Tajo. Improvement of ecological state of the Tajo and tributaries riverside affected by the spill of kaolin, at Poveda de la Sierra and Taravilla (Guadalajara)

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Tajo. Improvement of ecological state of the Tajo and tributaries riverside affected by the spill of kaolin, at Poveda de la Sierra and Taravilla (Guadalajara)


Factsheet: Tajo. Improvement of ecological state of the Tajo and tributaries riverside affected by the spill of kaolin, at Poveda de la Sierra and Taravilla (Guadalajara)

General
Country ES
River Name Tajo
Site Name Tajo. Improvement of ecological state of the Tajo and tributaries riverside affected by the spill of kaolin, at Poveda de la Sierra and Taravilla (Guadalajara)
River Characterisation
    River typology
    Location (Lat Lon) 40.665047122885, -2.02706336975098
    Altitude high: > 800 m
    Catchment area very large: > 10000 km2
    Geology Calcareous
    National code/
    River type name
    12 de montaña mediterránea calcárea

    Biological quality elements
    Ecosystem Services
    EU Directives
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    Other
    Project size 20 ha
    Approximate costs 100 000 - 1 000 000 Euros
    Synergy Alto Tajo Natural Park
    Status Realised
    Period of realization 2008
    Evaluation
    Implemented by Confederación Hidrológica del Tajo (Ministry of Environment)


    Key features of the case study

    • The open air mining releases a great quantity of sediments which are incorporated into the Tajo river and its tributaries at the area between Peñalén, Poveda de la Sierra and Taravilla.

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