Natural and bio-technical water retention measures in the Švihov reservoir catchment – watershed management, researchers, designers and farmers work together

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Natural and bio-technical water retention measures in the Švihov reservoir catchment – watershed management, researchers, designers and farmers work together

Original language description

This contribution presents a new approach applied by the Vltava River Basin Management Authority, state enterprise to reach the WFD requirements and to contribute to climate change adaptation within the area of Švihov reservoir catchment. The Švihov potable water reservoir on the Želivka river is the most important source of drinking water from surface sources in the Czech Republic. The main purpose of this water work is to ensure the supply of drinking water for the capital city of Prague, the Central Bohemian region and parts of the South Bohemian and East Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic. The reservoir is exceptional not only for its importance for the supply of drinking water to the population, but also for its location in the landscape which is intensively utilized in terms of agriculture. At present, 54 % of the catchment area is used for agriculture, out of which 77 % is made up by arable land. Intensive agriculture, together with the high proportion of drained land, puts this source of drinking water, as well as the local water resources at risk from accelerated surface and subsurface runoff and associated pollution. The Vltava River Basin Management Authority, State Enterprise then has set out the series of projects aimed to enhance water infi ltration, retention and to improve the water quality within the Švihov reservoir catchment. Zajíček, A., Fučík, P., Hejduk, T., Kvítek, T. (2023): Natural and bio-technical water retention measures in the Švihov reservoir catchment – watershed management, researchers, designers and farmers work together. Stať ve sborníku. In Šarapatka, B., Bednář, M., Netopil, P. (eds): Adaptation strategies for soil and water conservation in a changing world. S. 30-32. Olomouc 19.-23.6.2023, vydala Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, ISBN 978-80-244-6318-6.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10501 - Hydrology

Project

<a href="/en/project/QK21010341" target="_blank" >QK21010341: Approaches for design and realization of complex effective measures for tile drained agricultural catchments by land consolidations</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů