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Renaturation of the Speyerbach: Neustadt celebrates the green light!
Neustadt an der Weinstraße is planning to renaturate the Speyerbach. SGD South approved water protection measures.
Renaturation of the Speyerbach: Neustadt celebrates the green light!
The South Structure and Approval Directorate (SGD) has surprisingly granted water law approval for the renaturation of the Speyerbach in Neustadt. As SGD President Hannes Kopf reports, the stream will be redesigned over a length of around 1,300 meters in the east of Neustadt. In addition, structural improvements are also planned to the neighboring Rehbach, which extends over 1050 meters. These measures are part of a broader project to improve the aquatic ecology and water quality in this region, which has been severely affected by previous interventions in natural habitats. The Speyerbach, a left tributary of the Upper Rhine, will particularly benefit from this decision.
Details about renaturation and the waters
The Speyerbach stretches over almost 60 km and flows through the Palatinate region in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its catchment area covers almost 596 km² and plays a central role in the Rhine river system. The stream has important historical and geographical significance and was once an essential transport route for wood and materials needed for the construction of Speyer Cathedral. In addition, the Speyerbach suffers from historical piping, which has been carried out many times over the last centuries, which has led to slower flow and reduced biodiversity. This leads to the need to renaturate the waters, as reported by The Rhine Palatinate and Wikipedia highlighted.
The renaturation measures aim to create habitats for river organisms and to sustainably increase water quality. What is important here is the cooperation of various bodies, including the Rehbach-Speyerbach water body association, which was founded in 1985 to manage the water bodies in this region. The last few centuries have shown that the Speyerbach was heavily burdened by environmental changes, such as extreme rainfall and flood events. The ongoing rehabilitation and upgrading of its banks as well as the restoration of natural structures could make a decisive contribution to ensuring the ecological health of the river for future generations.