Guadalete River Basin 2025

1. Guadalete River Basin 2025 The Vision of the Future

2. The Guadalete River Basin: An example for the world where nature comes hand in hand with human activities. The Dancing Parrots

3. Other Scenarios High Natural Value Hippy way of Life Elysium • Proper WWTP • Population with high education and awareness levels • landscape polllution • Sustainableinfrastructures, energy sources andagriculture • Space for river • Helophytes • Less agro-chemicals • Natural Parks Clean and Green for All Low access to money High access to money Garbage city PollutedWonderland • Very industrial • City growth • Landscape, light, air, noise pollution • Better money management • Increase of infrastructures • Cheap energy solution • More polution • Low education and awareness • Desertification • No proper WWTP • Corruption • Health problems Low Natural Value

4. Clean and green for all In this case the people are educated and aware of the situation in their government, in order to decrease corruption. Next, natural parks will be expanded, which will be followed by ecotourism. Community based organization, in order to allow transparency in the system. Finally, sustainable energy and infrastructures will be developed further.

5. Dam with bypass Dam with bypass And hydroelectricity Expansion of natural park WWTP with helophytes

6. Measures • Create awareness trough education • Prevent corruption • Sustainability certificate • Promote ecotourism • Produce green energy • Improve water quality • Improve nature values • Improve drinking water system

7. Worked out measures • Increase population of otters (lutralutra) • Increase natural values • Improve existing dams • Fish passages • Sediment transport • Improve waste water treatment • Improve water quality • Make the local people aware

8. Community based organization Transparency

9. River Basin Forum • A meeting for all the communities involved in the Guadalete river basin • One or two people of each municipality, depending on the size • Discuss issues concerning: • Guadalete River Basin • Sustainability Certificate • Voluntary Work

10. Sustainability Certificate • Funded by Greenpeace • Prevent pollution and abuse of Earth’s ocean, land, air and fresh water. • Goals: • Local Products • Smart Energy Management • Recycle, Reuse and Cradle-to-Cradle

11. Voluntary Work • Education (awareness) • Schools • Communities • In Field • Cleaning up the river • Mandatory field trip for schools

12. Transparency • Information campaigns (awareness) • Promote voting within the local population • Educate children on the governmental system and votes

13. Political Education • 4-5 times a year (extra in voting times) • Adjusted to age of the student • Non biased information

14. Plan B • If the volunteers to not come in, two possible solutions have been looked into: • Enlisting the help of the “Ecologistas en Action” and/or the action group “Delfins” • Getting Universities to help. The students would be provided with free credits for every class or information campaign they do

15. DamsPossible solutions • Bypasses • Fish ladders- lamprey ladders- Fish lift • Valves for sedimentation

17. Bypass design

18. General bypass requirements • Capacity fish passage 2-5% of annual discharge • Lure flow must be strong, but not turbulent • 0.8 – 2.0 m/s velocity • Erosion resistant bottom and walls

19. Waste water treatment • 13 WWTP in the lower part of the riverbasin. • 5 villageswithout WWTP • Only 3 WWTP complywith the requirements • 13 WWTP in the upper part of the riverbasin. • 3 villageswithout WWTP • Only 3 WWTP complywith the requirements

20. Possible solution Helophytes filters: • Low costs • Water quality improvement • Habitat for fish and wildlife • Tourism (birdwatching) • Aesthetics and landscape enhancement

21. Helophytes • Blue flag iris • 10- 80cm • Attractive flower • Broad leaf cattail • 1.5 – 3 m • Attractive flower • Spatterdock: • 5-12 cm high • tolerates fluctuating water levels.

22. Example: jerez WWTP • Key numbers helophyte filters • 47489 m2 land • 2.4 million euro • 8 year loan from bank • Cost per person per year = 1,59 euro

23. Otter (LutraLutra) • Near threatened species • Top predator • Extremely vulnerable to man made change Lutra Lutra otter Lutra Lutra otter Anguilla anguilla Eel Anguilla anguilla Eel Macroinvertebrates Macroinvertebrates Original vegetation Original vegetation

24. Measures • Restore river shore (removal eucalyptus, replace original trees) • Improve water quality • Improve migration possibilities near dams • Expand the population 4 phase strategy

25. 4 phase strategy

26. Finance • Government • Municipality • Regional • National • European Union (EU) • Natura 2000 • European Energy Efficiency Fund • IUCN: Red List • Otter: LutraLutra (Near treatened) • Eel: Anguilla Anguilla (critically endangered) • Stakeholders • Sponsors

27. Begin Helophytes Filter Funding/ Education Program / Design of Bypass+Fish Ladder / Design of Helophytes / Individuals are involved Z a hara Natural region is Hydro electrical system Community Based protected, managed and in place and running / Organization / Bank enlarged / Riverbanks Sustainability Certificate Loan for Helophytes are rehabilitated / achieved / Bank Loan Target Species are Community Based Approved protected Organization in place 2014 2020 2022 2023 2025 2015 2016 2017 Bypass and Fish Ladders are installed / E U+IUCN Funding Awareness of Population Community Based is Starting Achieved Helophytes Organization + Filters are Education Program + Installed Sustainability Certificate Begin Technical Design in place for Dams / Manage + Ecological Status of the protect Natural Areas Guadalete River begins Water Quality Greenpeace Funding to Improve Improvement Volunteer Program Achieved – Begin Begins Sustainability Certificate Time schedule