- 1Università degli studi della Basilicata, Dipartimento per l'Innovazione Umanistica, Scientifica e Sociale (DiUSS), Matera, Italy (l.mita@dissestopuglia.it)
- 2Commissario di Governo per il contrasto del dissesto idrogeologico nella regione Puglia
At a local level, river sections maintenance represents a reduction condition of hydrological risk where soil defense work have been carried out.
In this context, this paper describes how the hydrological-hydraulic monitoring of a soil protection intervention can represent the first step for an integrated management strategy of the river ecosystem aimed at maintaining hydraulic safety at inter-municipal level and at the economic-financial sustainability of the interventions.
The case study concerns the soil defense work of - Celone valley - within the framework of agreement memorandum between the municipalities of Castelluccio Valmaggiore, Celle Di San Vito, Faeto and Troia.
The intervention received funding from the Environment Italian Ministry as part of the Puglia Development Pact. The Implementing Body was the Government Commissioner for hydrogeological risk in Puglia.
The study area is located in northern Puglia as part of Celone basin, the portion closed by Torrebianca Dam. The area is surrounded in Daunia Apennines and is characterised by provincial roads that connect the municipalities affected by flooding phenomena. Specifically, we would like to recall the flood event of 12.13.2015 in which two Danish technicians died near the SP124, overwhelmed by a flood wave.
During the above-mentioned work, solid material transport was identified as a trigger for the landslide and its controlled removal could become a sustainable management strategy.
Therefore, starting from the post-operam monitoring, a solid transport indirect monitoring was planned in order to design the controlled extraction of material and its reuse, allowing the river sections upgrading and its hydraulic safety.
Preliminary and qualitative obtained results show the feasibility and economic sustainability of project. This strategy, codesigned and shared with all stakeholders, aims to become a long-term best practice for sustainable territorial management of the river ecosystem.
How to cite: Mita, L., Doria, A., and Godano, F.: Exploring a sustainable solid transport management strategy at local level, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-16590, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-16590, 2025.
