This is my report on the application of the Water Directive and the Flood EU directive in Italy, I gave at the Graz Alpine Convention/Planalp meeting.

1. Flood Risk Management PlansMichelangeloBuonarroti-TheUniversalDeluge,1502
R. Rigon, M. Dall’Amico, P. Macconi (South Tyrol), Civil Protection PAT et al.
Alpine Convention Meeting - Graz March 25-26 - 2014

2. The emergency
is the enemy
of the good

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Where are we ? A few examples
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol
North East District
Unit of Management
(Adige River)
South Tyrol
(7400 km²)
Communities
- Contingency Plans
- Urban developement plan
local
operational
regional
strategic
Wide jurisdiction
- Civil protection (laws & plans)
- Landuse (laws & plans)
- Environment (laws & plans)
- Water resources (laws & plans

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Pilot Areas
P. Macconi - South Tyrol
South Tyrol (7400 km²)
4 Mountain basin management plans

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Organisation
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol

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analysis current
situation
natural hazards
land use
use of water
ecology
vision,
objectives
!
catalogue
of measures
synthesis
conflicts and
risks
planning,
realisation,
implementation
information, public involvement and
initialisation
reference area
data
organisation
objectives
project management
Design
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol

7. Models Help

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New Alert System
!
Furthermore it is
now operative a H24
a special personnel
availability for the
flood service. In real
time are available the
data on the
precipitation and on
the water level in the
dams
In action
P.A. Trento

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Models !
In case the prediction given by the hydraulic-hydrologic-meteorological
modeling suggest the necessity of dam regulation and/or civil
protection measures, the procedure foresees to activate the regulations
and a warning message is given to the various Civil Protection Units of
the surrounding regions and river authorities.

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A chain for Models
Hydrological
modelling

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given the meteorological predictions, the actual measures of discharge and dam
levels, allows to estimate the future evolution of the flood in the main rivers.
Hydrological
modelling
Predicting

12. Key Points

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• integrated management plans following a standardised procedure
!
• Smooth procedure, well structured, with external experts and internal
project managers
!
• Technical studies and reports: 59-75% of the budget
!
• very „intensive“ public involvement and engagement (18 – 29 % of the
budget)
!
• problem in the implementation phase (sometimes only issues related to
acute flood risk prevail, it is needed a „suffer“ of……)
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol
Recommendations

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From project view to a process view
Continuity (persons, process, public engagement and involvement,.. ,..)
!
• Organisation
!
• Consolidation/institutionalisation/establishing of river corridor/area/
watershed management as a standard
!
• Public engagement
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol
Recommendations

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P. Macconi - SouthTyrol
!
!
• organisation of the working practice „institutionalisation/establishing “
!
• networking and synergies
!
• Working horizontal and transversal in between administrations
!
• River watershed manager with „leadership“
!
!
Recommendations
Organisation structure

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!
• Consensus based decision making process
!
• Legal ancoring, improve the bindingness
!
• Pilot projects to show the potential success
!
• Careful planning of the implementation phase
!
• Catalogue of measures not too general and not too
detailed, and not defined too soon,
!
• Intensive collaboration
!
• Regular monitoring of implementation
Key behaviours for success
Recommendations
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol

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• Continuity
!
• Information exchange and transparency
!
• Translation/adaptation of technical language to the
demands of the involved stakeholders
!
• Careful planning of public participation: where, who,
when, what, how
Public participation process:
Recommendations
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol

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Improving meanwhile
!
• Exchanging information (e.g. Alpine Convention)
!
• Performing studies (i.e. through European Projects,
e.g. KulturRisk)
Recommendations
P. Macconi - SouthTyrol

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Conclusion
R. Rigon and M. Dall’Amico
Harmonization

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Grazie per l’attenzione!
G.Ulrici-,2000?
R. Rigon
The End