Course detail

Water management

FAST-SR03Acad. year: 2024/2025

Water management (WM)- definition, data, aims and tasks. Management and planning in WM – conceptual management system, planning, management and organization. Legal relations in WM. Water need and water sources, their protection. Volume and quality water resources balance. Flood protection, flood control plans. Hydroinformatics – informatics in WM.
Water control systems. Operating and service regulations of water structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jaromír Říha, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST)

Entry knowledge

Informatics, economy, water structures,engineering networks, chemistry and water technology, hydrology, hydraulics, waste management

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

The aim of the course is to define terms in water management (WM), to summarize necessary data, goals and tasks of WM. Students will learn about management and planning in WM and its organization, legal relations and issues in WM. The context between various branches in WM will be discussed, namely dealing with water need and water sources, volume and quality water resources balance, flood protection and hydroinformatics.

Following knowledge:
1. Definition, aims, historical development, data WM
2. Management and planning in WM: - conceptual management system, planning, management and organization
3. Legal relations in WM
4. Legal relations in WM
5. Water need and water sources: human and water sources, water need, surface water resources, ground water sources.
6. Volume and quality water control balance
7. National water control balance, balance in watershed
8. Flood protection, flood control plans
9. Protection of surface and ground water sources
10. Hydroinformatics - informatics and ite application in WM
11. Water control systems – importance, division, their generation and concurrence
12. Water quality management in rivers
13.-14. Operating and service regulations of water structures

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kratochvil,J. a kol.: Vodní hospodářství. SNTL Praha 1986
Kratochvíl,J.- Novotný,S. - Pavlovský,L.- Stara,V.: Vodní hospodářství. SNTL Praha 1986
Plecháč,V.: Hospodaření s vodou. MLVH ČSR, SZN Praha 1983
Rybnikář,Šálek,Svoboda: Vodní stavitelstvi. VUT Brno 1993
Vančura,J. a kol.: Vodní hospodářství v ČSR. MLVH ČSR, SZN Praha 1973
Vančura,J. a kol.: Vodní hospodářství v ČR. SZN Praha 1973

Recommended literature

Novotný,S.:: Moravské vodohospodářské soustavy. Povodí Moravy , SZN Praha 1987
Sehnal, J. a kol: Pilotní projekt VHP povodí Svratky. Aquatis, a.s.
Schoklitsch,A.: Der Wasserbau. Julius Springer Verlag 1930
Zpráva komise Koncilu a Evropskému parlamentu,: Zásady ES pro hospodaření s vodou. Brusel 1996

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jaromír Říha, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, definition, aims, historical development, data WM 2. Management and planning in WM: - conceptual management system, planning, management and organization 3. Legal relations in WM 4. Legal relations in WM 5. Water need and water sources: human and water sources, water need, surface water resources, ground water sources. 6. Volume and quality water control balance 7. National water control balance, balance in watershed 8. Flood protection, flood control plans 9. Protection of surface and ground water sources 10. Hydroinformatics - informatics and ite application in WM 11. Water control systems – importance, division, their generation and concurrence 12. Water quality management in rivers 13.-14. Operating and service regulations of water structures

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jaromír Říha, CSc.