Last updated: October 2021
The Bahlui river was prone to floods especially during spring and autumn and as a result of the fact that for almost 40 years there has been no work for the decolouration and sanitation of the river and the industrial enterprises in the county have discharged polluting substances in water (mainly nitrogen and phosphates), Bahlu River has become a polluted river. In addition, some citizens of Iaşi have discarded waste in its bed (especially in peripheral areas). In 2011, a larger project funded by the EU, implemented the regularization of the river. (1)
The river during the implementation
https://www.dimar.ro/portfolio/regularizare-rau-bahlui-municipiul-iasi/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Blue infrastructure
- Rivers/streams/canals/estuaries
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- Improvements to water quality
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Environmental quality
- Waste management
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Ecological restoration of ecosystems, Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas
Project objectives
1. Restoration in public open spaces offers free, accessible and safe recreation for children and adults;
2. Flood and sanitary conditions control;
3. Provide opportunities for recreation as part of daily life allowing stress relief and enjoyment as well as activities such as fishing, cycling and watching wildlife;
4. Provide huge learning potential about our natural world helping to demonstrate how humankind depends on water and the need to reduce our collective impact on the environment;
5. Allows the ecosystem to recover and recreate a new life cycle;
6. Offers clean, unpolluted water;
7. Improves the aesthetics of the city;
8. Regularizes the ecosystem of the area (1,2).
Implementation activities
Decolouration and reprofilation of the bed, the construction of a protective dike and a protective wall, concrete and stabilization of the bed and the construction of concrete parapets.
Stabilizing the banks, making monolithic reinforced concrete in the minor bed (2,3)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity restoration:
- Rehabilitate and restore damaged or destroyed ecosystems
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- National government
- Regional government
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
This NBS was proposed by a regional agency that overseas the nature of rivers in several counties, including Iasi. On November 4, 2010, at the Prefecture of Iaşi County, the National Administration "Apele Române", through the Prut-Barlad Water Basin Administration and SC DIMAR SRL (the company that won the tender) signed a contract for the design and execution of the landscaping works And regularization of the Bahlui River (2)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(This NBS is in connection to the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC and of the Floods Directive 2007/60/EC (1))
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(This NBS is in connection to Water Law 107/1996 amended and completed by the Law 310/2004, Law 112/2006, OUG 3/2010, Law 146/2010 at a national level (1) )
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- EU funds
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved waste management
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved water quality
- Increased protection against flooding
- Enhanced protection and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Administrația Bazinală de Apă Prut-Bârlad, Lucrări pentru reducerea riscului la inundații în bazinul hidrografic Prut-Bârlad, Regularizarea râului Bahlui în municipiul Iași, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
2. Ziarul de Iasi (2014), Lucrările împotriva inundaţiile de pe Bahlui, terminate cu şapte luni în avans, Ziarul de Iasi, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
3. Asociatia Bazinala de Apa Prut-Barlad, Studiul de Fezabilitate pentru Managementul Riscului la Inundatii in Spatiul Hidrografic Prut-Barlad, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
4. National Administration "Apele Romane", Implementation of the water Directives Implementation of the water Directives
in Romania in Romania, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
5. Ziarul de Iasi (2004), Faceti ceva cu Bahluiul, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
2. Ziarul de Iasi (2014), Lucrările împotriva inundaţiile de pe Bahlui, terminate cu şapte luni în avans, Ziarul de Iasi, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
3. Asociatia Bazinala de Apa Prut-Barlad, Studiul de Fezabilitate pentru Managementul Riscului la Inundatii in Spatiul Hidrografic Prut-Barlad, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
4. National Administration "Apele Romane", Implementation of the water Directives Implementation of the water Directives
in Romania in Romania, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
5. Ziarul de Iasi (2004), Faceti ceva cu Bahluiul, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-8-2020)
View of the river during the NBS
https://www.dimar.ro/portfolio/regularizare-rau-bahlui-municipiul-iasi/
View of the intervention - end phase
https://www.dimar.ro/portfolio/regularizare-rau-bahlui-municipiul-iasi/