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Timonchio site, Italy

Last update
2026
Summary
In Veneto, Italy, floods, landslides, and erosion have significantly affected the region. Municipalities face increased flood risks due to rising land consumption, more in northern Italy. Santorso and Marano Vicentino, in Vincenza's north, use sponge measures to counter pluvial flooding and improve rainwater management.
Latitude
45.695
Longitude
11.405833333333334
Project
SpongeScapes
Transboundary
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Location of the project
The Timonchio site (see case studies "Municipality of Santorso sites, Italy" and "Agripolis site, Italy) is located near the Venetian Pre-Alps, crossed by the Leogra and the Timonchio rivers and artificial channels crucial for historical manufacturing, irrigation, and runoff control. The case study is located in the Veneto region that signed the Mission Charter of the EU Mission on Climate Adaptation.
Project's objectives
The main objective of these case studies is to analyse the impacts of the widespread adoption of the sponge measures in such a heterogeneous, anthropised environment. The co-benefits and trade-offs associated with these interventions will also be analysed, taking into account their economic implications for local stakeholders.
Involved Partners
Authority type Authority name Role Comments
Other
Municipality of Marano Vicentino
-> which benefits from the hydraulic risk reduction service.
Other
Reclamation Consortium Alta Pianura Veneta
-> which manages the sponge measure.
Other
The Veneto Region Agency for Innovation in the Primary Sector (Veneto Agricoltura)
-> which designed and realised vegetation planting.
Research institute / University
University of Padua
Department of Land, Environment, Agricultura and Forestry

Financing authorities

Community involvment
No
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Contractual arrangements
0
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Part of wider plan
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The basin has been monitored since 2020 to analyse its effectiveness in flood mitigation.

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