germany Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt Project observers -Agence de l Eau Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse(FR) -Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell Ambiente della Valle d Aosta (IT) -Austrian Hydro Power(AT) -Autorità di bacino del fiume Po (IT) -Autorità di bacino del fiume Adige (IT) -Bundesamt für Umwelt(CH) -Enel Produzione SpA (IT) -Enel Produzione SpA UBI Hydro Piemonte (IT) -Enel Green Power SpA (IT) -Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft(CH) -Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (IT) -MairaSpA(IT) - Municipality of Kamnik(SI) - Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia (IT) - Regione Lombardia (IT) - Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (IT) -SEL AG/SpA (IT) - Stand Montafon(AT) - Vorarlberger Ilwerke AG (AT) - Regione del Veneto (IT) 10
Thank you for your attention! andreas.pichler@lebensministerium.at 11