Case Study 1: Matarraña River Basin - Euwareness

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European Union State administration MIMAM ---------------------- CHE (State administration) Aragon regional government (DGA) Actors in the regulative system and in the policy arena Regulative system National government: Adopts the 1995 Decree on urgent measures for draught (including the pumping project) Promotes and finances regulation hydraulic works ------------------------------------------------ Fixes the <strong>Matarraña</strong> regulative system: Adopts the river basin plan (Ebro) in 1998 Promotes regulation projects Orders the watering out of the Pena dam Fixes the ecological flow Grants for concessions Grants for waste disposals authorisations Exerts control Policy arena EU regulation as a resource: 78/659 Directive (fish species) 92/43 Directive (habitats) EU incentives rural tourism 39 Elaborates and approves the National Hydrological Plan Promotes environmental policy ---------------------------------------------------- Negotiates with users communities and other actors Defends the “Water Agreement” Used to support regulation projects proposed by the CHE (pumping project) Promote the replacement of obsolete irrigation channels by tubes Promotes environmental protection policies (mainly Habitats directive) Nowadays opposes the National Hydrological Plan proposed approved by the State government
Local governments Central Union Irrigation Communities Pladema Association of the affected by expropriations in Beceite Experts Own concessions for population supply Regulates the distribution of water along the irrigation communities of the river basin Preserves traditional use rights Collects the tax for the CHE and the fees for the Central Union Solves conflicts Own concessions for irrigation Distribute water between irrigation users Solve conflict between users 40 Defend the interest of the irrigation communities and the population of the municipalities Form the Mancommunities of municipalities of the <strong>Matarraña</strong> Constitutes an arena of negotiation Try to influence the Central Union to receive water Aggregates and mobilises actors opposing the pumping project and to the installation of wells (environmental groups, local governments at the higher river basin, experts) Promotes the conservation of the river as a whole Initially opposes the pumping project for specific reasons Lately defends the conservation of the river as a whole Contribute to create certain climate of opinion against the regulation projects proposed by the CHE Support / lead the coalition against regulation projects Provide with technical expertise
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Page 55 and 56: Torre del Compte Dam Location High
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Page 67 and 68: REFERENCES ARROJO, P.; GRACIA, J.J.
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