INFILTRATION WEIRS, STABILIZATION OF CONCENTRATED SURFACE RUNOFF, GREEN PLANTING – LICHNOV U BRUNTÁLU
AT THE BEGINNING OF 2023, WE INITIATED WORKS ON INFILTRATION WEIRS IN LICHNOV U BRUNTÁLU. WE CREATED FOUR CATCHMENT WEIRS WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF 938 METERS AND ONE CONCENTRATED RUNOFF PATH. ALONGSIDE THE WEIRS, LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS AND GREENING EFFORTS WERE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE MICROCLIMATE OF THE COMMUNITY.
IN TOTAL, WE PLANTED 89 MATURE TREES, 25 FRUIT TREES (SPECIFICALLY A MIX OF OLD PEAR VARIETIES), 65 SHRUBS, AND SEEDED AN AREA OF 19,000 SQUARE METERS.
THE CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED EXCAVATING AND MOVING OVER 1,614 CUBIC METERS OF SOIL.
STHE PROJECT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE LOCAL AREA OF INTEREST AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT, AIMING TO RESTORE LOST BOUNDARIES IN THE LANDSCAPE.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSTRUCTION WERE:
1. REDUCING EROSION FROM AGRICULTURAL LANDS
2. SLOWING DOWN SURFACE RUNOFF WITH PARTIAL RETENTION
3. INCREASING THE RETENTION CAPACITY OF THE AREA, ENHANCING THE INFILTRATION OF SURFACE WATER INTO THE SOIL PROFILE
4.PARTIAL PROTECTION OF BUILT-UP AREAS OF THE MUNICIPALITY AGAINST FLASH FLOODS
5. ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY IN THE AREA
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