Technical Report: Description of the Characteristics of Dnipro River Basin
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European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+): Results 2 and 3 ENI/2016/372-403 TECHNICAL REPORT: DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DNIPRO RIVER BASIN. SUMMARY Version 2.0 - January 2020 Responsible EU member state consortium project leader Ms Josiane Mongellaz, Office International de l’Eau/International Office for Water (FR) EUWI+ country representative in Ukraine Ms Oksana Konovalenko Responsible international thematic lead expert Mr Philippe Seguin, Office International de l’Eau/International Office for Water (FR) Responsible Ukrainian thematic lead experts Mr Oleksandr Bon, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resourcesof Ukraine Mr Mykhailo Khoriev, State Agency of Water Resources Mr Valerii Babchuk, State Agency of Water Resources Authors Ms Yevheniia Vasylenko (Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) Ms Olha Koshkina (Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) Disclaimer: The EU-funded program European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+ 4 EaP) is implemented by the UNECE, OECD, responsible for the implementation of Result 1 and an EU member state consortium of Austria, managed by the lead coordinator Umweltbundesamt, and of France, managed by the International Office for Water, responsible for the implementation of Result 2 and 3. This document, the “TECHNICAL REPORT: DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DNIPRO RIVER BASIN. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY”, was produced by the EU member state consortium with the finan- cial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the offi- cial opinion of the European Union or the Governments of the Eastern Partnership Countries. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of, or sovereignty over, any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries, and to the name of any territory, city or area. Imprint Owner and Editor: EU Member State Consortium Umweltbundesamt GmbH Office International de l’Eau (IOW) Spittelauer Lände 5 21/23 rue de Madrid 1090 Vienna, Austria 75008 Paris, FRANCE Responsible IOW Communication officer: Yunona Videnina [email protected] January 2020 TECHNICAL REPORT: DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DNIPRO RIVER BASIN. - SUMMARY CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 7 2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... Erreur ! Signet non défini. 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIVER BASIN ........................................... 9 3.1 GEOGRAPHICAL OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 9 3.1.1 Climate ............................................................................................................................. 9 3.1.2 Topography ...................................................................................................................... 9 3.1.3 Geology .......................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.4 Soils ................................................................................................................................ 12 3.1.5 Vegetation, land cover .................................................................................................... 12 3.1.6 Outstanding aquatic ecosystems & wetlands, reserves & parks, Emerald network ...... 12 3.2 WATER RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 14 3.2.1 Hydrographic network .................................................................................................... 14 3.2.2 Surface water resources ................................................................................................ 16 3.2.3 Delineation of surface water bodies in the Dnipro River Basin District .......................... 18 3.2.4 Groundwater resources .................................................................................................. 20 3.2.5 Identification and delineation of groundwater bodies in the Dnipro River Basin District ............................................................................................................................. 21 3.3 HUMAN ACTIVITIES & WATER USES .................................................................................... 22 3.3.1 Population ....................................................................................................................... 22 3.3.2 Agriculture ...................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.3 Fish farms, shellfish aquaculture, professional fishing ................................................... 26 3.3.4 Forestry .......................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.5 Industry ........................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.6 Hydropower generation (incl. hydropower potential)...................................................... 28 3.3.7 Waste disposial, landfills, polluted sites ......................................................................... 29 3.3.8 Navigation ....................................................................................................................... 29 3.3.9 Tourism ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.3.10 Linear infrastructures ...................................................................................................... 30 3.4 RISKS (INCL. CLIMATE CHANGE) ......................................................................................... 31 3.4.1 Flood ............................................................................................................................... 31 3.4.2 Erosion ........................................................................................................................... 31 3.4.3 Health issues .................................................................................................................. 34 3.4.4 Climate change............................................................................................................... 34 3.5 STAKEHOLDERS & PROGRAMMES ...................................................................................... 34 3.5.1 Administrative organization ............................................................................................ 34 3.5.2 Directory of water users ................................................................................................. 35 ENI/2016/372-403 3 TECHNICAL REPORT: DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DNIPRO RIVER BASIN - SUMMARY 3.5.3 General information on the development strategies, programs, plans, and projects referring to water resources .............................................................................. 35 4 ENI/2016/372-403 TECHNICAL REPORT: DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DNIPRO RIVER BASIN. - SUMMARY List of Tables Table 1: List of river and lake types.................................................................................................. 18 Table 2: Transitional water types ..................................................................................................... 18 List of Figures Figure 1. Administrative units in the Dnipro River Basin District ........................................................... 10 Figure 2. Ecoregions in the Dnipro River Basin District ........................................................................ 11 Figure 3. Emerald network in the Dnipro River Basin ........................................................................... 13 Figure 4. Natural protected areas .......................................................................................................... 14 Figure 5. Sub-basins and water management units in the Dnipro River Basin District ........................ 15 Figure 6. SWB types in Dnipro RBD ..................................................................................................... 19 Figure 7. Mean number of SWBs in Dnipro sub-basins ........................................................................ 20 Figure 8. Map of Unconfined Quaternary Groups of GWBs .................................................................. 21 Figure 9. Map of Confined Groups of GWBs and GWBs ...................................................................... 22 Figure 10. The share of the main sectors of the economy (%) in the water abstraction from the surface and underground water objects within the Ukrainian part of the Dnipro basin in 2017 ....... 23 Figure 11. Tree cover of Dnipro RBD .................................................................................................... 27 Figure 12. The floods occurred in the past within the Dnipro basin ...................................................... 32 Figure 13. Territories with potentially significant flood risks (TPSFRs) with-in the Dnipro basin .......... 33 ENI/2016/372-403