Alvorninha Dam

The EIS included the characterization of the reference situation in order to identify and limit sensitive areas of ecological and archaeological point of view/architectural, that could condition the execution of various works, access paths, location of the shipyard, stains, etc.; the identification, prediction and evaluation of positive and negative impacts during the construction, operation and maintenance of the recovery phases, and after its abandonment and decommissioning; and the definition of a set of measures to minimize the negative impacts generated by the construction and operation of the exploitation. 

This dam, whose reservoir primary use will be to watering, has a crowning with 181 m and 9 m wide development, to a height of 21 m above the natural terrain. The volume of land fill is 135 dam 3, the flooded area is 12 ha, allowing a total storage of 0.7 hm3.