Client:  Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works
Year:   1995

ISSUE
The purpose of the project was the environmental licensing of existing and new irrigation projects in Paramithias valley within Thesprotia Prefecture.         

SOLUTION                                                                                                          View of examined area

The area is located in the southern part of Epirus in Paramithia valley and is bounded north by the Municipality of Paramithia south by Gliki community, east by mountains Paramithia and west by mountains Margaritiou.
The irrigated area is estimated to 36,000 hectares. The design of the irrigation project area was divided into eight zones, of which 5 of them – 1.850 hectares – irrigation projects have already been built, including the following:

• The water lifting arrangement from the pumping station positioned adjacent to the existing pumping station C1.
• The canal 1D1, an extension of existing channel 1D, rectangular in section and has a bottom width of 3m.
• The pumping station B and canal 1D2.
• The pumping station C3, along with the lift installation in Gliki community.
• The pipe network, including underground pipe conductors, abstracting irrigation control and safety devices (air extractors, sluice valves, evacuators, blow prevention equipment) and structural works (pipe crossings, etc.).
• Rural road works.

The area accommodating the existing projects does not require for drainage means due to the dense water resources network.
The planned projects include the following:

• water head and transportation projects, which include the construction of canals and installation of new pumping station (C3) in position Gliki.  
• irrigation projects, which include the lifting premises for the pipe networks and the distribution networks.
• drainage works in the area west of Kokkitou River, where now several cultivation problems are met due to inadequate drainage.
• rural road works
• expropriations and squats.

The operation of the irrigation project aimed at exploiting the agricultural plains of Paramithia.
In the accounted study the exact locations of the construction works were identified while the current situation was analyzed, investigating the state of the natural and human environment. At the same time significant information was offered with respect to the feasibility of the works along with their analytical description.
Finally, the extent and size of the caused environmental annoyance from the construction and operation of the works was described, while appropriate methods to treat environmental impacts during construction and operation phase were provided.

BENEFIT
The study was submitted to the department responsible for environmental licensing of the proposed works contributing to the resolution of the irrigation problem in Paramithia valley, Thesprotia Prefecture.