Görarpsdammenis currently being lowered, which is the first step in eliminating the last migration barrier in Skåne River Råån. Anna Olsson from the City of Helsingborg met with radio P4 Malmöhus where she explained the positive effects the measure has on the ecosystem.
River Råån has suffered greatly for a long time from human impact, with eutrophication, oxygen depletion and fragmentation making life difficult for the ecosystem’s inhabitants. Today, the water quality is better and soon we will have connected the 28-kilometer stretch of the river by tearing out the Görarp dam. Weak-swimming species such as river lamprey and greenling will be able to exploit the full potential of the entire river, and salmon and trout will more easily reach spawning and nursery areas. The intervention will give all the river’s inhabitants better opportunities to strengthen their stocks. Anna Olsson, water planner at Helsingborg tells radio P4 Malmöhus about the measure:
– We start to lower the water level in the dam then we will restore the stream to its original shape. It will thus look much as it did before the dam was built.
Listen to the full radio broadcast in two parts: 16 min, 50 sec and 1 h, 15 min, 45 sec.