Tower reservoirs – identification, documentation, presentation, new use
About the project
Project background Water towers; technical icons of water supply. They are specific by their construction and technological development and the application of architectural period trends on vertical buildings. They have a documented history of two hundred years in our territory, some of which have already served for a hundred years. They were wooden, steel, brick, […]
Publications
Historic water management facilities in the Svitavy river basin
Description of a set of specialized maps with professional content (in Czech)
Historical water management objects, their value, function, and significance for the present
Photo gallery
Historical water management objects, their value, function, and significance for the present
About the project
Starting points and project aims The aim of the project is to create a methodology for the evaluation of a specific group of industrial heritage monuments – historic water management structures. The methodological procedure will contribute to the correct identification, systematic documentation, and setting of objective evaluation criteria of water management objects in the context […]
Institution management
Ing. Tomáš Fojtík
Director
Telephone: +420 220 197 200, email: tomas.fojtik@vuv.cz
Latest posts
SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
The amount of a covid-19 disease marker in municipal wastewater is decreasing and is not related to the current epidemic of respiratory diseases
Waste and its prevention for Prague
About the project
Project background The project follows from the updated Raw Materials Policy of the Czech Republic, which responds to changes in the European Commission’s approach to the resources of primary raw materials and the use of secondary raw materials. Project aims The main contribution of the proposed project lies in the accurate evaluation of the current […]
Sustainable plastics recycling in Mongolia
About the project
Project background Minimization of waste of raw materials and maximum use of own resources by switching to efficient and environmentally safe procedures for plastic waste management, especially through recycling. An integral part of the activities will be raising awareness of the local population (from pre-school and school facilities to public and state institutions) about different […]