Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes IRMA Irriga tion practice Καταγραφή in the Region of αρδευτικής πρακτικής Western Greece στην WP4, Action 4.2. Del. 4.2.1 Περιφέρεια Interviews and report of the survey outcomes on Δυτικής irrigation practices Ελλάδας www.irrigation-management.eu Front page back [intentionally left blank] IRMA info European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (ETCP) GREECE-ITALY 2007-2013 www.greece-italy.eu Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes (IRMA) www.irrigation-management.eu 3 IRMA partners LP, Lead Partner, TEIEP Technological Educational Institution of Epirus http://www.teiep.gr, http://research.teiep.gr P2, AEPDE Olympiaki S.A., Development Enterprise of the Region of Western Greece http://www.aepde.gr P3, INEA / P7, CRA Ιnstituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria http://www.inea.it P4, ISPA-CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari http://www.ispa.cnr.it/ P5, ROP Regione di Puglia http://www.regione.puglia.it P6, ROEDM Decentralised Administration of Epirus– Western Macedonia http://www.apdhp-dm.gov.gr 4 www.irrigation-management.eu WP4 Deliverable 4.2.1. Interviews and report of the survey outcomes on irrigation practices Involved partners: Headquarters: 23 Aegeou St. & Amerikis, 26441 Patras, GREECE T: 0030 2610 318224, 0030 2610 311872 Fax: 0030 2610 317877 Branch: 31 Manolopoulou St, 27100 Pyrgos, GREECE Τ: 0030 26210 37146, 0030 37194, 37223, Fax: 0030 26210 37169 e-mail: [email protected], website: www.aepde.gr Subcontractor Procurement 16 Team Patras 926 - 04/06/2015 ΑΔΑ: Ψ4Φ9465ΦΟΤ-ΔΗΡ Dr. Myriounis Christos Michalopoulos K. Myriounis D. Karamani A. Pastromas G. Christodoulou K. Fotia K. Baltzoi P. Kritsimas A. Ntaltagiannis An. Giotis D. Kefi A. Place and time: Patras, 2015 5 Publication info WP4 Deliverable 4.2.1. Interviews and report of the survey outcomes on irrigation practices The work that is presented in this ebook has been co- financed by EU / ERDF (75%) and national funds of Greece and Italy (25%) in the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme (ETCP) GREECE-ITALY 2007-2013 (www.greece- italy.eu): IRMA project (www.irrigation- management.eu), subsidy contract no: I3.11.06. © This open access ebook is published under the Creative Commons Attribution Non- Commercial (CC BY-NC) license and is freely accessible online to anyone. 6 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 15 A water profile of the Region of Western Greece ......................................................................... 17 Water government framework ............................................................................................... 17 Agricultural cultivations in the area ........................................................................................ 23 Water use for crops Irrigation ................................................................................................ 25 Period of availability of water ............................................................................................. 26 Management of irrigation and drainage works - Organizations of Land Reclamation ................... 28 GOLRs and LOLRs in the region of Western Greece .................................................................. 29 Irrigation water price ......................................................................................................... 32 Problems regarding the operation of GOLRs and LOLRs of the Region of Western Greece ........ 33 Environmental issues ............................................................................................................ 34 The deviation of Acheloos river, a major irrigation related project of Greece and its effects for the Region of Western Greece .................................................................................................. 37 Landscape irrigation .............................................................................................................. 38 Organization of survey in the Region of Western Greece .............................................................. 43 Survey concept and questionnaires ........................................................................................ 44 Implementation of the survey .................................................................................................... 46 Materials and methods .......................................................................................................... 46 Data analysis and results ........................................................................................................... 47 Questionnaire 01: Public administration units of the region ...................................................... 47 Questionnaire 02: Local Organisations for Land Reclamation .................................................... 59 Questionnaire 03: Irrigation systems at Agricultural Cultivations ............................................... 67 General Information .......................................................................................................... 68 Irrigation management ...................................................................................................... 71 Environmental information ................................................................................................. 76 Questionnaire 04: Irrigation systems at private landscapes projects .......................................... 79 General Information .......................................................................................................... 79 Irrigation management ...................................................................................................... 80 Environmental Information ................................................................................................ 83 Conclusions, proposals and future trends .................................................................................... 85 References ............................................................................................................................... 89 Annex I - Sources of statistical data ............................................................................................ 91 International ........................................................................................................................ 91 National Greek ..................................................................................................................... 92 Good practices ...................................................................................................................... 93 Annex II – IRMA survey questionnaires in Greek .......................................................................... 95 Οργανισμοί δημόσιας διοίκησης ............................................................................................ 97 Οργανισμοί Εγγείων Βελτιώσεων ......................................................................................... 109 Αρδευτικά συστήματα σε επίπεδο αγροτικής εκμετάλλευσης ................................................ 115 Συστήματα άρδευσης Ιδιωτικών χώρων πρασίνου / αναψυχής............................................... 123 Annex III – Απόδοση της μελέτης στην Ελληνική γλώσσα (Greek version of the study) .................. 127 Εισαγωγή ........................................................................................................................... 127 Γενική αναφορά στους υδάτινους πόρους της Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Ελλάδας .......................... 129 Το πλαίσιο διαχείρισης υδάτων ........................................................................................ 129 Αγροτικές καλλιέργειες στην περιοχή ................................................................................... 135 Χρήση νερού για την άρδευση των καλλιεργειών .................................................................. 137 Αρδευτική περίοδος ........................................................................................................ 138 7 Διαχείριση της άρδευσης και των στραγγιστικών έργων – Οργανισμοί Εγγείων Βελτιώσεων ..... 140 Σχεδιασμός αρδευτικών και στραγγιστικών έργων ................................................................ 141 ΓΟΕΒ και ΤΟΕΒ στην περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας ................................................................. 142 Τιμή νερού άρδευσης ...................................................................................................... 147 Προβλήματα που αφορούν τη λειτουργία των ΓΟΕΒ και ΤΟΕΒ στην Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας ...................................................................................................................................... 149 Περιβαλλοντικά θέματα ...................................................................................................... 154 Η εκτροπή του Αχελώου ως το σημαντικό αρδευτικό έργο της Ελλάδας και οι επιπτώσεις του στην Περιφέρεια της Δυτικής Ελλάδας ...................................................................................... 157 Άρδευση έργων πράσινου ................................................................................................... 159 Οργάνωση της έρευνας στην Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας .................................................... 165 Βασική