The cases for rehabilitation of devastated landscape by People and

Water

Košice

High Tatras

Tichý PotokHorný Hričov

Michal KravčíkPeople and Water, Slovakia

www.peopleandwater.skwww.waterparadigm.org

E-mail:ludiaavoda@ludiaavod

a.sk

kravcik@ludiaavoda.sk

TŘEBOŇ, June

2009

1995 1996

2009 2009

1997

B L U E A L T E R N A T I V E - alternatíve to Tichý Potok water dam

Water Forest

Fire Waterholding

Flood Waterholding

Water Forest ProjectWater Forest Project Integrated restoration of the High Integrated restoration of the High Tatras Tatras National Park ecosystem following the wind gale of November 2004National Park ecosystem following the wind gale of November 2004

What happened in November, 19th 2004What happened in November, 19th 2004 12.600 hectars of forest was damaged, with risks of drying up,12.600 hectars of forest was damaged, with risks of drying up,

erosion and loss typical climateerosion and loss typical climate

22ndnd Phase: Phase: Building more than 2.000 waterholdings on the 40 ha of Water Forest Building more than 2.000 waterholdings on the 40 ha of Water Forest

(July – September 2005)(July – September 2005)

33rdrd Phase: Phase: Building waterholdings on the 12 ha of burned area Building waterholdings on the 12 ha of burned area

(September – O(September – Occtober 2005)tober 2005)

44thth Phase: Phase: Planting new trees at Water Forest Planting new trees at Water Forest

October 2005 - May 2006October 2005 - May 2006

INFRARED PICTURE OF THE „WATER FOREST“

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FFire waterholdingsire waterholdings built at Water Forest built at Water Forest, ,

August, 4th 2005August, 4th 2005 September, 28th 2006September, 28th 2006

JunJunee,, 15th 2006 15th 2006 July,July, 14th 2006 14th 2006

Flood protection Waterholding,

High Tatras, Tatranska Lomnica

2005

2006

2008

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Water Forest, October 2009

Research report

• The environmental variables analyses showed increased moisture ecoindex in communities colonizing the inundation zones of water-holding dykes compared to the parallel communities developed outside the dykes. The increase of the moisture ecoindex reached the value 0,61 in the pentamerous Ellenberg scale, this is an everege value of the all current vegetational types. With respect to the high number of analysed dykes, this value is highly significant. For this increase are responsible hygrophilous species like species of the genus bog rush (Juncus), but the grasses like heath wood-rush (Luzula multiflora) or reed bent grass (Calamagrostis villosa).

• The favourable state of hydrologically managed sites is stressed by biodversity increasing. In 2007, the investigators recorded within 8 hydrologically unmanaged sites (400 m2) 22 species in average, while within two hydrologically managed sites the average number of species was 27, i. e. 5 species more.

After heavy rainfall in Tatranska Lomnica, High Tatras,

1. august 2008 Stream without Water ForestStream without Water Forest Stream from Water ForestStream from Water ForestStream without Water ForestStream without Water Forest

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Botanic Garden Tatranska Lomnica, 2006

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Water Sources for

Botanic Garden

T. Lomnica

LEGENDA:1. Morské oko - zberné a

regulačné jazero (nie je nutné)

2. Odberný objekt s prívodom

3. Odberný objekt s prívodom

4a. Zelené Pliesko4b. Skalnaté Pliesko5. Štrbské Pliesko6. Zelený vodopád7. Skalnatý vodopád8. Vodopád9. Centrálne jazierko 10. Močariská11. VATRA - Vodné atrakcie

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Restoration of water sources in urban zone Restoration of water sources in urban zone KošiceKošicePeople and WaterPeople and Water,, September September 2006 2006

November, 28November, 28thth 2005 2005 June,June, 6 6thth 20062006

June,June, 30 30thth 20062006 September, 16September, 16thth 2006 2006

Hričov Water Ways, October 2008

Typical hydraulic Infrastructure for rainwater management in villages

People´s Water University

Rastliny tolerujúce vodu

Rastliny tolerujúce fluktuáciu vody

Trávnatý koberec

Odtok vody

Parkovacie miesta

Kamenný filter

Pôvodná zemina

pôda alebo mulč

Zmiešaná zemina5-80 % kompost20-95% pôda

Max. hĺbka Vody 30 cmMin. vrstva zeminy 40 cm

Bioclimatic gardens in urban zone

Reality People´s Water University

Creation of water sources on the Ski area.

People´s Water University

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