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M. Burde & S. Stocksieker

Abstract

Optimisation of local and regional watershed management in an Eastern-German-Polish- Czech river catchment basin M. Burde & S. Stocksieker Brandenburg Technical University ofCottbus — BTUC, Germany Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering Abstract The very large storm weather that occurred in the summer of 1997 within the catchment area of the river ,,Lausitzer Neisse" led to controversial discussions about the efficiency of strategies of rainwater management in the catchment area. Particularly during extreme flood events, only the upper soil zone - a few decimetres - becomes saturated and thus discharge effective. Underneath, however, there exists an unsaturated soil zone with an unexploited potential for water retention, which was lost in the post-war development of agricultural land use. In order to reactivate favourable landscape runoff-properties decentralised measures need to be taken. The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering / BTU

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