ISSN 2010-4618-xxx-x

Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Environment, Chemistry and Biology

(ICECB 2013)
Sweden, 13-14 Desember 2013, pp. xxx-xxx

Evaluation of Early Effects of the River Restoration Project

in the Kamisaigo River Japan
Rita Lopa 1 and Yukihiro Shimatani 2
1

Associate Professor of River Engineering Laboratory Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

ritalopa04@yahoo.com
2
Professor of Watershed Management Laboratory Kyushu University, Japan
shimatani@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Abstract. The Kamisaigo River has been restored by the Fukutsu City Government to improve the environmental
quality of the river. Many different restoration measures have already been applied but only few projects have been
monitored and knowledge on the effects is still limited. Therefore, we conducted a study in the Kamisaigo River,
Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. The Kamisaigo River mainstream is divided into six sections called restored sites and have
been installed different types of restoration approaches:1) no meandering, 2) artificial riffle and meandering, 3)
meandering, 4) one meter sized rock and meandering which is constructed in 2010, 5) one meter sized rock and
meandering which is constructed in January 2011, and 6) small weir and meandering. The objective of the study is to
compare the rate of change every station. To assess the environmental condition of the river post-restoration by using
habitat type, we will analyze relationship between fish assemblage and physical environmental condition. The
environmental quality of the river substantially varies across sites. Based on these analysis results, a monitoring
restoration program should be established to show the influence of the different restoration efforts.

Keywords: evaluation, environmental monitoring, different restoration approach, restored site.