| Summary: | Current problems and solutions to revitalize the Bega Channel. The objective of this paper is to highlight the need for sustainable development of the Bega Channel and adjacent land and to try to establish engineering, institutional, management and legislation measures, which are necessary to achieve revitalization of Bega Channel. The ultimate objective is the development and sustainable use of Bega Channel. Work on Bega Channel began in 1728 with the primary goal of the Banat Plain draining marshes and then to create a way for wood rafting between Făget and Timişoara. Bega Channel also is part of the hydrotechnical system Coştei - Topolovăţ, the role of defending the city of Timişoara against floods, but also to provide a water flow channel for periods of drought, for water supply of the city. Currently, Bega Channel faces a number of problems: high enough degree of water pollution, clogging of the bottom bed (which leads to the impossibility of re-shipping), and destruction of aquatic ecosystems. The main beneficiaries of the Bega Channel revitalization are the residents of Timişoara city, with more opportunities for recreation on the banks of the channel in Timişoara (boating, fishing etc.) and a better environment along the channel; greater protection against floods; improvement of employment as a result of an increase of tourist facilities, the opening of the waterway to the west for the luxury yachts and ships up to 1000 tons, which can to navigate the Danube in Timişoara and the establishment of a port.
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