Objective

Efficacy assessment and optimization of environmental flows, in order to achieve and maintain an adequate ecological quality of the aquatic ecosystems’ downstream dams and weirs.

To Ensure compliance with this environmental obligation.

Benefits

Ensure the conservation and maintenance of aquatic ecosystems, the growth of species with recreational and commercial interest, as well as the riparian ecosystems and aesthetic aspects of the landscape or of other scientific or cultural interest.

Partnerships

• EDP Generation
• EDP Labelec – Environment
• Environmental consulting companies

Labelec's participation description

Evaluation of the efficacy of each ecological flow through the monitoring and assessment of biological quality elements (fish fauna, benthic macroinvertebrates and aquatic flora), physical-chemical quality elements (thermal, oxygenation, salinity, acidification status and nutrient conditions) and hydromorphological quality elements (river continuity and morphological conditions).

Integration and analysis of results supported by technical-scientific knowledge and guided by the criteria established for the evaluation of ecological quality, considering the inventoried constraints and characteristics of each river stretch.