Water Research Institute Bratislava (WRI)

Bratislava - Slovakia

Towards Integrated River Basin Management

International Expert Consultation-cum-Conference under theAuspices

of the Minister of Environment of the Slovak Republic

on the Occasion of the 55th Anniversary of the Founding of the Water Research Institute

WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE/VUVH inBRATISLAVA

Address: Nábrežie arm. gen. L. Svobodu 5, 812 49 Bratislava 1.

Director: Ing. Július Hetharši, PhD.

Basic Information

The Water Research Institute is a government-subsidized organization managed by the Ministry of the Environment of the SlovakRepublic. It is a leading scientific-research institute with an (inter)national scope, conducting comprehensive water management research and other activities resulting from the needs of water management in Slovakia.

Its core activities include scientific research, development programmes as well as professional consulting and advisory services in the field of water management and water-ecology. WRI scientists lead research in various areas including hydrology, hydraulics, water quality, and water treatment technology.

The institute continually carries out updating of basic data for the national conceptions, water management documents, and legislative tools and provides database administration of the national water management information system. WRI also comprises the National Water Reference Laboratory, which conducts water analyses and interprets biological, chemical, physical and bacteriological tests of water.

WRI research is important to the conservation and protection of Slovakia’s water resources.

Since 2001, the institute is strongly involved in the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive.

Nowadays, WRI forms a core scientific-research base for the water management sector. The institute has five departments: Technical Standardization and Information, Hydrology and Hydraulics, Water Management Development, Water Quality and Water Treatment Technology, National Water Reference Laboratory for Slovakia.

WRI has 200 employees, of which about 50% have a university degree.

Brief History

1951 / The institute has been constituted by former Ministry of Civil Engineering Industry as a branch of the Water Research Institute Prague by merging theInstitute of Hydrology and Hydraulic Laboratory.
1952 / The Department of Ameliorationwas affiliated. The institute comprised four departments: hydrology, hydraulics, water quality and Amelioration
1958 / The institute moved to the new building equipped with modern laboratories to improve research in the area of water management
1959 / The Department of Amelioration was detached
1968 / The institute was defined as an independent legal entity and renamed as the Water Research Institute Bratislava (WRI)
1975 / System of funding was changed – former state budget organization was transformed to contributory organization.
1976 / WRI was affiliated with the “Vodorozvoj” organization
1991 / The restructuralisation of the institute took place, according to requirements of new market economy, the management was changed, external conditions, which influenced the activities of the institute, changed radically
1992 / WRI became a member of many specialized international organizations.
1997 / National Water Reference Laboratory for Slovakia was established
2004 / WRI changed governance from MoA SR toMoE SR
2005 / WRI received ISO 9001 for quality management system

Water Research Institute Bratislava

Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic

Slovak Water Management Society at Water Research Institute

Association of Slovak Scientific and Technological Societies

Integrated River Basin Management Council

Invite You

on the Occasion of the 55th Anniversary of

the Founding of the Water Research Institute

to

International Expert Consultation-cum-Conference

Towards Integrated River Basin Management

to be held on 29 May – 2 June 2006 at the Conference Centre, Častá-Papiernička

Chairman of the event:

Július Hétharši- WRI Director

Honorary committee:

László Miklós – Ministry of Environment, SlovakRepublic

Janos J. Bogardi – UNU - EHS, Bonn, Germany

Laurent Stokvis– Royal NetherlandsEmbassy in Bratislava

Ján Zareczky – Ministry of Environment, SlovakRepublic

Marián Supek – Ministry of Environment, SlovakRepublic

Cor de Jong – Waterland International, Wageningen, The Netherlands

International scientific committee:

Chairman: Cor de Jong – Waterland International, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Jozef Kriš– Slovak University of Technology, IWA, SlovakRepublic

Hellmut Fleckseder – BMLFUW / Lebensministerium, Vienna, Austria

Lubomír Petružela – VÚV T.G. Masaryka, CzechRepublic

Ron Martens– Water Board Eem Amerrsfort, The Netherlands

Istvan Ijjas – TechnicalUniversity, Budapest, Hungary

Peter Suchomel –External advisor MoE, Vienna, Austria

Milorad Miloradov –Academy of SciencesNovi Sad,Serbia and Monte Negro

Harold van Waveren – RIZA, the Netherlands

Štefan Rehák – Water Research Institute

Norbert Halmo – Ministry of Environment SR

National scientific committee:

Chairman: Juraj Brtko – Water Research Institute

Peter Belica – Water Research Institute

Jozef Kriš– SlovakUniversity of Technology

Marián Supek– Ministry of Environment SR

Dušan Húska– Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra

Rudolf Kočiško– Eastern Slovakia Waterworks Co., Košice, SR

Aleš Mazáč –Slovak Watermmanagement Enterprise,Košice, SlovakRepublic

Oskar Čermák – SlovakUniversity of Technology

Andrej Šoltész – SlovakUniversity of Technology

Július Klink– Water Research Institute

Michal Lukáč – SlovakUniversity of Technology

Jarmila Makovinská– Water Research Institute

Pavel Petrovič– Water Research Institute

Organizational committee:

Chairman: Július Hétharši – Water Research Institute

Vice-chairman: Viliam Višacký– Water Research Institute

Cor de Jong – Waterland International, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Johan A. Deurloo – Deurloo Consult DC Nijverdal, The Netherlands

Tatiana Šimková– Water Research Institute

Pavel Hucko – Water Research Institute

Lucia Molnárová – Water Research Institute

Alena Kurecová – Water Research Institute

Oskar Pišoft – Water Research Institute

Pavol Kútnik – Water Research Institute

Jozef Lőffler – Water Research Institute

Peter Stradiot– Water Research Institute

Dagmar Vidová– Water Research Institute

Dušan Abaffy– Water Research Institute

František Cimbálik– Water Research Institute

Otto Bitner– Water Research Institute

Miroslav Holubec ml.– Water Research Institute

Introduction

On behalf of the organising committee, we have the honour to invite you and your co-workers to the International Conference “Towards Integrated River Basin Management“ to be held on 29 May – 2 June 2006 at the Conference Centre, Častá-Papiernička. The conference is organized on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Water Research Institute and at the same time an inauguration of the Expert Consulting and Advisory Centre at Water Research Institute for the Visegrad countries and EU accession countries.

The conference is organized under the auspices of the Minister of Environment of the Slovak Republic. At the conference there will be awarded the WRI experts and Dutch professionals participating in development of cooperation within the Memorandum of Understanding between the Slovak Republic and Netherlands.

Conference Goal

The goal of the conference is to create a room for presentation of the latest knowledge in the field of river basin management aimed at water resources protection and for international expert discussion.

Themes and Scope:

The official languages of the conference are English and Slovak. The conference consists of two simultaneoussessions:

SessionA –Expert Consultations is held at Congress hall; translation will be providedvia two interpreters.

Session B – WRI Conference is held at session hall.

Workshop on UNU – LEM Slovakia is held at one lecture hall.

Programm:

Monday, 29 May 2006

12,00– 13,00 Registration

Common introductory part: (congress hall-Session A)

the opening of the conference by the Minister of Environment will be followed by awarding the partner organizations and experts on the occasion of the 55thanniversary of the founding of the Water Research Institute.

Opening ceremony13,00 – 14,30

COR DE JONG –Project Manager forExpert Consultation

JÚLIUS HÉTHARŠI – WRI Director

LÁSZLÓ MIKLÓS–Minister of Environmentof the SlovakRepublic

Gests and representatives of the organizations co - operating with VUVH speeches.

Awardsgiving by environment minister of the SR.

14,00 – 17,00 EXPERT CONSULTATION - Session A. (Cor de Jong,Štefan Rehák)

there will be presented requested papers of leading international and national experts. These presentations on the conference topic aimed mostly at the current condition in integrated river basin management are divided into five thematic groups:

- The Value of Water (nature; social, economic, ecological aspects). Water as a social and economic product, its sustainable use, development, etc. Various ways how to take into account the water value (in practice) in the countries of Western Europe and the Visegrad countries.

Cor de Jong – Water International – NL, Functions and Values of Water

Zsuzsanna Szerényi, Corvinius University Budapest – HU, The Practice of Monetary Evaluation of Natural Resources in Hungary

COFFEE Break14.55 – 15.25

Pavla Bendová,MoE, Czech Republic – The value of water from Cohesion fund point of wiev

Discussion16.15 – 17.00

14,00 – 17,10 WRI CONFERENCE - Session B.(Peter Belica,Juraj Brtko)

- presentations will be included in the following thematic groups:

- Speeches on the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Water Research Institute in Bratislava

Július Hétharši, Speech of the WRI Director and representatives of the WRI partner organizations

COFFEE Break15.15 – 15.45

Dušan Čerešňák, Section of Waters of the Ministry of Environment SR: Conception of Water Management Policy by 2015

Norbert Halmo,Section of Waters of the Ministry of Environment SR: Flood Protection in the territory of Slovakia

Eva Ondrejčáková,Ministry of Environment SR: Water Management Legislation

Karol Kalúz,SPU Nitra, Property Loss and the Value of Water

Discussion16.45 – 17.00

Common part: (Restaurant)

DINNER18.30 – 19.30

19,30 – 21,10 WORKSHOP onUNU-LEMSlovakia–Lecture hall

Dušan Húska Feasibility study of the University of the United Nations – Landscape and Ecosystems Management

Workshop for invited experts.

Tuesday, 30 May 2006

9,00 – 12,35 EXPERT CONSULTATION - Session A. (Bart Schultz, Rudolf Kočiško)

- The Need of Integrated River Basin Management (reasons, possible approaches to IRBM implementation, legal aspects, IRBM European model, examples from France, Germany, UK, Netherlands) (Water System Management, inputs and outputs management, the role of state, public and private organizations) experiences from IRBM in the Visegrad countries. Water management services within the IRBM (Qualitative and Quantitative management of surface and ground water resources, including irrigation and amelioration, alternatives and examples from France, Germany, UK and the Netherlands), current situation in Visegrad countries, possible scenarios, development concepts for future.

Bart Schultz – NETHCID – NL, Need for Integrated Water Resources Management. But How to Achieve it?

Janos j. Bogadri– UNU-EHSBONN–Germany,Human Security and Risk Management within Integrated River Basin Management

István IjjasTechnical University Budapest – HU, Integrated Water Resources Management in Hungary

Coffee Break10.25 – 11.00

Štefan RehákVÚVH – SK, Theoretical aspect of integrated River Basin Management

Hana Prchalová – VÚV T.G.M. PrahaCR,

Mitja Brilly – Civil and Geodetic University, Ljubljana – SI, Integrated Water Management and Bottom Up Approach in Decision Making Process of River Rehabilitation

Discussion11.50 – 12.35

9,00 – 12,35 WRI CONFERENCE - Session B. (Dušan Čerešňák, Dušan Abaffy)

Jozef Kriš,Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering of the Slovak University of Technology: Chlorine Disinfection in Long-Distance Distribution System

KAROL Munka, ELENA Büchlerová, ĽUBOSLAV Gajdoš, MONIKA KarácsonyováWRI Bratislava: Drinking Water Safety Plans - New Approach toDrinking Water Supply Management

Jana Gajdová, WRI Bratislava: Legal Provision of Water Planning Process under the WFD Requirements

Václav Fekete, WRI Bratislava: Water Management Balance – Crucial Tool for Quantitative Management of Surface Water Resources

Dušan Chlapík,SWME, Piešťany Branch: WFD Implementation Process on the level of the Slovak Water Management Enterprise, Piešťany Branch

Coffee Break 10.40 – 11.00

Viliam Macura,Andrej Škrinár, Marek Ando: Regionalization in Assessment of Mountain Stream Habitat Duality

Miroslav Lukáč, Katarína Holubová, Katarína Mravcová, WRI Bratislava: Use of Numerical Models and GIS in Modelling of Floods and Restoration Measures

Miroslav Lukáč, Dušan Abaffy, Marek Čomaj: Flood Plans Updating

P. Petrovič, K. Mravcová (1), L. Holko, Z. Kostka, P. Miklánek (2) WRI Bratislava(1),ÚH SAV(2)Hydrological monography of the river Danube basin – water bilance of precipitation, discharge andevapotranspiration – international cooperation in the framework of the IHP UNESCO

Karol Kucman,WRI Bratislava: Current State of Municipal WWTP Dimensioning within the WWTP Re-construction and Expansion Projects.

Dušan Rusnák, Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering of the Slovak University of Technology: Design and Dimensioning of Absorbing Wells

Common part: (Restaurant)

Lunch Break12.35 – 14.00

14,00 – 17,35 EXPERT CONSULTATION - Session A. (Wim van Leussen, Jozef Kriš)

- Implementation of the Water Framework Directive– Goals, focus andpractical methods. Improving the water quality system throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries. Procedures to achieve”good status”, possible measures to achieve required quality level, economic considerations, timetable. The current state in the Netherlands and Visegrad countries.

Wim van Leussen TU Twente, Enschede – NL,Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive: Challenge and Experiences

Elena Fatulova – Ministry of Environment SR,

Jozsef Gayer MoE and Water, Budapest HU,The status of WFD implementation in Hungary

Hellmut Fleckseder– LebensministeriumInternational Water Policy WIEN– AUSTRIA,

Coffee break15.35 – 16.00

Lubomír Petružela, PhD. – VUV T.G.M., Praha – ČR,Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the Czech Republic

Tomasz Walczykiewicz – Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Krakow – PL, Past and Current Activities in Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Poland

Milorad Miloradov – Academy of Science – Serbia,The Implementation of EWFD/WFD in the Region of Vojvodina within Joint Slovak-Serbia Projects

Discussion17.00 – 17.35

14,00 – 17,35 WRI CONFERENCE - Session B. (Jarmila Makovinská, Pavel Hucko)

Pavol Kútnik, WRI Bratislava: Diffuse Pollution – the Most Significant Source of Pollution

Miroslav Holubec, WRI Bratislava: Management of Point Sources of Pollution in Relation to Groundwater by Using Risk Analysis

Róbert Chriašteľ,Eugen Kullman, Jana Poórová,SHMU Bratislava: “Water” Partial Monitoring System in Connection to the WFD Implementation Process in Slovakia

Ferdinand Šporka, Zuzana Pastuchová, Ladislav Hamerlík,Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University: Determination of Limit Values for the Ecological Quality Categories of Flowing Surface Waters according to Macro-vertebrates for the Purpose of Intercalibration

Zuzana Velická, Lívia Tóthová, WRI Bratislava: Monitoring andIdentification of Cryprosporidium spp. andGiardia spp. in Water Resources of Slovakia

Coffee break15.20 – 16.00

Dáša Hlúbiková, WRI Bratislava: Biomonitoring andTesting of Benthic Diatoms for Assessment of Ecological State of Flowing Water in Slovakia

Marta Vršková, Alena Belanová,WRI Bratislava:Monitoring of Tritium inDrinking and Surface Water of Slovakia

Pavel Hucko, Patrik Kušnír, Peter Matok,WRI Bratislava: WFD Implementation in the Field of Heavily Modified Water Bodies

Patrik Kušnír,WRI Bratislava: Basic Principles for Defining the Environmental Objectives of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies

Common part: (Restaurant)

DINNER18.30

Wednesday, 31 May 2006

9,00 – 12,35 EXPERT CONSULTATION - Session A. (Stefan Kuks, Dušan Húska)

- Financing of IRBM in accordance withWFD – Possible ways of reproduction of costs incurred and other economic tools with examples from France, Germany, UK and the Netherlands, rights and responsibilities of beneficiaries. Current situation in the Visegrad countries and expected development.

Stefan Kuks – TU Twente, Enschede – NL,Cost recovery of water services in the Netherlands in comparison to other European countries

Štefan Borušovič – Slovak Water Management Enterprise Banská Štiavnica – SK

Dr. Judith Rákosi – ŐKO Inc., Budapest – HU,Financing Possibilities in Accordance with the WFD in Hungary

Coffee Break10.25 – 11.00

Václav Jirásek – Povodí Labe s.p., Hradec Králové – CZ, Financing IRBM - Present status in the Czech Republic

Discussion11.25 – 11.50

Common part: (Restaurant)

Lunch Break11.50 – 14.00

9,00 – 12,35 EXPERT CONSULTATION - Session A. (Ron Martens,Lubomír Petružela)

- Public communication and participation in IRBM in accordance with WFD - Alternative ways of public participation in IRBM with examples from France, Germany, UK and the Netherlands + current situation in Visegrad countries and future plans.

Ron Martens – Water Board Eem Amerrsfoort – NL,Communication and Public Participation in IRBM

Marián Supek –Ministry of Environment SR,Communication and Public Participation in the Integrated River Basin Management in Slovakia

Magdolna Tóth Nagy – REC, Szentendre – HU,Alternative Systemsto Involve ‘thePublicin IWRM: the Present Situationinthe Visegrad Countrieswith Special Regardto Hungaryand Plansforthe Near Future

Coffee Break15.25 – 16.00

Mgr. Fedáková – Povodí Vltavy s.p. – CZ,Public Participation in Integrated River Basin Management in Accordance with WFD in the CzechRepublic

Jaczek Makinia – Gdansk University of Technology –PL,Communication and Public Participation in Integrated Water Resources Management in Accordance with the European Water Framework Directive (Poland)

Discussion16.50 – 17.35

Common part: (Restaurant)

DINNER18.30 – 19.30

Thurstday, 1 June 2006

8,00 – 9,00 Transport to boat(František Cimbalík)

9,00 – 11,00 Boat travel toČunovo(Dusan Abaffy)

11,00 – 12,30 Danubiana museum(Dusan Abaffy)

12,30 – 14,30 Lunch on the boat(Jozef Lőffler)

14,30 – 15,30 Gabčíkovo Dam Excursion (Dusan Abaffy)

15,30 –17,00 Transport back; (František Cimbalík,)

17,00 – 18,00 The final common part of the conference (Cor de Jong, Viliam Visacky)

Panel discussion on presented topics. Protocol – conclusions and recommendations

18,00 – 18,30 Poster Session and Companies Presentation(Oskar Pišoft)

Common part: (Restaurant)

DINNER18.30 – 19.30

19,30 –21,00 Conference Closing Session ( Cor de Jong, Július Hétharši)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue:

Address: Special Facility of the Office of the National Council of the SlovakRepublic- Papiernička

900 89 Častá

Slovakia

Phone: 00421/704/952 72 or 74

The conference will be held at the Special Facility of the Office of the National Council of the SlovakRepublic in Častá – Papiernička. The facility lies in a beautiful nature surrounded bythe Little Carpathians Mountain Range approximately 40 km to the northwest of Bratislava. There are numerous historical monuments and places of interest. The region is known by its folk art such as folk costumes, embroideries, the famous Modra pottery and wine-growing traditions. The easily accessible historical places are Modra, Pezinok and the castle Červený Kameň.

Transport within the conference:

By WRI cars or WRI hired buses from/to hotel (for participants accommodated out of Častá-Papiernička)

Accommodation:

Special Facility of the National Council, Častá-Papiernička

Hotel pod Lipou, Harmónia

Official language:

Official languages of the conference are Slovak and English. The simultaneous interpretation is provided only in session A – experts consultations.

Conference proceedings:

All accepted papers and abstracts of posters will be published in conference proceedings which will be available before this event, so the participants could receive it.Full power point presentation will be transferred to PROTECTED pdf format and burn on a CD. The CD will be send to participants together with photos after the event.

Evening program:

On mondayat Restaurant at 7 - 9 p.m.Slovak folk music group of singers “Rodokmeň”

On tuesdayat Restaurant at 7 p.m. – midnight. Music group “Chemolak Smolenice” songs to dancing and listening to. Late dinner at 10 p.m.

On WednesdayAfter dinner travel to wine cellar Dolany. Tasting six types of winefrom 8 p.m. - midnight.

Secretariat of the conference:

Water Research Institute

Ing. Viliam Višacký

Nábr. L. Svobodu 5

812 49 Bratislava 1

SlovakRepublic

Tel.: + 421 2 59 343 358

Fax: + 421 2 54 415 743, or + 421 2 54 418479

Mobil: +421905590 265

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