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64 Remus PravalieExcept for these direct changes, the vegetation has also suffered indirect changes.Thus, due to the great volume of excavations and heavy vehicles driving on thosetwo roads bordering the lake, changes occurred in the soil profile, landsubsidence, and also a slowdown in the growth processes of forest species.The fauna has also changed because the downstream-upstream migration of fishspecies (trout) was blocked. Another cause is the endangered biodiversity. Thesculpin-perch (Romanichthys valsanicola), a relict fish that grows into the VâlsanRiver is an example of this.Because of the Vâlsan River capture in the Vidraru hydro facilities and because ofthe reduced flow, this fish is now considered an endangered species and isprotected in a section of the Vâlsan River within the range of a spa area, namedBrădet.The construction of the Vidraru hydropower system also provided many benefits,such as fewer numbers of floods.An example is the flood in the summer of 1941, when a part of the Corbenivillage, located at the entrance of the Argeş Gorges, was destroyed.Another benefit of the Vidraru hydro facilities was related to the restoration of theagrarian areas, based on the downstream hydro facilities, of about 10,000 ha outof the Argeş Basin, and the creation of the possibility of developing newindustries in Curtea de Argeş, and especially, in Piteşti.Energy industry development and the emergence of a major water reservoir usedin case of drought are other important benefits that the Vidraru hydro facilitiesoffer.Landscape changes that have occurred by building the hydroelectric power plant,the existence of some historical monuments of great importance in the region,such as the Poienari Citadel, the appearance of the Vidraru Lake and theconstruction of the Transfagarasan Road that runs over the crown of the damattract many tourists every year.The development of tourism also triggered the appearance of guesthouses, whichhave a negative impact on the environment in the sense that some of them lackseptic tanks; therefore the surrounding water is polluted with human waste.It is necessary to carefully monitor the quality of the water in this sector,especially since the Vidraru Lake is part of the Bucharest water supply system.All of these changes that have an impact on the environment as a consequence ofthe appearance of the Vidraru Reservoir can be described by grouping them intothree categories, namely: physical-geographical changes, biological changes, andsocio-economic changes (fig. 4.)Copyright © Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România, 2011Watermark Protected
General Considerations Regardingthe Impact of the Vidraru Lake Hydro Facilities on the Environment 65Fig. 4. Main environment changes caused by Vidraru dam lake’s establishment(after P. Gastescu, 2003).3. ConclusionsBesides its relevance related to energy and water supply, and tourist attraction, theVidraru hydropower system, one of the most important in Romania, has hadseveral negative consequences on the environment. The Vidraru Lake represents amodel/example for identifying and assessing the impact on the riverineenvironment, but also on the related hydrographic system.At the same time, the geological, geomorphological, climatic, hydrological,biogeographical and soil-related features that were analysed shape the overallphysical-geographical image of the Vidraru hydro facilities. The results that wereobtained also promote an overall image of the relevant area and help identify theenvironmental features in the context of water resources facilities, defining theVidraru Dam.Copyright © Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România, 2011Watermark Protected
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