Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan for the Danube and its navigable tributaries: NATIONAL ACTION PLANS UPDATE MAY 2019 Developed within the EU co-financed project FAIRway Danube Version 01.08.2019 Disclaimer The sole responsibility of this publication lies with the author. The European Union is not respon- sible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. This is a technical document and does not constitute international law. In its implementation, international law as well as EU and national legislation as well as relevant political agreements have to be respected. Graphical presentations (maps) and written descriptions regarding the borders are made exclusively for the purpose of this document as information and this document shall not affect in any way the determination and marking of state borders. Version 01.08.2019 Contents 1 Executive summary ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 3 Synthesis and conclusions ..........................................................................................................................18 3.1 Fairway conditions ................................................................................................................................18 3.2 Expenditures and budgets for maintenance and rehabilitation ........................................................22 3.3 Environmental impacts ........................................................................................................................23 4 Austria ...........................................................................................................................................................24 4.1 AT | Status report on main critical locations including water level information 2012 – 2018 ......24 4.2 AT | Hydrological conditions at main critical locations 2018 ............................................................25 4.3 AT | Key issues and related activities 2018 .......................................................................................26 4.4 AT | Review of monitoring, rehabilitation and maintenance activities 2018 ...................................27 4.5 AT | Summary of current ecological status and environmental impacts ..........................................30 4.6 AT | Budget status May 2019 .............................................................................................................32 4.7 AT | Outlook: actions, milestones and funding sources ....................................................................34 5 Slovakia .........................................................................................................................................................37 5.1 SK | Status report on main critical locations including water level information 2012 – 2018 ......37 5.2 SK | Hydrological conditions at main critical locations 2018 ...........................................................39 5.3 SK | Key issues and related activities 2018 ......................................................................................40 5.4 SK | Review of monitoring, rehabilitation and maintenance activities 2018 ..................................41 5.5 SK | Summary of current ecological status and environmental impacts .........................................43 5.6 SK | Budget status May 2019 .............................................................................................................45 5.7 SK | Outlook: actions, milestones and funding sources ....................................................................46 6 Hungary .........................................................................................................................................................50 6.1 HU | Status report on main critical locations including water level information 2012 – 2018......50 6.2 HU | Hydrological conditions at main critical locations 2018 ...........................................................53 6.3 HU | Key issues and related activities 2018 ......................................................................................53 6.4 HU | Review of monitoring, rehabilitation and maintenance activities 2018 ..................................53 6.5 HU | Summary of current ecological status and environmental impacts .........................................55 6.6 HU | Budget status May 2019 ............................................................................................................57 6.7 HU | Outlook: actions, milestones and funding sources ...................................................................58 7 Croatia ...........................................................................................................................................................60 7.1 HR | Status report on main critical locations including water level information 2012 – 2018......60 7.2 HR | Hydrological conditions at main critical locations 2018 ...........................................................62 7.3 HR | Key issues and related activities 2018 ......................................................................................62 7.4 HR | Review of monitoring, rehabilitation and maintenance activities 2018 ..................................64 7.5 HR | Summary of current ecological status and environmental impacts .........................................67 7.6 HR | Budget status May 2019 ............................................................................................................69 7.7 HR | Outlook: actions, milestones and funding sources ...................................................................70 8 Romania ........................................................................................................................................................74 8.1 RO | Status report on main critical locations including water level information 2012 – 2018 ......74 8.2 RO | Hydrological conditions at main critical locations 2018 ...........................................................77 8.3 RO | Key issues and related activities 2018 ......................................................................................77 8.4 RO | Review of monitoring, rehabilitation and maintenance activities 2018 ..................................82 8.5 RO | Summary of current ecological status and environmental impacts .........................................91 8.6 RO | Budget status May 2019 ............................................................................................................95 8.7 RO | Outlook: actions, milestones and funding sources ...................................................................98 9 Bulgaria ...................................................................................................................................................... 105 9.1 BG | Status report on main critical locations including water level information 2012 – 2018... 105 9.2 BG | Hydrological conditions at main critical locations 2018 ........................................................ 108 9.3 BG | Key issues and related activities 2018 ................................................................................... 108 9.4 BG | Review of monitoring, rehabilitation and maintenance activities 2018 ............................... 111 9.5 BG | Summary of current ecological status and environmental impacts ...................................... 119 9.6 BG | Budget status May 2019 ......................................................................................................... 123 9.7 BG | Outlook: planned actions, milestones and funding sources .................................................. 124 ANNEX I ........................................................................................................................................................... 128 10 Germany ..................................................................................................................................................... 129 10.1 DE | Status report on main critical locations including water level information 2012 –2018... 129 10.2 DE | Hydrological conditions at main critical locations 2018 ....................................................... 131 10.3 DE | Key issues and related activities 2018 .................................................................................. 132 10.4 DE | Review of monitoring, rehabilitation and maintenance activities 2018 .............................. 132 10.5 DE | Summary of current ecological status and environmental impacts ..................................... 134 10.6 DE | Budget status May 2019 ........................................................................................................ 136 10.7 DE | Outlook: actions, milestones and funding sources ............................................................... 137 11 Serbia ......................................................................................................................................................... 138 11.1 RS | Status report on main critical sectors including water level information 2012 – 2018 .... 138 11.2 RS | Hydrological conditions at main critical sectors 2018 .......................................................... 140 11.3