The damming of the Kaprun high mountain reservoirs in Salzburg leaves no traces on people and nature: 800 truck loads full of fine sediment have to be transported to Taxenbach via the interim storage.
Litigation lawyers, experts from the ministry, government representatives, supervisors in the field of ecological construction and many more: countless experts have been in Kaprun for months. The high mountain reservoirs managed by the association, which are central to protecting against power outages in western Austria, must be maintained every ten years. The necessary damming of the Mooser and waterfall floors to keep the sheet piles under control is no small disruption to nature.
Tons of material
Since work started in December, huge amounts of disturbed fine sediment have been removed, creating a dark gray, cloudy Kapruner Ache. Tons of material need to be dredged from the Klammsee storage pond between the reservoirs and the tourist magnet Sigmund-Thun-Klamm. All forms of life are having a hard time right now.
In addition, at least 30,000 cubic meters of sediment – that is approximately 800 truck loads – must be transported via an intermediate storage facility at the Hinterwald landfill to the Rauriserhöhe quarry in Taxenbach. A mudflow continues to roll through the Pinzgau.
Source: Krone
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