MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND WATER MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE OF WATER

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND WATER
MANAGEMENT-DIRECTORATE OF WATER-

• THE MONITORING PROGRAM
• OF THE IRON GATE
• ON DANUBE RIVER

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• The base and source of this presentation is
  researches, measurements and published papers
• The program of monitoring, measurements and
  analysis of the effects of "Djerdap I" and
  "Djerdap II" reservoirs on the environment from
  1980 to 2003 - General results
• authors
• -Mihailo Sretenovic Predrag Radosavljevic,
• (The Djerdap Public Company, Kladovo, Serbia and
  Montenegro)
• -Marina Babic Mladenovic
• (The Jaroslav Cerni Institute for the Development
  of Water Resources, Belgrade, Serbia and
  Montenegro )

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• Second largest river basin in Europe

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVERDANUBE RIVER IN EUROPE

• SECOND LARGEST RIVER BASIN IN EUROPE
• Catchment area of 801,463 km2
• Shared by 18 countries

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• The Iron gate I
• and Iron gate II
• Hydro Power and
• Navigational Systems
• (HPNS) are built on part
• of the Danube River,
• shared by Serbia and Romania.

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• HPNS Iron Gate I and Iron Gate II are comprised
  of
• MAIN STRUCTURES at km 943 and km 862,8 of the
  Danube River, each including -2 navigation locks
• -an earthen non-overflow dam
• -2 hydroelectric power plants
• -an overflow concrete gravity dam.

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• The reservoir of the Iron gate II HPP extends to
  the upstream dam, while backwater of the Iron
  gate I HPP spreads 310 km on the Danube, 100 km
  on the Sava and 60 km on the Tisza river.

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• MONITORING PROGRAM COMPRISE 9 SPECIFIC
  SUB-PROGRAMS FOR THE MONITORING OF
• River flow and backwater levels
• Groundwater levels and drainage systems operation
• Sediment regime and deposition
• Ice regime

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• Agricultural land and deposition
• Forests and wetlands
• Flood control structures
• Quality of water and sediment
• Riverbank and landslide stability
• These monitoring programs are constantly
  performed by company Djerdap and Institute
  J.Cerni.

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER RIVER FLOW AND BACKWATER LEVELS
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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• 30 years of monitoring of the influence of Iron
  Gate Reservoir on water levels and hydrology,
  sedimentation, and quality of water
• 400 km of new or reconstructed levees,
• 50 km of new revetments,
• drainage systems on 1100 km2 of agricultural
  land (with 59 pumping stations)

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• III SEDIMENT REGIME
• The forecast indicated considerable alteration of
  the sediment regime in the Danube and its
  tributaeries - result in a relatively slow
  development of sediment deposits. Sediment
  monitoring program started 1974 and included
  measurement and observation of water and
  suspended sediment.

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVERSEDIMENTATION IN IRON GATE
RESERVOIR(near Donji Milanovac)
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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• MEASUREMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS OF WATER AND
  SUSPENDED SEDIMENT

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• V) DRAINAGE SYSTEM OPERATION
• -Protection of agricultural regions
• a network of open drainage channels combined with
  old branches of the Danube
• a network of open channels combined with artesian
  drainage wells, pumping stations

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• Depth to the groundwater level of 0.8 1.0 m
  from the terrain surface was selected as the
  protection criteria

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER

• PROTECTION OF POPULATED AREAS
• Achieves by operating drainage wells with
  submersible pumps and drainage collectors.
• IT MAY BE CONCLUDED THAT ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED
  DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ASSURE A GOOD GROUNDWATER REGIME
  IN MOST HPNS RIVERINE AREAS.

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER IMAPCTS OF THE IRON GATE DAMS

• LOOSES
• Resettlement
• Looses of agricultural land
• Environmental impacts

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER IMAPCTS OF THE IRON GATE DAMS

• Question-
• IS THE RESERVOIR OF IRON GATE I BLACK POINT OF
  BALCAN PENISULA??

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER IMAPCTS OF THE IRON GATE DAMS

• POSITIVE
• Production of electricity
• Safe navigation
• New jobs
• Positive environmental impacts on endangered
  species of flora and fauna especially birds

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER IMAPCTS OF THE IRON GATE DAMS

• Production of electricity
• -11 milliards KWH of electric power

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER IMAPCTS OF THE IRON GATE DAMS

• Safe navigation

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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER IMAPCTS OF THE IRON GATE DAMS
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THE MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE IRON GATE ON
DANUBE RIVER IMAPCTS OF THE IRON GATE DAMS
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• MONITORING OF THESE VERY DIFFICULT SUBJECT AND
  LARGE IMPACTS ARE PERFORMED BY VERY PROFESIONAL
  STAFF WORKING IN COMPANY DJERDAP.
• ALL MEASUREMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS ARE
  TEMPORARELY ISSUED IN PUBLICATIONS, VERY OFTEN
  WITH COOPERATION WITH INSTITUTE FOR WATER
  MANAGEMENT J.CERNI FROM BELGRADE.

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• THANKS TO COMPANY DJERDAP THAT IS TAKING CARE
  WITH GREAT DETAIL TO MINIMIZE THE IMAPCT OF THIS
  RESERVOIR TO NATURE.
• SOURCE OF THESE PRESENTATION IS BASED ON COMPANY
  DJERDAPS MEASUREMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS,
  WHICH HAVE SINGIFICANT SUPPORT FROM THE
  AUTHORITIES AND ALL OF US.

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND WATER
MANAGEMENT-DIRECTORATE OF WATER-

• THE MONITORING PROGRAM
• OF THE IRON GATE
• ON DANUBE RIVER
• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
• THANKS TO COMPANY DJERDAP
• THANKS TO FRANCE
• THANKS TO MACEDONIA
• THANKS TO FRANCE EMBASY

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QUESTION AGAIN-IS THE RESERVOIR OF IRON GATE I
BLACK POINT OF BALCAN PENISULA OR NOT SO BLACK
???

• MERITA BOROTA
• merita.borota_at_minpolj.sr.gov.yu
• karamuco_1_at_yahoo.com