European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership supports water institutions in Georgia to develop and implement river basin management plans. The factsheet gives the key figures for Khrami-Debed River Basin. More information https://www.euwipluseast.eu

1. KHRAMI-DEBEDA RIVER BASIN
River basin management plan
EUWI+ supports
in Georgia
implemented by

2. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
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 European Water Framework Directive, an
innovative approach to water protection,
 Water resource management through River
basin management plan,
 Active participation of all players concerned,
including NGOs and local communities, in
water management activities.
River Basin districts
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million inhabitants
30
European Union Water Initiative for
Eastern Partnership EUWI+
support Water Policy Reforms
to improve Water Resources Management
with the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
6 countries
ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC
BELARUS
GEORGIA REPUBLIC
MOLDOVA
UKRAINE

3. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
Khrami-Debeda River Basin District
main river basins Khrami and Debeda
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47
lakes; two Important water reservoirs: Tsalka, Algeti
Total length of the rivers – 2373 km
Total length of channels: 610 km
217000 inhabitants
(6% of total population)
37% agricultural land. 30% of total
agriculture land irrigated
and
Khrami-Debeda river
basin district
9 small and medium-sized HPPs and the construction of 14
HPPs is planned

4. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
million m3 abstracted per year
1033 from surface water sources : 97%
from groundwater sources: 3%
of communities supplied for drinking water by LTD
“United Water Supply Company of Georgia”
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Water Needs – Quantity & Quality
97%
out of 9 hydrological stations existing in the 90s
operations nowadays
water losses from the irrigation system 50%
Other are self-supplied
3%have water user permit
Monitoring networks of the quality and
quantity of surface and groundwater, as well
as the frequency of observations and a list of
parameters should be revised in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the EU Water
Framework Directive

5. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
untreated discharged wastewater77%
Heavy metals from gold and copper mining
company “RMG Gold” and “RMG Copper”
Pressures - Pollution
diffuse pollutions from agriculture.
57% of agriculture land at risk, 33%-
- at potential risk

6. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
Protected areas
 Gardabani Managed reserve
 Ktsia-Tabatskuri Managed Reserve
 Algeti National Park
 Dashbash Canyon Natural Monument
 Samshvilde Canyon Natural Monument
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19095 ha
19220 ha
Emerald Network
• Dashbashi canyon -adopted
• Ktsia-Tabatskuri-adopted
• Samshvilde-adopted
• Gardabani-adopted
• Algeti-adopted
5341 ha Special protection areas (SPA) for birds
• Lower Mtkvari Valley
• Tabatskuri Lake

7. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
Improve drinking water supply and
domestic wastewater discharge systems
Assess the ecosystem ecological status
with monitoring development
Water for the future – Main challenges
Prevent surface and ground waters
pollution by domestic wastewater
discharge
Protect and ensure efficient use of water
resources by management & control

8. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
Action planned in the future
Additional water storage
Water savings : irrigation, reuse
Investments in urban waster treatment
Modernization of the monitoring system and
laboratories
Data sharing and access to the public

9. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
EUWI+ supports Georgian water Institutions
to elaborate and update their river basin
management plans with
 Latest EU methodologies
 Accredited equipment for laboratories
 Capacity building of experts and
stakeholders
 Knowledge transfer and regional
exchange of practices.
River Basin management Plan in Georgia
Characterisation
of the River basin
River Basin Management Plan
(RBMP)
WFD working method
balance between Georgian regulation and the
European Water Framework Directive,
river basin management plan = a operative
document with all information on water, water
uses, pollution, objectives and programme of
measures

10. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
You are concerned as well!
1st public consultation on main
challenges &
work programme
 Who is consulted ?
 All players concerned, including NGOs and
local communities, in water management
activities.
 Khrami-Debeda River Basin Management
involves, representatives from :
 Ministries,
 Water users,
 Research centers and scientific academies
 Public associations & NGOs,
 International programmes
 Why ? for planning investment and achieving
long term environmental objectives
March
2019
2nd public consultation on
draft River Basin Management Plan
Jan
.
2020
Main
challenges
Approved RBMP
Draft RBMP

11. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
2020 -
2026
1st cycle of river basin management plan established
with the support of EUWI+
Update of the river basin management plan:
2024-2026
Save the dates!
River basin management plan timeline
2026 -
2032
Next cycle...
Implementation of the 2nd plan
WFD introduces a six-year cycle of river
basin management planning, updated
every six years thereafter.By 2020, two additionnal River Basin Management Plans
ready for adoption

12. Khrami-Debeda River basin Factsheet - Georgia
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Ministry of Environmental Protection and
Agriculture of Georgia
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