Project financed by Interreg- POCTEP
ACECA Project
Leakage on the left bank of the Guadiana River
Repair of the leakage on the bank of the Guadiana River
Entity
CHG - CONFEDERACIÓN HIDROGRÁFICA DEL GUADIANA
COORDINATOR APA - Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, I.P.
DGMA - Dirección General de Medio Ambiente/Consejería de Medio Ambiente y rural, Políticas Agrarias y Territorio/Junta da Extremadura
EDIA - Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do Alqueva, S.A.
COORDINATOR APA - Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, I.P.
DGMA - Dirección General de Medio Ambiente/Consejería de Medio Ambiente y rural, Políticas Agrarias y Territorio/Junta da Extremadura
EDIA - Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do Alqueva, S.A.
Description
Development of a plan to combat the invasive species Water Hyacinth-Eichhornia crassipes, including mechanical and manual removal, control and surveillance actions to avoid dispersal of the Water Hyacinth and joint coordination activities between the Portuguese and Spanish administrations with protocols for action aiming to minimize reproduction and eradication on the transboundary section of Guadiana with 85 km at downstream of Mérida: between the Montijo-SP reservoir and the Alqueva reservoir
Objectives
- Development of a plan to tackle combat the invasive species Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
- Contribute to the development of the territory through the elimination of the invasive plant
- Eliminate threats to the environment and the economic development
- Improve the interaction between the agencies of both countries
Results
Activities to be developed by APA:
- Rehabilitation of weir (Monte da Vinha) used as a hydrometric staton
- Elimination of the existing leakage on the left bank of the Guadiana River
- Creation of a structure to allow access to the margin and to collect the Water Hyacinth
Next challenges
Adopt and follow the implementation of coordinated intervention models established in the future defined in the framework of the ACECA project