Vale Madeiro Dam

TheEnvironmental impact study included: 1)-the characterization of the currentstate of the environment in order to identify and limit sensitive areas, whichcould make the execution of various works; 2)-identification, prediction andassessment of impacts on the environment, caused, directly or indirectly, forthe construction and operation of the leveraging; 3)-the definition ofmitigating measures of negative impacts generated by construction and operation of the exploitation.

The Vale Madeiro Dam, built in a section of the reservoir of Agricha, itis the main infrastructure of Hydroagricultural of Vilar de Ledra.

The dam, ofearth, has a crown with 186 m of development and 7 m wide; its maximum heightabove natural ground is 30 m. The total volume is 202 dam3 landfill. Theflooded area in full storage level (NPA) is 18.3 ha, allowing for a totalstorage of 1 509 dam3, foreseen for the improvement by irrigating circa 300 ha.