action number |
name of the action |
responsible partner |
brief description
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 - project deliverables  - milestones of the project |
A.1 |
Quantitative and qualitative analysis, detailed interdisciplinary field reconnaissance in order to state precisely the threat to groundwater and ecosystems |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- geological, hydrogeological and pedological maps at 1:5000 scale
- 3 GIS maps finished (1:5000)
- installation of 5 groundwater monitoring stations
- results of groundwater monitoring
- installation of 5 air monitoring stations in the cave
- results of air monitoring
- 600 analyses of water chemical composition basic parameters, ?18O and ?2H waters in and around of the cave
- 200 tritium analyses of water in and around of the Krásnohorská jakyňa cave
- 10 tracer tests in the cave system surroundings
- geophysical measurements of the underground and surface water flows
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A.2 |
Spatial reconnaissance and spatial monitoring of groundwater quality |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- 80 complete analysis of water chemical composition in and around Krásnohorská jaskyňa Cave according to the drinking water standards, together 8 sampling series at 10 sampling locations
- Hydrogeochemical conditions / monitoring of groundwater quality (analyses & maps)
- 8 maps of the water quality finished
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A.3 |
Water sampling and field measurements in the underground hydrological system in a daily time step |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- ensuring the physical collection of 600 + 200 water samples from the underground hydrological system for A.1 activity
- all samples taken and analysed
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A.4 |
Comprehensive assessment of the components of the underground landscape and defining of interactions between biotic and abiotic parts of an underground
landscape structure |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- creation of a geographic information system on groundwater quality of the Krásnohorská jaskyňa Cave hydrological system reflecting its temporal changes
- final report of the underground water system, GIS
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A.5 |
Preparatory activities for creation of the prototype device - technical drawings |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- preparation of project documentations of prototype device on protection of water source from sudden deterioration in extreme flow situation
- technical drawings of prototype finished
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A.6 |
Getting permission to install a prototype |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- permission for the installation of a prototype device on protection of water source from sudden deterioration in extreme flow situation
- permit issued
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A.7 |
Meetings with local residents in order to clarify the reason of the project and potential risks posed to the drinking water source for the village |
OZ ENVI |
- Meetings with the citizens and private meeting with the mayor and members of the Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka local council to explain the potential risks to water resources in the area
- realization of activity A.7
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B.1 |
Creating models of chemical composition development by water interaction with rock environment and the development of rainfall-runoff interactions in the rock environment |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- model of the chemical composition development of the water by its interaction with rocks for the Krásnohorská jaskyňa Cave underground hydrological system
- model of transformation of precipitation to groundwater in the Krásnohorská jaskyňa Cave underground hydrological system
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B.2 |
Creation and testing of the prototype device protecting the source of drinking water supplying population of the Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka municipality and its installation in continuous operation |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- the establishment and testing of a prototype device protecting the source of drinking water
- online water quality monitoring - online data from the prototype device
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B.3 |
Delineation of environmentally sensitive sites (hot spots) of surface anthropogenic activities interactions with the underground landscape system |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- maps of "hot spots" - environmentally sensitive sites of surface anthropogenic activities interactions with underground landscape system of the cave at a scale of 1:5000
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B.4 |
Developing rules of improvement or maintaining the status suitable for the protection of natural interaction of individual system components in the area of the Krásnohorská jaskyňa Cave, design of measures for improvement and maintaining the status |
OZ ENVI |
- rules of improvement or maintaining the status suitable for the protection of natural interaction of individual system components
- illegal waste dump in the Krasnohorská Dlhá Lúka village – monitoring the current state
- illegal waste dump in the Krasnohorská Dlhá Lúka villag – proposal to remove illegal dump
- field trips - monitoring of the state of the environment
- discussion with the mayor of Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka village
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B.5 |
Implementation of the proposed measures in agriculture and land use in the catchment area of the underground hydrologic system of the Krásnohorská jaskyňa Cave |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- draft of measures in agriculture and land use practice in the catchment area of the underground hydrological system of the Krásnohorská jaskyňa Cave
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C.1 |
Monitoring of groundwater quality after installing the prototype and implementation of the measures |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- database of monitoring results
- database of detailed temporal changes in the quality of karst water
- database of detailed temporal changes of microclimate quality in the underground karst system
- monitoring report
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C.2 |
Prototype operation monitoring - monitoring of functioning, unsoundness, resistance |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- report about performance of prototype – a report on the reliability of the prototype device on protection of water source from sudden deterioration in extreme flow situation
- improved version of the prototype device...
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C.3 |
Monitoring the impact of project activities and communication to change behaviour of inhabitants and land users in the surroundings of the cave |
OZ ENVI |
- realization of activity C.3
- field trips - monitoring of the state of the environment
- questionnaires: I. round, II. round, III. round and online questionnaire
- evaluation of questionnaires: I. round, II. round, III. round and online questionnaire
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C.4 |
Monitoring of the impact of the project activities on local urban development and municipal land-use behaviour |
OZ ENVI |
- monitoring socio-economic indicators – report on local development and land use monitoring
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D.1 |
Communication activities for the residents of the village Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka to implement the proposed measures in agriculture and land-use |
OZ ENVI |
- realization of activity D.1
- promotional items - graphical design
- meeting with residents and visitors of the village at the Gastro-fest 2017 event
- communication activities - 2014
- bilingual information leaflet
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D.2 |
Communication activities for different target groups in Slovakia, to promote the project results - government, local government, professionals, general public, schools, speleologists |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- 2 popular leaflets
- 2 short publications - brochures
- 5 scientific articles
- field trip for representatives of environmental authorities and water management authorities from regions adjacent to the project area
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D.3 |
Project website |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- ongoing and maintained website of project activities and project result
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D.4 |
Laymans Report - report of the project for general public |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- Layman's report on the project in two languages (Slovak and English) in 200 copies
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D.5 |
Media activities - articles, press releases, radio inputs |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- 3 popular articles in popular science magazines and educational magazines
- 3 communication activities in the public media
- 5 press releases
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D.6 |
Installation of information boards |
OZ ENVI |
- realization of activity D.6
- installation of information boards
- information boards on the KRASCAVE project:
- Information board titled as "We can’t survive without water..." installed in the Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka village
- Information board titled as "Clean karst for fresh water" installed in the Krasnohorská Dlhá Lúka village
- Information board about the project KRASCAVE installed in the Krasnohorská Dlhá Lúka village
- Information board about the project KRASCAVE installed in the premises of the Slovak geological institute of Dionýz Štúr in Bratislava
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D.7 |
Participation at the kick-off meeting |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- participation on the kick-off meeting organized by the European Commission
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D.8 |
Post-project communication |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- 2 scientific and professional articles on the topic of work carried out in the project
- 2 meetings with stakeholders with economic activities in the area
- 2 meetings with children and young people living in Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka municipality
- post-project communication plan
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E.1 |
Project management |
ŠGÚDŠ
OZ ENVI |
- meetings of project management and principal investigators
- meetings of the Steering Committee
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E.2 |
Monitoring of project progress |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- Inception Report
- Mid-term Report (with payment request)
- 1st Progress Report
- 2nd Progress Report
- Final report
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E.3 |
Project audit |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- the audit report of the project
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E.4 |
Networking with other LIFE projects in similar areas - at both national and international level |
ŠGÚDŠ |
- 2 meetings with investigators of similar LIFE+ projects
- links and references on similar LIFE+ projects
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