Land reclamation novelties in Latvia and crossborder cooperation

Land reclamation novelties in Latvia and crossborder co-operation Edgars Grikitis State company "Agriculture Ministry Real Estate", Head of Drainage Department E-mail: Edgars@zmni. lv Kaspars Abramenko Latvia University of Agriculture Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Water Management E-mail: Kaspars. Abramenko@llu. lv

Drainage systems in Latvia • About 1, 6 mil. ha agriculture land • About 0, 5 mil. ha forest land

There about 120 thousand km of ditches and channels in Latvia

There about 950 thousand km drainpipes in Latvia

There are ~ 1000 km protecting dikes in Latvia

There are 50 polder pump stations in Latvia

Regulations on Land Reclamation in Latvia Law on Land Reclamation http: //likumi. lv/doc. php? id=203996 Regulations of the Cabinet of Minister No (550) Hydrotechnical and ameliorative structures http: //likumi. lv/doc. php? id=269168 Regulations of the Cabinet of Minister No (623) Cadastre of Land reclamation http: //likumi. lv/doc. php? id=213549 Regulations of the Cabinet of Minister No (598) EU funding for period 2014 -2020 http: //likumi. lv/doc. php? id=269553 Regulations of the Cabinet of Minister No (600) Procedure to apply for the State and EU funds for project open competition «Investments in tangible assets» http: //likumi. lv/ta/id/269868

Regulations of the Cabinet of Minister No (600) Procedure to apply for the State and EU funds for project open competition «Investments in tangible assets» http: //likumi. lv/ta/id/269868 2014 -2020 Main focus for the land reclamation projects are Environmental protection issues: Sedimentation basins; Two-stage drainage ditches; Meanders; Boulder piles; Controlled drainage; Wetlands; Protection of natural embankment;