Watercourse Restoration EMFAF - Denmark

The purpose of the subsidy scheme is to contribute to the restoration of water areas and improve conditions for flora and fauna. The efforts must, among other things, create spawning grounds and free passage for fish in the streams. The grant scheme must contribute to the realization of established environmental targets in specific watercourses, so that the aquatic environment can in the long run meet the objectives of the EU's Water Framework Directive on minimum ecological condition. 

Objectives:  

Subsidies are given for restorations designated in the action program for Water Area Plan 3 (VP3). The projects must recreate more natural streams without barriers and with greater physical variety. A watercourse restoration project takes place by restoring stretches of watercourse through the following measures: 

1. Smaller stretch-based restorations, e.g. laying out coarse material, planting trees or raising the bed of streams. 
2. Larger stretch-based restorations, e.g. re-winding or opening of piped sections. 
3. Point-based restorations, e.g. removal of physical barriers which enable the passage of migratory fish and other aquatic fauna in the streams, establishment of sand traps or other purification plants that improve the environmental condition of downstream sections. 

Commitments can only be given to type 2 and type 3 water areas under the EMFAF grant scheme. Commitments can be made for grants for feasibility studies and implementation of a project relating to watercourse restoration. For type 1 water areas, reference is made to the national subsidy scheme, which is administered by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.  

Eligible applicants:  

Municipalities 

Budget:  

A total of DKK 100.7 million has been allocated to the subsidy scheme. The total public grant can amount to up to 100% of the total eligible costs for the project. Grants for the projects are partly financed by EMFAF (70%) and partly by national funds (30%).  

Duration:  

Unspecified 

Call announcement: https://fiskeristyrelsen.dk/soeg-tilskud/vandloebsrestaurering-ehfaf  

Application process: https://fiskeristyrelsen.dk/soeg-tilskud/vandloebsrestaurering-ehfaf#c101352 

Project documentation 

Fiskeristyrelsen 

Nyropsgade 30, 

1780 Copenhagen V 

Tel.: (+45) 72 18 56 00 

mail@fiskeristyrelsen.dk